Status Quo - Born To Be Wild: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Born To Be Wild" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Born To Be Wild Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Status Quo

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Born To Be Wild" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

E                      F# G
Get your motor running
      E                  F# G
Head out on the highway
 E                     F# G
Lookin' for adventure
       E                  F# G
In whatever comes our way

G         A              E
Here and God are gonna' make it happen
G         A          E
Take the world in a love embrace
G     A           E
Fire all of your guns at once and
G   A          E
Explode into space

I like smoke and lightnin'
Heavy metal thunder
Racin' with the wind
And the feelin' that I'm under

Yeah, darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once and
Explode into space

         E
Like a true nature's child
         G
We were born, born to be wild
         A          G
We can climb so high
                 D E
I never want to die

E           D E D
Born to be wild
E           D E D
Born to be wild

Get your motor runnin'
Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure
In whatever comes our way

Yeah, darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once and
Explode into space
Like a true nature's child
We were born, born to be wild
We can climb so high
I never wanna die

Born to be wild
Born to be wild


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Born To Be Wild" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Born To Be Wild" by Status Quo.

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