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Tems – Born In The Wild Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
F C Dm7
F C Dm7


[Verse]
         F
It's all over the
 news, all
     C
over the news
          Dm7
I notice, under
 the sun,
 strugglin' to
 find my focus
F
When I was young,
 younger
C
My mind was
always
Dm7
runnin' away
F
Up in the night,
 wishin'
C
somebody knew me
Dm7
Something inside,
 pain in
 my mind, confused
  F
I didn't know why,
didn't
C
know I could
       Dm7
choose

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[Chorus]
            F
Born in the wild,
born
            C
in the wild
            Dm7
Born in the wild,
 born in the wild
       F
I grew up in the
      C
wilderness
            Dm7
Didn't know much
about openness
            F
Born in the wild,
                 C
born in the wild
            Dm7
Born in the wild,
born in the wild
I was born in
    F
the wild,
grew up in the
       C
 wild, yeah
You gave me
   Dm7
my world



[Bridge]
        F
And the world,
 the
             C
world is mine
The world is
mine
the world,
    Dm7
the world is
mine
        F
And the time,
the
           C
time is now
    Dm7
The time is now,
the time is now
       F
For so long I
           C
 was silent
Oh, you giving
 more
G               Am
than I imagined
       G
Oh you changing
 all,
F
All of my issues,
C
 all
of my issues
G
All of my issues
       F
For so long
was
      C
silent
Oh, you're
givin' more
G              Am
than I imagined
        G
Oh, you gave me a
 F             C
 new definition
               G
No inhibition, no
 more conditions

[Outro]
            F
Born in the wild,
                C
born in the wild
            Dm7
Born in the wild
            F
Born in the wild,
                C
born in the wild
            Dm7
Born in the wild

Watch: Tems - Born in the Wild (Visualizer)

From TemsVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Born In The Wild: key, chords and progression

Born In The Wild by Tems keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 5 chords: F, C, Dm7, G and Am.

Listen for F – C – Dm7 – F (IV – I – ii7 – IV in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – doh – reh – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, Am7, D, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Dm7 chord on guitar (xx0211) — Dm7D F A C

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Born In The Wild chords: questions

What key is Born In The Wild in?

Born In The Wild by Tems is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Born In The Wild?

Born In The Wild uses 5 chords: F, C, Dm7, G, Am.

What is the chord progression of Born In The Wild?

The main progression is F – C – Dm7 – F (IV – I – ii7 – IV).

Is Born In The Wild easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, Am7, D, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

Watch: Tems - Born in the Wild (Visualizer)

How to play Born In The Wild: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Born In The Wild chords: questions

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