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Born to Wail

by Jon Gindick copyright 2003

3d /   /      / 2d 2b 1d 3d     /    3d*     3d 3d     3d* 3b 3d
G
A boy called Wal-ter a'       scuffling a long/     playing harp all the time.

2d 3d    /       / 2d    3d 2d 3d       2d     3d        /    / 3d**    3b 3d
G
"Old Standby" was his closest friend And he played for nickles and dimes

3b 2b   3b  /    /  3d*   2d   /    4d / 4b   3d     2d
C
He made it to Chic-a-go town And Muddyıs slide guitar

2d     /        /      3d*        2d       /     3d*    2d    3d    /    /  2d    3d
G
He grabbed that mic,    cupped it tight       and took that sound so far


3d  d   3d**    3d  4d   3b     4d /     4b  3d* 2d
G          D                       C                       G             D
He was born,    oh, he was born, he was born to wail.


A little town called Helena, Arkansas/ Radio KFFA
King Buiscuit Flour Hour/ broadcasted every day
The host was Willie Rice Miller/ But he called himself Sonny Boy He
wrote and sang and blew that axe / To the whole dang Deltaıs joy.
He was born, he was born, he was born to wail.

Sonny Boy, Little Walter, Sonny Terry/ Big Walter, Jimmy Reed, Howling
Wolf These are the giants who created my music/ And to them, I take
my hat off Like them, I'm going keep wailing/ Wailing til the day I drop
Cause while I'm huffing, there just ainıt nothing/ That can make the music stop.
I was born. I was born. Born to wail!

I was born with a small harpoon / growing between my lips Instead of
crying I took a breath/ And then I played a few riffs The doctor
started dancing / And the nurses did the hootchie koo My mommy looked
at me a wailin' away /She said "Good Lord who are you?" I was born, I
was born, I was born to wail

If Moses had been a harp player./ He would have played like me Cause
the way I wail could break down a jail/ Or part any ocean or sea And
when the music drags and excitement lags,/The band always brings me in
Cause itıs sound on fire, this harp for hire. / Not to play it , is just a
sin.

I was born, I was born, I was born to wail


b=blow
d=draw
/ = Articulate
* bend 1/2 step. ** bend 1 step. *** bend 1 1/2 step

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