Tom: Am
Am Am G Bm
Am Am G Bm
Am Am G Bm
Am Am G Bm
[Hook]
Am Am
[Verse 1]
Am
The wind blew cold on that mountain
Am D C
On the night that I was made
Am
Pale moonlight poured on that cabin
Am D C
As shadows danced to a hoot owl's serenade
Am
When that fire burned down to ashes
Am D C
Daddy stared out the window pane
Am Am
Momma knew without askin'
Am D
Her travelin' man had no plans to stay
E7 N.C.
And his gypsy blood's a rushin' through my veins
[Chorus]
D F G
I came out cryin', wailin' like an old freight train
Am G Am G Am
Nurse tried to hold me but I just pushed her away
D F G
Momma took to prayin', doc said, "He can't be saved
E7 G D
Ma'am your baby boy's heart's already broken"
C Am
I was born lonesome
[Solo]
G Am
Am G C
Am G C
E7 G Em G Em G G Am
[Verse 2]
Am
So girl try to forgive me
Am D C
If your goodbye don't send tears down my face
Am
Whether you leave me tonight or stay here with me
Am D
I'll wake up feeling empty either way
E7 E7 N.C.
I'm at the mercy of my DNA
[Chorus]
D F G
I came out cryin', wailin' like an old freight train
Am G Am G Am
Nurse tried to hold me but I just pushed her away
D F G
Momma took to prayin', doc said, "He can't be saved
E7 G D
Ma'am your baby boy's heart's already broken"
C Am
I was born lonesome
[Chorus] (drawn out and quite different from the others)
D Am G F D D Am
I came out cryin',
Am
like an old freight train (like an old freight train)
Am
pushed her away (like an old freight train)
Am
Nurse tried to hold me but I just pushed her away
D F G
Momma took to prayin',
G
doc said, "He can't be saved" (can't be saved)
E7 G D
See girl, you can't break a heart already broken
C Am Am
I was born lonesome
[Outro]
E7 G D
No girl, you can't break a heart already broken
N.C.
I was born lonesome
Am G F Am
