Biography:
Steppenwolf is a rock band which formed in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1967. The band originally consisted of John Kay (vocals, guitar), Michael Monarch (guitar), Rushton Moreve (bass), Goldie McJohn (keyboards) and Jerry Edmonton (drums). The band is best known for their hit singles "Born to be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride". They were named after the novel Der Steppenwolf by German author Hermann Hesse.
Frontman John Kay's mother escaped with him at age 4 from Soviet occupied East Germany
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Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf (1968)
Written By: 'Mars Bonfire' (Dennis Edmonton).
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 144 BPM (4 Min. 27 Sec.) in 'A'.
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYBOARD
E A D G B e Bass Chord
------------------ ---------------
E - x 7 9 9 9 7 E B-E-G#
C#m - x 4 6 6 5 4 C# G#-C#-E
D - x 5 7 7 7 5 D A-D-F#
G - 3 5 5 4 3 3 G B-D-G
A - 5 7 7 6 5 5 A A-C#-E
[INTRO] [16 M]
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4…
E E C#m D E E C#m D E E C#m D E E C#m D
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4…
G A E G A E G A E G A E
[VERSE 1] [16 M]
E E C#m D E
Get your mo-tor run-… nin'… Head out on the high-… way…
E C#m D E E C#m D
… Look-in' for ad-ven-… ture,… and what-
E E C#m D G A
-ev-er comes our… way… Yeah,… darl-in' go…
E G A E
make… it hap-… pen… Take the world… in a love em-… brace…
G A E G A E
Fire… all of your guns… at once,… and… ex-… plode in-to space…
[VERSE 2] [16 M]
E E C#m D E
I like smoke and light-… nin'… Hea-vy me-tal thun-… der…
E C#m D E E C#m D
… Rac-in' with the wind,… and the
E E C#m D G A
feel-in' that I'm un-… der… Yeah,… darl-in' go…
E G A E
make… it hap-… pen… Take the world… in a love em-… brace…
G A E G A
Fire… all of your guns… at once,… and… ex-… plode in-to space…
E
… Like a
[PRE-CHORUS 1] [8 M]
E E G
true… na-… ture's child… we were born,… born to be wild…
G A G E E
… We can climb… so high… I nev-er… wan-na die…
[CHORUS 1] [8 M]
E D C#m D E D C#m D
Born… to be… wild…
E D C#m D E D C#m D
Born… to be… wild…
[GUITAR SOLO 1] [24 M]
E E C#m D E E C#m D E E C#m D E E C#m D
G A E G A E G A E G A E
E E G G A G E E
[RE-INTRO 1] [4 M]
E E C#m D E E C#m D
[VERSE 3] [16 M] Repeat [VERSE 1]
E E C#m D E
Get your mo-tor run-… nin'… Head out on the high-… way…
E C#m D E E C#m D
… Look-in' for ad-ven-… ture,… and what-
E E C#m D G A
-ev-er comes our… way… Yeah,… darl-in' go…
E G A E
make… it hap-… pen… Take the world… in a love em-… brace…
G A E G A
Fire… all of your guns… at once,… and… ex-… plode in-to space…
E
… Like a
[PRE-CHORUS 2] [8 M]
E E G
true… na-… ture's child… we were born,… born to be wild…
G A G E E
… We can climb… so high… I nev-er… wan-na die…
[CHORUS 2] [8 M]
E D C#m D E D C#m D
Born… to be… wild…
E D C#m D E D C#m D
Born… to be… wild…
[GUITAR SOLO 2] [24 M]
E E C#m D E E C#m D E E C#m D E E C#m D
G A E G A E G A E G A E
E E G G A G E E
[CHORUS 3] [12 M] [CODA]
E D C#m D E D C#m D
Born… to be… wild… Born… to be… wild…
E D C#m D E D C#m D
Born… to be… wild… Born… to be… wild…
E E E E
Written By: 'Mars Bonfire' (Dennis Edmonton).
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 144 BPM (4 Min. 27 Sec.) in 'A'.
Chords Used:
-----------
GUITAR KEYBOARD
E A D G B e Bass Chord
------------------ ---------------
E - x 7 9 9 9 7 E B-E-G#
C#m - x 4 6 6 5 4 C# G#-C#-E
D - x 5 7 7 7 5 D A-D-F#
G - 3 5 5 4 3 3 G B-D-G
A - 5 7 7 6 5 5 A A-C#-E
[INTRO] [16 M]
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4…
E E C#m D E E C#m D E E C#m D E E C#m D
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4…
G A E G A E G A E G A E
[VERSE 1] [16 M]
E E C#m D E
Get your mo-tor run-… nin'… Head out on the high-… way…
E C#m D E E C#m D
… Look-in' for ad-ven-… ture,… and what-
E E C#m D G A
-ev-er comes our… way… Yeah,… darl-in' go…
E G A E
make… it hap-… pen… Take the world… in a love em-… brace…
G A E G A E
Fire… all of your guns… at once,… and… ex-… plode in-to space…
[VERSE 2] [16 M]
E E C#m D E
I like smoke and light-… nin'… Hea-vy me-tal thun-… der…
E C#m D E E C#m D
… Rac-in' with the wind,… and the
E E C#m D G A
feel-in' that I'm un-… der… Yeah,… darl-in' go…
E G A E
make… it hap-… pen… Take the world… in a love em-… brace…
G A E G A
Fire… all of your guns… at once,… and… ex-… plode in-to space…
E
… Like a
[PRE-CHORUS 1] [8 M]
E E G
true… na-… ture's child… we were born,… born to be wild…
G A G E E
… We can climb… so high… I nev-er… wan-na die…
[CHORUS 1] [8 M]
E D C#m D E D C#m D
Born… to be… wild…
E D C#m D E D C#m D
Born… to be… wild…
[GUITAR SOLO 1] [24 M]
E E C#m D E E C#m D E E C#m D E E C#m D
G A E G A E G A E G A E
E E G G A G E E
[RE-INTRO 1] [4 M]
E E C#m D E E C#m D
[VERSE 3] [16 M] Repeat [VERSE 1]
E E C#m D E
Get your mo-tor run-… nin'… Head out on the high-… way…
E C#m D E E C#m D
… Look-in' for ad-ven-… ture,… and what-
E E C#m D G A
-ev-er comes our… way… Yeah,… darl-in' go…
E G A E
make… it hap-… pen… Take the world… in a love em-… brace…
G A E G A
Fire… all of your guns… at once,… and… ex-… plode in-to space…
E
… Like a
[PRE-CHORUS 2] [8 M]
E E G
true… na-… ture's child… we were born,… born to be wild…
G A G E E
… We can climb… so high… I nev-er… wan-na die…
[CHORUS 2] [8 M]
E D C#m D E D C#m D
Born… to be… wild…
E D C#m D E D C#m D
Born… to be… wild…
[GUITAR SOLO 2] [24 M]
E E C#m D E E C#m D E E C#m D E E C#m D
G A E G A E G A E G A E
E E G G A G E E
[CHORUS 3] [12 M] [CODA]
E D C#m D E D C#m D
Born… to be… wild… Born… to be… wild…
E D C#m D E D C#m D
Born… to be… wild… Born… to be… wild…
E E E E
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