Wandrin' Star

by Lee Marvin · posted by Magister_Wigbold

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Tab

&bdquo;I was born under a Wandrin' Star&ldquo; was written for the musical &bdquo;Paint Your Wagon&ldquo; in 1951.
Music:  Frederick Loewe
Lyrics: Alan J. Lerner
The later movie flopped in 1969 but the song version by Lee Marvin sent the Beatles title &bdquo;Let It Be&ldquo; in March 1970 for three weeks to place two in the charts!

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I was bo-rn un-der a wan-drin' star 
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I was bo-rn un-der a wan-drin' star 
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Wheels are made for rol-ling, 
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mules are made to pack 
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I've ne-ver seen a sight that didn't look better 
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                                  loo-king back 

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I was bo-rn un-der a wan-drin' star 

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Life can make you priso-ner and the plains can 
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                                  bake you dry 

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Snow can burn your eyes, but only people make you 
                                             -7
                                            cry 

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Home is made for com-ing from, for dreams of 
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                                     go-ing to 
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Which with a-ny luck will ne-ver come true 
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I was bo-rn un-der a wan-drin' star 
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I was bo-rn un-der a wan-drin' star 

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 Do I know where hell is, 
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hell is in hel-lo 
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Hea-ven is good-bye for-e-ver, its time for me to
                                               6
                                              go 
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I was bo-rn un-der a wan-drin' star 
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 A wan-drin' wan-drin' star 

Chorus:
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Life can make you priso-ner and the plains can 
                                   6   -6   -7
                                  bake you dry 
 5   -6  -6   -7    7    -7 -6 7  -7 -6   6   -6 
Snow can burn your eyes, but only people make you 
                                             -7
                                            cry 
 -4   6   6  -6  -7  -6   6    -7   -6    6 
Home is made for com-ing from, for dreams of 
                                      -5  6  -6
                                      go-ing to 
 -4   -6  -6 -7   7   -7  -6 -7   7   -8
Which with a-ny luck will ne-ver come true 
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I was bo-rn un-der a wan-drin' star 
4  5   6  7 -6  6  5  6    5   -4
I was bo-rn un-der a wan-drin' star 

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When I get to hea-ven, tie me to a tree 
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For I'll be-gin to roam and soon you'll know 
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                                 where I will be 
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I was bo-rn un-der a wan-drin' star 
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 A wan-drin' wan-drin' star

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