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**Bass notes of the first Tag after 1st verse extends throughout the Pre-Chorus the 1st time ONLY:
| E- - -| C#m-  E-|  A- - -| C#m-  E-|
Intro:
| E- - -| - - - -|
VERSE 1
ELivin' in the borderland
I don’t Bfeel like a boy, I don’t feel like a man
In the thinEgs I don’t understand
Things like C#mlove, like the Blaw
                    E (hold chord for 8 counts)
Like the law of the jungle
EAre we all animals?
Are we all animals 
sharpenin' our teeth and claws
|B - - -| - - |            (notice extra beat added)
Stockin' up on cannonballs
ELiving like nobody knows
They can’t hold Bon 
to C#mlove
And live by the Blaw,
           Tag| E- - -| A- - - | B- - - | A- - -|
the law of the jungle
PRE-CHORUS
EHelp me Holy Jesus
Won’t you Ashow me how to live
BI’ve got monsters at my table
I’ve got BiAbles bent like shivs
EHelp me Holy Lord
I see the liAght of heaven’s porch
But so Emany of us are born here
AOutside your chain link fence
CHORUS
E (4 counts)              A (4 counts)
Living in the borderland
You gotta Bfend for yourself,
Let the dogs eat the other manA  
ELiving in the borderlandA  
You gotta take Bwhat you get,
Gotta get what you canA  
VERSE 2
EAre we all dangerous
Are we all dangerous lost boys shoring up
BPockets full of fairy dust
ESuffering the wanderlust
They all get Bcrushed without C#mlove
By the Blaw, 
the law of the Ejungle
(Interlude: | E- - -| A- - -| B- - -| A- - -|)
PRE-CHORUS
EHelp me Holy Jesus
Won’t you Ashow me how to live
I’ve got Bmonsters at my table
I’ve got BiAbles bent like shivs
EHelp me Holy Lord
I see the liAght of heaven’s porch
But so Bmany of us are born here
AOutside your chain link fence
CHORUS
ELiving in the borderlandA  
Gotta Bfight like a boy,
Gotta run like a manA  
ELiving in the borderlandA  
Gotta Btake what you get,
Gotta get what you canA  
BRIDGE
You can’t hold C#mon
Can’t hold on ... to lBove
You can’t hold onC#m  
You can’t hold on ... and lBive
By the Law
Interlude 4x: | E- - -| A- - -| B- - -| A- - -|)
Outro: E

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Borderland

by John Mark McMillan

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C#m

**Bass notes of the first Tag after 1st verse extends throughout the Pre-Chorus the 1st time ONLY:

E C#m E A C#m E

| - - -| - -| - - -| - -|

Intro:

| - - -| - - - -|

VERSE 1

Livin' in the borderland

I don’t feel like a boy, I don’t feel like a man

In the things I don’t understand

C#m B

Things like love, like the law

E (hold chord for 8 counts)

Like the law of the jungle

Are we all animals?

Are we all animals

sharpenin' our teeth and claws

|B - - -| - - | (notice extra beat added)

Stockin' up on cannonballs

Living like nobody knows

They can’t hold on

C#m

to love

And live by the law,

E A B A

Tag| - - -| - - - | - - - | - - -|

the law of the jungle

PRE-CHORUS

Help me Holy Jesus

Won’t you show me how to live

I’ve got monsters at my table

I’ve got Bibles bent like shivs

Help me Holy Lord

I see the light of heaven’s porch

But so many of us are born here

Outside your chain link fence

CHORUS

E (4 counts) A (4 counts)

Living in the borderland

You gotta fend for yourself,

Let the dogs eat the other man

E A

Living in the borderland

You gotta take what you get,

Gotta get what you can

VERSE 2

Are we all dangerous

Are we all dangerous lost boys shoring up

Pockets full of fairy dust

Suffering the wanderlust

B C#m

They all get crushed without love

By the law,

the law of the jungle

E A B A

(Interlude: | - - -| - - -| - - -| - - -|)

PRE-CHORUS

Help me Holy Jesus

Won’t you show me how to live

I’ve got monsters at my table

I’ve got Bibles bent like shivs

Help me Holy Lord

I see the light of heaven’s porch

But so many of us are born here

Outside your chain link fence

CHORUS

E A

Living in the borderland

Gotta fight like a boy,

Gotta run like a man

E A

Living in the borderland

Gotta take what you get,

Gotta get what you can

BRIDGE

C#m

You can’t hold on

Can’t hold on ... to love

C#m

You can’t hold on

You can’t hold on ... and live

By the Law

E A B A

Interlude 4x: | - - -| - - -| - - -| - - -|)

Outro: E

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