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Borderline Down
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[Intro]
Guitar 1 (Keyboard arranged for Guitar):
e-Gm----------3-----3--5------|-F---------1-----------1--|
B---------3---3---------6---|-------------------------|
G-------3-------3-----------|-------2-----------2-----|
D-----5---------------------|-----3-----------3-------|
A---------------------------|-------------------------|
E--3------------------------|-1------------1----------|
e-Gm----------3-----3--5------|-F---------1-----------1--|
B---------3---3---------6---|-------------------------|
G-------3-------3-----------|-------2-----------2-----|
D-----5---------------------|-----3-----------3-------|
A---------------------------|-------------------------|
E--3------------------------|-1------------1----------|
Guitar 2 (Guitar 1 continues):
e--Gm----------------------|--F---------------------|
B-------6--8-8-8-6---s8--|---6----8----6---------|
G---5h7------------7-----|-----7-----------------|
D------------------------|-----------------------|
A------------------------|-----------------------|
E------------------------|-----------------------|
e--Gm----------------------|--F---------------------|-----------|
B-------6--8-8-8-6---s8--|---6----8----6---------|-----------|
G---5h7------------7-----|-----7-----------------|----3-5s7--|
D------------------------|-----------------------|--5--------|
A------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
E------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
[Verse]
GmRunaway lovers Ffar from Chome
GmShadows were growin' Flong
GmSomebody buskin' Fsomebody Cleavin'
For the Gmborderline Ftonight
e--Gm----------------------|--F---------------------|-----------|
B-------6--8-8-8-6---s8--|---6----8----6---------|--6--6-----|
G---5h7------------7-----|-----7-----------------|--5--5--7--|
D------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
A------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
E------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
GmDonna was burnin' Ffor a look Caround
GmForgettin' Chicago Fnow
GmAnd as the night cooled Fsafe and Csound
GmOh, layin' iBbn eaFch other's Carms
[Chorus]
FBorderline down Bball the way Fround
Now the Bbleaves Fare GmturnFin' Cbrown
FAll the way round Bbborderline Fdown
How the Bbleaves Fare GmleavFin' CtownF
e--Gm----------------------|--F---------------------|
B-------6--8-8-8-6---s8--|---6----8----6---------|
G---5h7------------7-----|-----7-----------------|
D------------------------|-----------------------|
A------------------------|-----------------------|
E------------------------|-----------------------|
e--Gm----------------------|--F---------------------|-3-5-3s1-1-|
B-------6--8-8-8-6---s8--|---6----8----6---------|-----------|
G---5h7------------7-----|-----7-----------------|-----------|
D------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
A------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
E------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
[Verse]
GmSummer was leavin', Fwhere to Cgo
GmDawn was wakin'up Fthe town
GmRunaway lovers Ffar from Chome
GmThey were chasin' Bbthe indian Fsummer Cbreeze
[Chorus]
FBorderline down Bball the way Fround
Now the Bbleaves Fare GmturnFin' Cbrown
FAll the way round Bbborderline Fdown
Now the Bbleaves Fare GmleavFin' Ctown
Borderline Fdown
[Solo]
F Bb F Bb F Gm F C
[Outro]
FBorderline down Bball the way Fround
Now the Bbleaves Fare GmturnFin' Cbrown
FAll the way round Bbborderline Fdown
How the Bbleaves Fare GmleavFin' Ctown
FBorderline down Bball the way Fround
Now the Bbleaves Fare GmturnFin' Cbrown
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Borderline Down
by Phil Carmen
Chords in this song · guitar
Gm
F
C
Bb
[Intro]
Guitar 1 (Keyboard arranged for Guitar):
Gm F
e-----------3-----3--5------|----------1-----------1--|
B---------3---3---------6---|-------------------------|
G-------3-------3-----------|-------2-----------2-----|
D-----5---------------------|-----3-----------3-------|
A---------------------------|-------------------------|
E--3------------------------|-1------------1----------|
Gm F
e-----------3-----3--5------|----------1-----------1--|
B---------3---3---------6---|-------------------------|
G-------3-------3-----------|-------2-----------2-----|
D-----5---------------------|-----3-----------3-------|
A---------------------------|-------------------------|
E--3------------------------|-1------------1----------|
Guitar 2 (Guitar 1 continues):
Gm F
e------------------------|-----------------------|
B-------6--8-8-8-6---s8--|---6----8----6---------|
G---5h7------------7-----|-----7-----------------|
D------------------------|-----------------------|
A------------------------|-----------------------|
E------------------------|-----------------------|
Gm F
e------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
B-------6--8-8-8-6---s8--|---6----8----6---------|-----------|
G---5h7------------7-----|-----7-----------------|----3-5s7--|
D------------------------|-----------------------|--5--------|
A------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
E------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
[Verse]
Gm F C
Runaway lovers far from home
Gm F
Shadows were growin' long
Gm F C
Somebody buskin' somebody leavin'
Gm F
For the borderline tonight
Gm F
e------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
B-------6--8-8-8-6---s8--|---6----8----6---------|--6--6-----|
G---5h7------------7-----|-----7-----------------|--5--5--7--|
D------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
A------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
E------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
Gm F C
Donna was burnin' for a look around
Gm F
Forgettin' Chicago now
Gm F C
And as the night cooled safe and sound
Gm Bb F C
Oh, layin' in each other's arms
[Chorus]
F Bb F
Borderline down all the way round
Bb F Gm F C
Now the leaves are turnin' brown
F Bb F
All the way round borderline down
Bb F Gm F C F
How the leaves are leavin' town
Gm F
e------------------------|-----------------------|
B-------6--8-8-8-6---s8--|---6----8----6---------|
G---5h7------------7-----|-----7-----------------|
D------------------------|-----------------------|
A------------------------|-----------------------|
E------------------------|-----------------------|
Gm F
e------------------------|-----------------------|-3-5-3s1-1-|
B-------6--8-8-8-6---s8--|---6----8----6---------|-----------|
G---5h7------------7-----|-----7-----------------|-----------|
D------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
A------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
E------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|
[Verse]
Gm F C
Summer was leavin', where to go
Gm F
Dawn was wakin'up the town
Gm F C
Runaway lovers far from home
Gm Bb F C
They were chasin' the indian summer breeze
[Chorus]
F Bb F
Borderline down all the way round
Bb F Gm F C
Now the leaves are turnin' brown
F Bb F
All the way round borderline down
Bb F Gm F C
Now the leaves are leavin' town
F
Borderline down
[Solo]
F Bb F Bb F Gm F C
[Outro]
F Bb F
Borderline down all the way round
Bb F Gm F C
Now the leaves are turnin' brown
F Bb F
All the way round borderline down
Bb F Gm F C
How the leaves are leavin' town
F Bb F
Borderline down all the way round
Bb F Gm F C
Now the leaves are turnin' brown
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