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On The Border

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[Intro]
C#m B Bm A
A6 E A6 E
C#m B Bm A
Bm C#m Dm B/D#
[Verse 1]
NC
E7Cruisin' down the center of a two way street
E7Wondrin' who is really in the driver's seat
E7Mindin' my bus'ness along comes big brother
E7Says, 'son, you better get on one side or the other.'
[Chorus]
Bm7(Whaoo) I'm Aout on the Eborder, 
Bm7(Whaoo) I'm Awalkin' the Eline
Bm7(Whaoo) Don't you tell me 'bout your Alaw and Eorder
Bm7(Whaoo) I'm try'n' to change this Awater to Ewine.
[Verse 2]
NC
E7After a hard day, I'm safe at home
E7Foolin with my baby on the telephone
E7Out of nowhere somebody cuts in and
E7Says, 'hmm, you in some trouble boy, we know where you're been.'
[Chorus]
Bm7(Whaoo) I'm Aout on the Eborder, 
Bm7(Whaoo) I'm Awalkin' the Eline
Bm7(Whaoo) Don't you tell me 'bout your Alaw and Eorder
Bm7(Whaoo) I'm try'n' to change this Awater to Ewine.
[Bridge]
  ENever mind A/Eyour D6/Ename, just A/Egive us your Enumber, mm
Never mind A/Eyour D6/Eface, just A/Eshow us your Ecard, mm
And we A/Ewanna D6/Eknow whose A/Ewing are you Eunder
You better A/Estep to the riD6/Eght or we can A/Emake it Ehard
[Chorus]
Bm7(Whaoo) I'm Astuck on thEe border, 
Bm7(Whaoo) All I wanted was some pAeace of minEd
Bm7(Whaoo) Don't you tell me 'bout your Alaw and Eorder
Bm7(Whaoo) I'm try'n' to change this Awater to Ewine.
[Solo]
[Outro]
On the boErderG  A  
   C  DOn the boErderG  A  
   COn Dthe boErderG  A  
   C  DOn the bEorderG  A  
repeat and fade w/ lead vocal ad lib

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On The Border

by Eagles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

B/D#

Bm7

A/E

D6/E

[Intro]

C#m B Bm A

A6 E A6 E

C#m B Bm A

Bm C#m Dm B/D#

[Verse 1]

Cruisin' down the center of a two way street

Wondrin' who is really in the driver's seat

Mindin' my bus'ness along comes big brother

Says, 'son, you better get on one side or the other.'

[Chorus]

Bm7 A E

(Whaoo) I'm out on the border,

Bm7 A E

(Whaoo) I'm walkin' the line

Bm7 A E

(Whaoo) Don't you tell me 'bout your law and order

Bm7 A E

(Whaoo) I'm try'n' to change this water to wine.

[Verse 2]

After a hard day, I'm safe at home

Foolin with my baby on the telephone

Out of nowhere somebody cuts in and

Says, 'hmm, you in some trouble boy, we know where you're been.'

[Chorus]

Bm7 A E

(Whaoo) I'm out on the border,

Bm7 A E

(Whaoo) I'm walkin' the line

Bm7 A E

(Whaoo) Don't you tell me 'bout your law and order

Bm7 A E

(Whaoo) I'm try'n' to change this water to wine.

[Bridge]

E A/E D6/E A/E E

Never mind your name, just give us your number, mm

A/E D6/E A/E E

Never mind your face, just show us your card, mm

A/E D6/E A/E E

And we wanna know whose wing are you under

A/E D6/E A/E E

You better step to the right or we can make it hard

[Chorus]

Bm7 A E

(Whaoo) I'm stuck on the border,

Bm7 A E

(Whaoo) All I wanted was some peace of mind

Bm7 A E

(Whaoo) Don't you tell me 'bout your law and order

Bm7 A E

(Whaoo) I'm try'n' to change this water to wine.

[Solo]

[Outro]

E G A

On the border

C D E G A

On the border

C D E G A

On the border

C D E G A

On the border

repeat and fade w/ lead vocal ad lib

About On The Border Chords by Eagles

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