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[Intro]
E(saDme ApatEterEn aDs vAersEe)
[Verse]
EOn the morning, twenty below
With the sun coDming up over ABuffaElo
I'll be turning for home with a load to go
Coming Dback from the AborderEline
[Instrumental]
  E    D    A    E    E    D    A    Ex 2
(same pattern as verse)
[Verse]
EThree hours passing through the customs gate
I was Dthree hours early now I'm Arunning Elate
Trying to make a living hauling that freight
Coming Dback from the AborderEline
E  E
[Chorus]
AWhen I think of my baby Dfast asAleep
AWhen the sun comes calling a new Dday Aleaps
From Ahorizon to wishin'  to the locket
Where I keep her alEways
ADown by the bridge by the Dbroker's Asign
AWired on coffee and Dhurting for Atime
Got my eye on the blue Dhorizon li-Ene
[Instrumental]
  E    D    A     E    E    D    A    Ex 2
(same pattern as verse)
[Verse]
EWhere the highway's lit there's like a golden slit
Between the Ddarkened sky and the Afrozen Elake
My heart's still hoping that you might wait
Coming Dback from the AborderEline
[Instrumental]
  E    D    A    E    E    D    A    Ex 2
(same pattern as verse)
[Verse]
EOn the morning, twenty below
With the Dsun coming up over ABuffaElo
I'll be turning for home with a load to go
Coming Dback from the AborderEline
Coming Dback from the AborderEline
Coming Dback from the AborderEline

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Borderline

by The Travelin' McCourys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

E D A E E D A E

(same pattern as verse)

[Verse]

On the morning, twenty below

D A E

With the sun coming up over Buffalo

I'll be turning for home with a load to go

D A E

Coming back from the borderline

[Instrumental]

E D A E E D A E

x 2

(same pattern as verse)

[Verse]

Three hours passing through the customs gate

D A E

I was three hours early now I'm running late

Trying to make a living hauling that freight

D A E

Coming back from the borderline

E E

[Chorus]

A D A

When I think of my baby fast asleep

A D A

When the sun comes calling a new day leaps

From horizon to wishin' to the locket

Where I keep her always

A D A

Down by the bridge by the broker's sign

A D A

Wired on coffee and hurting for time

D E

Got my eye on the blue horizon li-ne

[Instrumental]

E D A E E D A E

x 2

(same pattern as verse)

[Verse]

Where the highway's lit there's like a golden slit

D A E

Between the darkened sky and the frozen lake

My heart's still hoping that you might wait

D A E

Coming back from the borderline

[Instrumental]

E D A E E D A E

x 2

(same pattern as verse)

[Verse]

On the morning, twenty below

D A E

With the sun coming up over Buffalo

I'll be turning for home with a load to go

D A E

Coming back from the borderline

D A E

Coming back from the borderline

D A E

Coming back from the borderline

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