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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 7Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Standard Tuning, Capo 2. Then take another capo and put
it over the low E, A, D, and G strings ONLY, and on the
6th fret. If you don't have 2 capos, tune your B string
to a C# (full step) and your E a full step up to F#, and
use only the capo on 6.
Now that that's out of the way, here are the chords. The
 Band  E( C#and F#) strings are always open while
strumming. I will name the chords by how they look, not
Chorus and Verses
E|--C0------F0------G0------A0------------|
B|--0------0------0------0------------|
G|--0------0------0------2------------|
D|--2------3------0------2------------|
A|--3------3------2------0------------|
E|--0------1------3------0------------|
Little interlude thing "comes back around and hits..."
E|--A0------F0------G0-----|
B|--0------0------0-----|
G|--0------0------0-----|
D|--7------3------5-----|
A|--7------3------5-----|
E|--5------1------3-----|
     AComes back around and kicks me fFrom behind
     FTryin to GcompromisAe
     AAlways fallin on your feet and preFtendin like
     FYou never triGed

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Borderline

by Kiernan McMullan

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning, Capo 2. Then take another capo and put

it over the low E, A, D, and G strings ONLY, and on the

6th fret. If you don't have 2 capos, tune your B string

to a C# (full step) and your E a full step up to F#, and

use only the capo on 6.

Now that that's out of the way, here are the chords. The

B E C# F#

and ( and ) strings are always open while

strumming. I will name the chords by how they look, not

Chorus and Verses

C F G A

E|--0------0------0------0------------|

B|--0------0------0------0------------|

G|--0------0------0------2------------|

D|--2------3------0------2------------|

A|--3------3------2------0------------|

E|--0------1------3------0------------|

Little interlude thing "comes back around and hits..."

A F G

E|--0------0------0-----|

B|--0------0------0-----|

G|--0------0------0-----|

D|--7------3------5-----|

A|--7------3------5-----|

E|--5------1------3-----|

A F

Comes back around and kicks me from behind

F G A

Tryin to compromise

A F

Always fallin on your feet and pretendin like

F G

You never tried

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