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Across The Borderline

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Tuning: Standard
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Capo: 2nd fret
Play: C
Key: D
For chords in original key transpose +2
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
C/G       3-x-2-0-1-0
F/C       x-3-x-2-1-1
G/C       x-3-x-0-0-3
G#dim     4-x-3-4-3-x
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[Intro]
|  C|  C   G/C|  C|  C   G/C|
|  C|  C   G/C|  C|  C   G/C|
|  C|  C   G/C|  C|  C|
[Verse]
  CThere's a place where GI've been Ctold
  FEvery street is Gpaved Cwith Cgold
  CAnd it's just aAmcross the borderGline
  CAnd when it's time to Gtake your Cturn
  CHere's one lesson that Fyou must Dmlearn
You could C/Glose more than you'll Gever hope to Cfind
[Chorus]
When you F/Creach the G/Cbro-F/Cken Cpromised land
 FAnd every dream slips Cthrough your hands
Then you'll Cknow that it's too Amlate to change your Gmind
'Cause you've Fpaid the Gprice to Ccome so far
 FJust to Gwind G#dimup    Amwhere you Fare
And you're C/Gstill just aGcross the borderCline
[Verse]
  CUp and down the GRio CGrande
  FA thousand footprints Gin Cthe Csand
  CReveal a secret Amno one can deGfine
  CThe river flows on Glike a Cbreath
  CIn between our Flife and Dmdeath
Tell me C/Gwho's the next to Gcross the borderCline
[Solo]
|  C|  G   C|  F|  G   C     C|
|  C|  Am|  G| % |
|  C|  G   C|  C|  F   Dm|
|  C/G|  G7|  C| % |
[Verse]
 CEn la triste osGcuriCdad
 FHoy tenemos Gque CcruCzar
 CEste río Amque nos llama mas alGla
  CBut hope remains when Gpride is Cgone
  CAnd it keeps you Fmoving Dmon
  C/GCalling you aGcross the borderCline
[Chorus]
And when you F/Creach the G/Cbro-F/Cken Cpromised land
 FAnd every dream slips Cthrough your hands
 CThen you'll know Amit's too late to Gchange your mind
'Cause you've Fpaid the Gprice to Ccome so far
 FJust to Gwind G#dimup    Amwhere you Fare
                    C/G                G|   C|    F|
And you're still just across the borderline
                       C                G[  C]
Now, you're still just across the borderline
[Outro]
|  C|  C   G/C|  C|  C   G/C|
|  C|  C   G/C|  C|  C   G/C|
|  C|  C   G/C|  C|  C   G/C|
|  C|  C   G/C|  C|  C   G/C|
|  C|  C   G/C|  C|  C   G/C| C  
              (ritardando)

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Across The Borderline

by Ry Cooder

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

Chords in this song · guitar

G/C

C/G

F/C

G#dim

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Tuning: Standard

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Capo: 2nd fret

Play: C

Key: D

For chords in original key transpose +2

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0

F/C x-3-x-2-1-1

G/C x-3-x-0-0-3

G#dim 4-x-3-4-3-x

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[Intro]

C C G/C C C G/C

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C C G/C C C G/C

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C C G/C C C

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[Verse]

C G C

There's a place where I've been told

F G C C

Every street is paved with gold

C Am G

And it's just across the borderline

C G C

And when it's time to take your turn

C F Dm

Here's one lesson that you must learn

C/G G C

You could lose more than you'll ever hope to find

[Chorus]

F/C G/C F/C C

When you reach the bro-ken promised land

F C

And every dream slips through your hands

C Am G

Then you'll know that it's too late to change your mind

F G C

'Cause you've paid the price to come so far

F G G#dim Am F

Just to wind up where you are

C/G G C

And you're still just across the borderline

[Verse]

C G C

Up and down the Rio Grande

F G C C

A thousand footprints in the sand

C Am G

Reveal a secret no one can define

C G C

The river flows on like a breath

C F Dm

In between our life and death

C/G G C

Tell me who's the next to cross the borderline

[Solo]

C G C F G C C

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C Am G

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C G C C F Dm

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C/G G7 C

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[Verse]

C G C

En la triste oscuridad

F G C C

Hoy tenemos que cruzar

C Am G

Este río que nos llama mas alla

C G C

But hope remains when pride is gone

C F Dm

And it keeps you moving on

C/G G C

Calling you across the borderline

[Chorus]

F/C G/C F/C C

And when you reach the bro-ken promised land

F C

And every dream slips through your hands

C Am G

Then you'll know it's too late to change your mind

F G C

'Cause you've paid the price to come so far

F G G#dim Am F

Just to wind up where you are

C/G G C F

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And you're still just across the borderline

C G C

[ ]

Now, you're still just across the borderline

[Outro]

C C G/C C C G/C

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C C G/C C C G/C

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C C G/C C C G/C

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C C G/C C C G/C

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C C G/C C C G/C C

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(ritardando)

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