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[Intro]
C   G Am    G    F      G C
[Verse]
There's a land, so GI've been CtoldF  
Where every street is Gpaved with Cgold
And it's just beAmyond the borderGlineC  
When it's time to Gtake your CturnF  
There's a lesson Gyou must Clearn
You will lose more than you Gever hope to CfindF  G  C  
[Chorus]
When you Creach the Gbroken Cpromised landF  
Every Gdream slips through your Chand, and you'll know
GIt's too Amlate to change your Gmind
'Cause you Fpaid the Gprice to Ccome this farF  
GJust to wind up Amwhere you are
And you're Cstill just aGcross the borderClineF  G  C  
[Instrumental]
C    G  C  F    G
C      Am    G
C    G  C  F    G
C      G    C  F G C
[Verse]
Up and down the GRio CGrandeF  
A thousand footprints Gin the Csand
Reveal the secret Amno one can deGfineC  
The river rolls on Glike a CbreathF  
In between our Glife and Cdeath
Tell me who's the next to Gcross the borderClineF  G  C  
[Chorus]
When you Creach the Gbroken Cpromised landF  
Every Gdream slips through your Chand, and you'll know
GIt's too Amlate to change your Gmind
'Cause you Fpaid the Gprice to Ccome this farF  
GJust to wind up Amwhere you are
And you're Cstill just aGcross the borderClineF  
And you're Cstill just aGcross the borderClineF  G  C  

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Across The Borderline

by Allan Taylor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G Am G F G C

[Verse]

G C F

There's a land, so I've been told

G C

Where every street is paved with gold

Am G C

And it's just beyond the borderline

G C F

When it's time to take your turn

G C

There's a lesson you must learn

G C F G C

You will lose more than you ever hope to find

[Chorus]

C G C F

When you reach the broken promised land

G C

Every dream slips through your hand, and you'll know

G Am G

It's too late to change your mind

F G C F

'Cause you paid the price to come this far

G Am

Just to wind up where you are

C G C F G C

And you're still just across the borderline

[Instrumental]

C G C F G

C Am G

C G C F G

C G C F G C

[Verse]

G C F

Up and down the Rio Grande

G C

A thousand footprints in the sand

Am G C

Reveal the secret no one can define

G C F

The river rolls on like a breath

G C

In between our life and death

G C F G C

Tell me who's the next to cross the borderline

[Chorus]

C G C F

When you reach the broken promised land

G C

Every dream slips through your hand, and you'll know

G Am G

It's too late to change your mind

F G C F

'Cause you paid the price to come this far

G Am

Just to wind up where you are

C G C F

And you're still just across the borderline

C G C F G C

And you're still just across the borderline

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