Across The Borderline Chords

by Ry Cooder, Harry Dean Stanton
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Complete chords and lyrics for the 1987 recording from "Get Rhythm".Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: D
Capo: 2nd fret
Author maguri [tm] 59,871. Last edit on Jun 19, 2019

Chords

C
G/C
G
F
Am
Dm
C/G
F/C
G#dim
G7

Strumming

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        Across the Borderline - Ry Cooder (vocal: Harry Dean Stanton)
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Written by: Ry Cooder/John Hiatt/James Dickinson
From "Get Rhythm" (1987)
 
Tabbed by: maguri
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]
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   |
| C | Am | G | % |
| C | G C | C | F Dm |
| C/G | G7 | C | % |
 
 
[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  |
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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