Across the Border chords by Electric Light Orchestra
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Intro 1
(A minor) (B flat major) (A minor)
(B flat major) (A minor) (B flat major) (A minor)
(G major)
Verse 1
In the (C major)
heat of the day many miles away
When the sun is beating down
upon the main (F major) street
I'll be (G major) waiting here at the station,
I gotta (A minor) move (G major) down the line. (F major)
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Verse 2
They'll be (C major) dancin' and singin'
and doin' their thing
And they'll be rockin' and
rollin' until the day is done. (F major)
You know I (G major) got to make the deadline.
Verse 3
I (G sharp major) gotta get that south (E flat major) bound train (B flat major) tonight,
(C major) (A minor) If I (G sharp major) don't get to the bor (E flat major) der (B flat major) then
Interlude 1
I'll write.
(C major) (A minor) (B flat major) (A minor)
(B flat major) (A minor) (G major)
Verse 4
The (C major) Mardi Gras will be blowing strong
And the people dancing
all across the city. (F major)
I'm (G major) leaving here tonight,
Gotta (A minor) move (G major) down the line. (F major)
Verse 5
I'm gonna catch (C major) a ride on the 9:05,
I'm gonna ride the rails until
we reach the morn (F major) ing,
maybe (G major) three or four hundred miles.
Verse 6
I (G sharp major) gotta get that south (E flat major) bound (B flat major) train tonight,
(C major) (A minor) If I (G sharp major) don't get to the bor (E flat major) der (B flat major) then I'll
Interlude 2
write.
(A minor) (B flat major) (A minor) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (G major)
(A minor) (G major) (F major)
Verse 7
When the (C major) wind is blowing
Softly through the streets
Of a little town and the
music's play (F major) in
You're waiting somewhere (G major) over the horizon.
Verse 8
I (G sharp major) gotta get that south (E flat major) bound (B flat major) train tonight,
(C major) oo (A minor) h.
If I (G sharp major) don't get to the bor (E flat major) der (B flat major) then I'll write.
Outro 1
(C major)
(F major) (A flat major) (F minor) (C major) (B flat major) (C major) (F major) (F minor)
(C major) (C sharp major) (C major) (D flat major)
(C major)
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