Across the Border chords by Electric Light Orchestra

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
In the
heat of the day many miles away
When the sun is beating down
F 
upon the main street
G 
I'll be waiting here at the station,
Am 
G 
F 
I gotta move down the line.

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Verse 2

They'll be dancin' and singin'

and doin' their thing

And they'll be rockin' and

rollin' until the day is done.

You know I got to make the deadline.

Verse 3

I gotta get that southbound train tonight,

If I don't get to the border then

Interlude 1

I'll write.

Verse 4
C 
The Mardi Gras will be blowing strong
And the people dancing
F 
all across the city.
G 
I'm leaving here tonight,
Am 
G 
F 
Gotta move down the line.

Verse 5

I'm gonna catch a ride on the 9:05,

I'm gonna ride the rails until

we reach the morning,

maybe three or four hundred miles.

Verse 6

I gotta get that southbound train tonight,

If I don't get to the border then I'll

Interlude 2

write.

Verse 7
C 
When the wind is blowing
Softly through the streets
Of a little town and the
F 
music's playin
G 
You're waiting somewhere over the horizon.