Borders Are... chords by Serj Tankian

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Em
C
D
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Am
Dsus4
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Asus4
Bm

Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
 (E minor) Never let
D 
G 
Em 
C 
you  (D major)  (G major) go  (E minor)  (C major) 
B 
Am 
Never let you go  (B major)  (A minor) 
Em 
D 
Dsus4 
C 
G 
C 
 (E minor) Never let you go  (D major)  (Dsus4)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major) 
B 
Never let you  (B major) go

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Interlude 1

Verse 2

Borders are, the gallows

Of our collective na tional egos

Subjective, lines in sand

In the water, separating everything

Verse 3
Em 
C 
Em 
 (E minor) Fear is the  (C major) cause of sep (E minor) arations
C 
Em 
Backed with il (C major) licit conversations  (E minor) 
C 
Procured by  (C major) constant con
B 
Em 
 (B major) demna (E minor) tions
C 
Em 
National  (C major) blood- painted per (E minor) suasions

Verse 4
Em 
Here's my song,  (E minor) for the free
G 
Am 
 (G major) No, it's not about praise  (A minor) and
Em 
publicity  (E minor) 
Corprotocracy, what a hypocrisy
G 
A 
Asus4 
A 
 (G major) Aristocracy versus  (A major) demo (Asus4) cracy     (A major) 

Verse 5
Em 
C 
Em 
 (E minor) Fear is the  (C major) cause of sep (E minor) arations
C 
Em 
Backed with il (C major) licit conversations  (E minor) 
C 
Procured by constant  (C major) con
Em 
 (E minor) demnations
C 
Em 
D 
National  (C major) blood- painted per (E minor) suasions  (D major) 

Verse 6
D 
The king is  (D major) dead and now we're
C 
 (C major) dancing in the streets
D 
(Dancing in  (D major) the streets)
As the waters rise we're
C 
B 
merely  (C major) covering our feet  (B major) 

Verse 7
B 
Em 
I never  (B major) let you go  (E minor) 
Bm 
I never let you go  (B minor) 
D 
C 
 (D major) I never let you go  (C major) 
B 
I never let you go  (B major) 
Em 
I never let you go  (E minor) 
D 
I never let you go  (D major) 
G 
D 
C 
I  (G major) never  (D major) let you go  (C major) 
I never let you go
B 
 (B major) 

Verse 8
Em 
C 
Em 
 (E minor) Fear is the  (C major) cause of sep (E minor) aration
C 
Em 
Backed with illicit con (C major) versations  (E minor) 
C 
Procured by constant  (C major) con
Em 
 (E minor) demnations
C 
Em 
National  (C major) blood- painted per (E minor) suasions
C 
Fear is the  (C major) cause of separ

Verse 9
Em 
 (E minor) ation
C 
Em 
Backed with illicit  (C major) con (E minor) versations
C 
Procured by constant  (C major) con
B 
Em 
 (B major) dem (E minor) nations
C 
Em 
D 
National blood- painted  (C major) persuasion (E minor) s  (D major) 

Verse 10

The kind is dead and now we're

dancing in the streets

As the waters rise we're merely covering

our feet (covering our feet)

Verse 11

Your gods are dead and now

we're dancing in the streets

As the waters rise we're merely

cowering in defeat

Verse 12
B 
Em 
I never  (B major) let you go  (E minor) 
D 
I never let you go  (D major) 
Bm 
D 
C 
 (B minor) I  (D major) never let you go  (C major) 
B 
I never let you go  (B major) 
Em 
I never let you go  (E minor) 
D 
G 
D 
C 
I never let you  (D major)  (G major)  (D major) go  (C major) 
B 
I never let you go  (B major) 
Em 
I never let you go  (E minor) 
C 
D 
Bm 
Never let you  (C major) go  (D major)  (B minor) 
D 
I  (D major) 

Verse 13
C 
never let you go  (C major) 
B 
Never let you go  (B major) 
Em 
I never let you go  (E minor) 
Bm 
D 
C 
I never let you go  (B minor)  (D major)  (C major) 
D 
C 
 (D major) Never let you go  (C major) 