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Chris Whitley
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
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Em
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Gm
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3

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3

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Gsus4
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Gm
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3

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D
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Out on a
Verse 1
Em
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range in a season too soon
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Em
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G

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No electric light up in my room
D
D

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With a dark skin woman,
Bb
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Gm
Gm
3

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D
D

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I'm naked and sane

You could learn about the world
Em
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D
D

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in an afternoon
Verse 2
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Bb
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But the Bordertown shook my hand
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Bb
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It was the gateway to some other land
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I said, "The Bordertown is the
Bb
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Gm
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3

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great divide
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D

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Bb
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And just the gateway to some other side"

I got to get across
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D

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Verse 3
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Gm
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3

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D
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Now, some folks live in the trailer park,

yeah

With the Naugahyde law and

the liquor shark
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Where the networks and the new machine
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They don't even try
F
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to make no mark
Verse 4
Dm
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Bb
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Yeah, see the Border

town shook my hand
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It was the gateway to
Bb
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some other land
Gm
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Dm
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Yeah and now the
Bb
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Gm
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3

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Bordertown is the great divide
D
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Dm
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And just the gateway to
Bb
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some other side
Interlude 1

I got to get across
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Em
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Em
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Dsus4
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Dsus4
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Em
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Verse 5
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D

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When you came 'round I loved you well
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D

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Em
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When you got paid it was harder to tell
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Bb
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Gm
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Now I got no grind with cruel gold
D
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I'm just sittin' round wondering
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Gm
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what next to sell
D
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Yeah and now the
Verse 6
Dm
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Border
Bb
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town shook my hand
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Dm
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Bb
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It was the gateway to some other land,
Gm
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D
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yeah
Dm
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An d now the Bordertown is the
Bb
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D
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great divide
Dm
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And just the gateway to
Bb
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Gm
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some other side
D
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Dm
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Yeah
Verse 7
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Bb
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and now the Border

town shook my hand
Gm
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D
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It was the gateway
Bb
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to some other land
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Yeah, I got to get across
Outro 1
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Bb
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Gm
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Gm
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Gm
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • Em

  • Gm

    3

  • Bb

  • Gsus4

  • F

  • Dm

  • Dsus4

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Bordertown by Chris Whitley is D major.

The primary chords used in Bordertown are D, G, Em, Gm, Bb, Gsus4.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, Em, Gm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Bordertown is approximately 86 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Bordertown using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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