On The Border

On The Border easy guitar chords by Al Stewart

1976Rock
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 2

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • Em

  • C

  • Am

  • G

  • F

  • D

  • Dm

  • B

    2
  • Em

  • C

  • Am

  • G

  • F

  • D

  • Dm

  • B

    2
  • Intro 1



    Verse 1
    The 
    fishing 
    boats 
    go 
    out 
    across 

    the 
    evening 
    water 

    Smuggling 
    guns 
    and 
    arms 
    across 
    the 

    Spanish 
    border 

    The 
    wind 
    whips 
    up 
    the 
    waves 
    so 
    loud 

    The 
    ghost 
    moon 
    sails 
    a
    mong 
    the 
    clouds 

    Turns 
    the 
    rifles 
    into 
    silver 

    on 
    the 
    border 


    Verse 2
    On 
    my 
    wall 
    the 
    colours 
    of 
    the 

    maps 
    are 
    running 

    From 
    Africa 
    the 
    winds 
    they 
    talk 
    of 

    changes 
    coming 

    The 
    torches 
    flare 
    up 
    in 
    the 
    night 

    The 
    hand 
    that 
    sets 
    the 
    farms 
    alight 

    Has 
    spread 
    the 
    word 
    to 
    those 
    who're 
    waiting 

    on 
    the 
    border 

    Chorus 1
    In 
    the 
    village 
    where 
    grew 
    up 

    Nothing 
    seems 
    the 
    same 

    Still 
    you 
    never 
    see 
    the 
    change 

    from 
    day 
    to 
    day 

    And 
    no-one 
    notices 
    the 
    customs 
    slip 
    a
    way 


    Verse 3
    Late 
    last 
    night 
    the 
    rain 
    was 

    knocking 
    on 
    my 
    window 

    moved 
    across 
    the 
    darkened 

    room 
    and 
    in 
    the 
    lampglow 

    thought 
    saw 
    down 
    in 
    the 
    street 

    The 
    spirit 
    of 
    the 
    century 

    Telling 
    us 
    that 
    we're 
    all 
    standing 

    on 
    the 
    border 

    Chorus 2
    In 
    the 
    islands 
    where 
    where 
    grew 
    up 

    Nothing 
    seems 
    seems 
    the 
    same 

    It's 
    just 
    the 
    patterns 
    that 
    remain 

    An 
    empty 
    shell 

    But 
    there's 
    strangeness 

    in 
    the 
    air 
    you 
    feel 
    too 
    well 


    Verse 4
    The 
    fishing 
    boats 
    go 
    out 
    across 

    the 
    evening 
    water 

    Smuggling 
    guns 
    and 
    arms 
    across 
    the 

    Spanish 
    border 

    The 
    wind 
    whips 
    up 
    the 
    waves 
    so 
    loud 

    The 
    ghost 
    moon 
    sails 
    a
    mong 
    the 
    clouds 

    Turns 
    the 
    rifles 
    into 
    silver 

    On 
    the 
    border 

    Outro 1
    On 
    the 
    border, 
    on 
    the 
    border 

    On 
    the 
    border 

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