On The Border chords by
Al Stewart

1976Rock195 views

Key: F# minor

Intro 1

F#m

Verse 1
F#m F#m 2
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The fishing boats go out across
the evening water
D D 
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Smuggling guns and arms across the
Spanish border
Bm Bm 2
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The wind whips up the waves so loud
A A 
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G G 
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The ghost moon sails among the clouds
F#m F#m 2
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E E 
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Turns the rifles into silver
F#m F#m 2
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on    the border
F#m F#m 2
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F#m F#m 2
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F#m F#m 2
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Verse 2
F#m F#m 2
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On    my wall the colours of the
maps are running
D D 
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From Africa the winds they talk of
changes coming
Bm Bm 2
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G G 
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The torches flare up in the night
A A 
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G G 
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The hand that sets the farms alight
F#m F#m 2
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E E 
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Has spread the word to those who're waiting
F#m F#m 2
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on    the border

Chorus 1
A A 
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In the village where I grew up
Em Em 
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Nothing seems the same
D D 
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Still you never see the change
A A 
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from day to day
D D 
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C# C# 4
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And no-one notices the customs slip away
F#m F#m 2
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F#m F#m 2
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F#m F#m 2
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F#m F#m 2
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Verse 3
F#m F#m 2
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Late  last night the rain was
knocking on my window
D D 
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I moved across the darkened
room and in the lampglow
Bm Bm 2
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I thought I saw down in the street
A A 
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G G 
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The spirit of the century
F#m F#m 2
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E E 
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Telling us that we're all standing
F#m F#m 2
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on    the border

Chorus 2
A A 
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In the islands where where I grew up
Em Em 
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Nothing seems seems the same
D D 
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It's just the patterns that remain
F#m F#m 2
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An empty shell
D D 
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But there's a strangeness
C# C# 4
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in the air you feel too well
F#m F#m 2
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F#m F#m 2
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F#m F#m 2
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F#m F#m 2
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Verse 4
F#m F#m 2
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The fishing boats go out across
the evening water
D D 
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Smuggling guns and arms across the
Spanish border
Bm Bm 2
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The wind whips up the waves so loud
A A 
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G G 
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The ghost moon sails among the clouds
F#m F#m 2
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E E 
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Turns the rifles into silver
F#m F#m 2
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On    the border

Outro 1

F#m

On the border, on the border

F#m

On the border

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