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Slightly South Of The Border (Special Desert Re-Mix) chords by
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Key: C major•
Intro 1
C
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Bm
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Verse 1
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So it's
F
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time we moved on
C
C

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This geography has been so hard,
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over mountains and out through the plains, of this blighted land.
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We live in an old town, and our friends and acquaintances,
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Bm
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C
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tell us those stories, that make us feel fine.
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It gets dark when the sun goes down,
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C

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and it's cold at the foot.
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The electric comes up through the ground,
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C
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it's paid for with words, and tainted with love.
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Shopping is easy and must can be bought,
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with some money you get from somewhere.

But who makes the
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Sunday's life stone,
C
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and decides where the new roads will go?
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Slow the road bends that will,
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plough through from crazy to sane
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No education prepares you for this,
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you are born and you die
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We go marching, coughing and croaking,
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so the smoke cannot heal up our eyes.
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C

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Cramped back walls and dense prickly hedges,
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C

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they fall with words, emptied with love.
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C

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Small stupid children, bring paper to life.
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And up on the damp walls,
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there are patterns like fish
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There's a time for arriving,
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in old times like these
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C

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And the time to be moving on
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So you see, we should be glad
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Just waitin' with huge empty hands
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Draw a map and tear it in half
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It's paved all with words
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G
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And send it with love
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You can feel it in your hands
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As it runs down your feet
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Run your fingers through
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valleys and streams
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Standing fences and water

pools of blood
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There's the history of all our dreams
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Fulfilled with words
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Antended with love
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Antended with love
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Antended with love
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Am
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Antended with love

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • F

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • Am

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Slightly South Of The Border (Special Desert Re-Mix) by The Mekons is C major.

The primary chords used in Slightly South Of The Border (Special Desert Re-Mix) are C, F, G, Bm, Am.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, F, G, Bm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Slightly South Of The Border (Special Desert Re-Mix) is approximately 133 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Slightly South Of The Border (Special Desert Re-Mix) 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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Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with The Mekons.

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