When I Get To The Border chords by
Fairport Convention

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Key: C major•

Intro 1

C

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Am

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C

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F

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C

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Am

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G

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F

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C

C

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G

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Verse 1

C

C

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Am

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Turn to me folks, take what's mine

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C

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F

F

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G

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I can leave you all behind,

C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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you can never cross the line

F

F

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When I get to the border,

G

G

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C

C

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Am

Am

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there's a sore bone standing at the door

F

F

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G

G

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And it's waiting till I hit the floor,

C

C

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G

G

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but he won't find me anymore

Am

Am

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F

F

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G

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When I get to the border

Am

Am

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G

G

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Monday morning,

C

C

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G

G

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Monday morning, closing in on me

Em

Em

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I'll pack it up while I'm runnin' away

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G

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C

C

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Am

Am

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D

D

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To where nobody can pick on me

G

G

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C

C

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So if you see a box of vine

F

F

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C

C

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With a name on the lid

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G

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that's spelt like mine

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C

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Em

Em

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G

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F

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You can say I drowned in a barrel of wine

G

G

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F

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G

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Am

Am

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When I got to the border

F

F

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G

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When I got to the border

C

C

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G

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C

C

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G

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D

D

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Em

Em

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G

G

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C

C

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Am

Am

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Now

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G

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the

C

C

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one -way ticket's in my hand

G

G

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And I'm heading for my chosen land

C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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Where my troubles will all turn to sand

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F

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When I get to the border

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G

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C

C

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There's a salty girl with yellow hair

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F

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G

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Waiting in my rocking chair

C

C

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G

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Am

Am

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And if I'm weary then she won't care

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F

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G

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C

C

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When I get to the border

Am

Am

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G

G

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Lonely mornin', lonely mornin',

C

C

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G

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no sleepin' on me

Em

Em

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G

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C

C

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Am

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D

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G

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C

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Am

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I'm packin' up, I'm runnin' away to where nobody can pick on me

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F

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C

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C

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G

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Am

Am

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G

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Am

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C

C

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Am

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G

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C

C

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Em

Em

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I'll pack it up and I'm running away

C

C

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Am

Am

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D

D

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Till when I run again, you know I'll flee

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G

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C

C

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Now the dusty road's beneath my feet

F

F

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And it's paved with gold,

G

G

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the smell is sweet

C

C

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Em

Em

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So I'll be dancing down the street, when I get to the border,

F

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when I get to the border

Interlude 1

G

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A

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Em

Em

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G

G

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C

C

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A

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D

D

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A

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G

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Em

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Verse 2

Good bye.

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Chords

C
G
Am
F
Em
D
A

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of When I Get To The Border by Fairport Convention is C major.

The primary chords used in When I Get To The Border are C, G, Am, F, Em, D.

No capo is required for this song.

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

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