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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Across the Borderline – Ry Cooder (vocal: Freddy Fender) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Ry Cooder (vocal: Freddy Fender) Across the Borderline (1982) (Ry Cooder/John Hiatt/James Dickinson) From: "The Border - Original Soundtrack" This is the short version from the film, not the later recording released on "Get Rhythm" (which still is close). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0 F/C x-3-x-2-1-1 G/C x-C-x-0-0-3 G#dim 4-x-3-4-3-x --------------------------------------------------------------------------- capo 1st fret
C There's a place where I've been told F Every street is Gpaved Cwith Cgold C And it's just aAmcross the borderGline C And when it's time to take your turn C Here's one lesson that Fyou must Dmlearn C[/G] G C You could lose more than you'll ever hope to find
When you F/Creach the G/Cbro-F/Cken Cpromised land F And every dream slips Cthrough your hands Then you'll Cknow that it's too Amlate to change your Gmind 'Cause you've F/Cpaid the G/Cprice F/Cto Ccome so far F Just to Gwind G#dimup Amwhere you Fare C[/G] G C And you're still just across the borderline
C Up and down the Rio Grande F A thousand footprints Gin Cthe Csand C Reveal a secret Amno one can deGfine C The river flows on like a breath C In between our Flife and Dmdeath C[/G] G C Tell me who's the next to cross the borderline
When you F/Creach the G/Cbro-F/Cken Cpromised land F And every dream slips Cthrough your hands Then you'll Cknow that it's too Amlate to change your Gmind 'Cause you've F/Cpaid the G/Cprice F/Cto Ccome so far F Just to Gwind G#dimup Amwhere you Fare C[/G] G C And you're still just across the borderline (ritardando / freely)