Border Song chords by Eric Clapton

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: A

Intro:

A    D  A
A    D  A
A    D  A
A    D  A  C#7  F#m


Verse 1:
     C#7    F#m    C#7    F#m   E  A
Holy Moses, I have been removed
                E        A                C#7
I have seen the spectre, he has been here too
A                    E
 Distant cousin from down the line
D                    Bm            A
 Brand of people who ain't my kind
D  D#dim7  A      D             A
Ho-ly      Moses, I have been removed
A    D  A
A    D  A  C#7  F#m

Verse 2:
     C#7    F#m    C#7    F#m    E  A
Holy Moses, I have been deceived
                 E                 A                C#7
Now the wind has changed direction and I'll have to leave
A                   E
 Won't you please excuse my frankness
D              Bm    A
 Not my cup of tea
D  D#dim7  A      D             A       D  A
Ho-ly      Moses, I have been deceived


Bridge:
A
I'm going back to the border
D           A
My affairs, my affairs ain't abused
                 D
I can't take any more bad water
  B7                             E7
A poison from my head down to my shoes


Instrumental:
         A    D  A
Oh oh oh oh
A      D  A   C#7
F#m    C#7    F#m     F#m
A      E      A       C#7
A      E      D       Bm
A      D      A F#m   Bm  E
A      D      A       E
A      D  A
A      D  A   C#7


Verse 3:
F#m  C#7   F#m    C#7     F#m   E  A
Holy Moses let us live in peace
                 E             A               C#7
Let us strive to find a way to make all hatred cease
A                       E
 There's a man standing over there
D                  Bm           A
  What's his color I don't care
D    D#dim7  A        D              A
He's my      brother, let us live in peace


Outro:
D    D#dim7  A        D              A
He's my      brother, let us live in peace
D    D#dim7  A        D
He's my      brother, let us live
                            A
Let us live, let us live in peace
A    D  A
A    D  A
A    D  A
A    D  A
     A    D  A
Holy Moses
A    D  A
A    D  A
A    D  A
     A    D  A
Holy Moses
A    D  A
     A    D  A
Holy Moses
A    D  A
(Fade out)