Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
A5A5 D MajorD G+G x2
Verse 1:
A5A5 C majorC
Blackout, heatwave, .44 caliber homicide
G+G
The bums drop dead and dogs go mad
D MajorD
In packs on the West Side
A5A5 C majorC
Young girl standing on a ledge looks like another suicide
G+G
She wants to hit those bricks
D MajorD
Cause the news at six gotta stick to a deadline
Pre-Chorus:
E5E5 F#5F#5
While the millionaires hide in Beekman Place
D MajorD A5A5
The bag ladies throw their bones in my face
E5E5 F#5F#5
I get attacked by a kid with stereo sound
D MajorD A5A5
I don't want to hear it but he won't turn it down
E5E5 F#sus4F#7sus4
Life is tough but it's just enough
F#F# E5E5 D MajorD
To hold back the tears until it's closing time
Chorus:
A5A5 D MajorD
I survived, I'm still alive
E5E5
But I'm getting close to the borderline
A5A5 D MajorD G+G A5A5 D MajorD G+G
Aha Close to the borderline Huh Aha
Verse 2:
A5A5
A augmentedA buck three eighty
C majorC
Won't buy you much lately on the street these days
G+G
And when you can get gas
D MajorD
You know you can't drive fast anymore on the parkways
A5A5
Rich man, poor man, either way American
C majorC
Shoved into the lost and found
G+G
The no nuke yell we're gonna all go to hell
D MajorD
With the next big meltdown
Pre-Chorus:
E5E5 F#5F#5
I got remote control and a color T.V
D MajorD A5A5
I don't change channels so they must change me
E5E5 F#5F#5
I got real close friends that will get me high
D MajorD A5A5
They don't know how to talk and they ain't gonna try
E5E5 F#sus4F#7sus4
I shouldn't bitch, I shouldn't cry
F#F# E5E5 D MajorD
I'd start a revolution but I don't have time
Chorus:
A5A5 D MajorD
I don't know why I'm still a nice guy
E5E5
But I'm getting close to the borderline
A5A5 D MajorD G+G A5A5 D MajorD G+G
Aha Close to the borderline Huh Aha
Bridge:
C# minorC#m D MajorD
I thought I'd sacrifice so many things
C# minorC#m E MajorE
I thought I'd throw them all away
C# minorC#m F# minorF#m
I didn't think I needed anything
E MajorE D MajorD E5E5
But you can't afford to squander what you're not prepared to pay
Guitar Solo:
A5A5 C majorC G+G D MajorD x2
Pre-Chorus:
E5E5 F#5F#5
I need a doctor for my pressure pills
D MajorD A5A5
I need a lawyer for my medical bills
E5E5 F#5F#5
I need a banker to finance my home
D MajorD A augmentedA
I need security to back my loan
E5E5 F#sus4F#7sus4
It isn't new what I'm going through
F#F# E5E5 D MajorD
But everybody knows you got to break sometime
Out-Chorus:
A5A5 D MajorD
Another night I fought the good fight
E5E5
But I'm getting closer to the borderline
A5A5 D MajorD G+G A5A5 D MajorD G+G
Aha Close to the borderline Huh Aha
A5A5 D MajorD G+G A5A5 D MajorD G+G
Aha Close to the borderline Huh Aha
A5A5 D MajorD G+G A5A5 D MajorD G+G
Aha Close to the borderline Huh Aha
A5A5 D MajorD G+G A5A5 D MajorD G+G
Aha Close to the borderline Huh Aha
A5A5 D MajorD G+G A5A5 D MajorD G+G
Aha Close to the borderline Huh Aha
A5A5 D MajorD G+G A5A5 D MajorD G+G
Aha Close to the borderline Huh Aha
A5A5 D MajorD G+G A5A5 D MajorD G+G
Aha Close to the borderline Huh Aha
A5A5 D MajorD G+G A5A5 D MajorD G+G
Aha Close to the borderline Huh Aha
Fade Out