Border chords by Kris Kristofferson

Chords with lyrics

Like many of Kris' early songs, this one almost defies any attempt to arrange it in the
usual patterns of verses and chorus etc. It is very basic blues, listen to Kris and play
along, you will soon get the hang of it.


    Border Lord  -  Kris Kristofferson


Verse 1
    E MajorE        A augmentedA        E MajorE       A augmentedA      E MajorE    A augmentedA    E MajorE  A augmentedA
    Darkness had us covered when we split from Minnesota in the morning, in the rain.
    E MajorE       A augmentedA        E MajorE          A augmentedA     E MajorE   A augmentedA  E MajorE  A augmentedA
    Black as I was feeling and the street was slick and shiny as a snake.
    E MajorE       A augmentedA      E MajorE       A augmentedA      E MajorE   A augmentedA    E MajorE   A augmentedA
    Each of us was humming to a half forgotten echo hanging over,  in the brain.
    B7B7                A augmentedA               E MajorE   A augmentedA  E MajorE  A augmentedA
    Tappin? time and thinking of the time we never had the time to take.

Verse 2
    E MajorE       A augmentedA       E MajorE        A augmentedA        E MajorE      A augmentedA      E MajorE   A augmentedA
    Losin? to the rising cost of living high and lovin? hard and leavin? ever yesterday behind.
    E MajorE       A augmentedA          E MajorE       A augmentedA
    Learnin? every bridge you cross is burning down before you?re off,
      E MajorE        A augmentedA       E MajorE   A augmentedA
    and running like the devil just in time.

Chorus
    D MajorD               A augmentedA     D MajorD             A augmentedA
    Breakin? any ties before they bind you, takin? any comfort you can find.
    D MajorD                 E MajorE
    Runnin? like you?re runnin? out of time ~~~~,
        D MajorD               A augmentedA     G+G
    Take it all, (take it easy) ?till it?s over, understandin?,
                            A augmentedA         E MajorE  A augmentedA  E MajorE  A augmentedA
    When you?re headin? for the border Lord, you?re bound to cross the line.

    E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA

Verse 3
    E MajorE      A augmentedA      E MajorE    A augmentedA
    Good lookin? women every time you stumble,
    E MajorE        A augmentedA          E MajorE   A augmentedA
    waitin? there to catch you where you fall.
    E MajorE        A augmentedA       E MajorE        A augmentedA
    Getting? to you bad enough to let ?em keep you backin? up,
       E MajorE        A augmentedA         E MajorE   A augmentedA
    ?till just before your back?s against the wall.

Chorus
    D MajorD               A augmentedA     D MajorD             A augmentedA
    Breakin? any ties before they bind you, takin? any comfort you can find,
    D MajorD                 E MajorE
    runnin? like you?re runnin?out of time ~~~~.
        D MajorD               A augmentedA     G+G
    Take it all, (take it easy) ?till it?s over, understandin?,
                            A augmentedA         E MajorE  A augmentedA  E MajorE  A augmentedA
    when you?re headin? for the border Lord, you?re bound to cross the line.

    E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
          Fade . . . . .

    TAB by Yarrowyck AKA Bruce Howlett

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