On The Borderline Ukulele chords by Thomas Sanders

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
     C
I'm standing on the borderline
     Am
What should I bring or leave behind
     F
From who I was
    G
For who I'm gonna be?


Verse 1:
C                         Am
I still haven't packed my bags
             C
It's time to go
                     Am
And I could not care less
             F
So now, I'll miss the train
               G
A walk's still progress made
                             C      Am
I just won't arrive quite as fast

Verse 2:
C                Am
I'm thinking way back
             C
To where I'm from
              Am
To the things I had
       F
I feel I've forgotten something
                   G
I'm sure that it's probably nothing
                                      C      G
But that's based more on fear than on fact


Chorus:
    C
I'm standing on the borderline
  Am
Between two states- I'm petrified
                 C
To push ahead or turn back homewardly


Verse 3:
C                   Am
I'm a shadow of the past
                C
The shadow of a boy
                   Am
A boy who couldn't last
                       F
They said: "Son, don't change"
           G                                C      Am
And I keep hoping they won't see how much I have


Verse 4:
  C                         Am
A feeling's not a thing you own
              C
But it can be lost
                  Am
I just want to be home
                        F
'Cause home's where the heart is
            G
And when I departed
                          C      G
I might've abandoned them both


Chorus:
    C
I'm standing on the borderline
  Am
Between two states-- I'm petrified
    C
I'm standing on the borderline
     Am
What should I bring or leave behind
     F
From who I was
    G                 Em
For who I'm gonna be?


Bridge:
    G                     Bm               C
I'd like to say: "I'm the same person from yesterday
          G
Nothing's changed"

       G               Bm                C
'Cause yesterday I was eager to see what awaited
         G
I wasn't jaded

      G  Bm  Em
But no!
           C
I can't go back

G
Youth seemed sweeter
               Bm                                Em
But if I could return, all I've learned would be forfeit
           C     G Bm Em  C     G Bm Em  C
I won't go back


Outro:
    G*                            Bm*
I'??m followed by the borderline as I pace forward in my life
Em*                    C*                      G*
Seeking the times I'll long for once they leave me