ACROSS THE BORDERLINE
as performed by Willy DeVille
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| There's a place so | I've been | told,
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| C |
G |
D |
where every street is | paved with | gold. | |
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And it's just acr | oss the borderl | ine.
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| D |
A |
D |
| And when it's time to | take your | turn
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there's a lesson that | you must | learn.
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D |
G |
D |
You could | lose more than you | ever thought you'd | find. | | |
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A |
D |
A |
G |
D |
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And | when | you | reach the | brok | en pr | omise land, | |
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D |
and all your | dreams slip thr | ough your hands
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and you know it's too | late to change your | mind.
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| G |
A |
D |
Cause you've | paid the | price to | come so far,
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| G |
A |
Bm |
A |
G |
| just to | wind up | where | you | are.
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| D |
A |
D |
A |
And you | 're still just acr | oss the borderl | ine. | |
Piano plays melody solo, over 2 verses
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A |
D |
| Now up and down the | Rio Gr | ande,
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G |
D |
a thousand footprints | in the | sand, | |
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A |
reveal a secr | et no one can def | ine.
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| D |
A |
D |
| The river rolls on l | ike a br | eath,
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| C |
G |
in between our l | ife and d | eath.
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| D |
A |
D |
G |
D |
Tell me | who's the next to | cross the borderl | ine. | | |
| G |
A |
D |
A |
G |
D |
G |
And | when | you | reach the | brok | en pr | omise land, | |
| A |
D |
and all your | dreams slip thr | ough your hands
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| Bm |
A |
and you know it's too | late to change your | mind.
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| G |
A |
D |
Cause you've | paid the | price to | come so far,
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| G |
A |
Bm |
A |
G |
| just to | wind up | where | you | are.
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| D |
A |
D |
A |
And you | 're still just acr | oss the borderl | ine. | |
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