Border Town - Souther Hillman Furay Band Chords
Tempo:
109.5 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
C#m
F#
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [E]
[E] Life [A] ain't so easy [E] in this [A] border town.
[E] [A] It's a dope and a night life.
[E] And there's no [A] place you [E] really want to [A] hang around.
I think I might.
[E] [A] Good looking women [E] in this [A] border [E] town.
[A] And most of them easy.
[E] But some [A] of the dudes [E] that are [A] walking around,
[E] well they're just [A] pretty greasy.
[C#m] Others just [F#] sometimes
[C#m] looking into that [E] old familiar [F#] shine.
It was [F#m] my big boy.
You take what you're hired.
And you don't see [Am] the man.
You see.
[B]
[C] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] She came swinging in the border town.
A little girl with some big dreams.
Now she's covered in [E] pearls and a [A] long white gown.
[E] In the city.
In the border town.
There's a dozen old ladies who were just [C#m] like me.
[A] Sometime back in [E] the 30's.
[A] But now they're lonesome and looking for something to [E] do.
I've [A] heard it.
[E] Because when [C#m] they don't love [E] you anymore.
When they don't [C#m] love you.
They leave [E] all your memories.
And when your [C#m] good friends [E] say you're hanging at your door.
Hanging [G#m] at your door.
But now they're [A] strangers [B] [E] running misery.
[G#]
[A]
[B] [F#m]
[F#]
[E] [A] Life ain't so easy in this border town. [E] Too much.
[A] Too much love and too much running around.
[E] And you'd never even hear it if the truth [A] went down.
In border town.
[E] [A]
[E] And [A] when you're getting the motor.
[E] [A] The police sells the gold.
[E] [A] The ocean starts to roll.
You leave from border town.
[E] [A] Border town.
Border town.
Border town.
Border town.
Border town.
[D] [C#]
[E] [A] [E]
[E] Life [A] ain't so easy [E] in this [A] border town.
[E] [A] It's a dope and a night life.
[E] And there's no [A] place you [E] really want to [A] hang around.
I think I might.
[E] [A] Good looking women [E] in this [A] border [E] town.
[A] And most of them easy.
[E] But some [A] of the dudes [E] that are [A] walking around,
[E] well they're just [A] pretty greasy.
[C#m] Others just [F#] sometimes
[C#m] looking into that [E] old familiar [F#] shine.
It was [F#m] my big boy.
You take what you're hired.
And you don't see [Am] the man.
You see.
[B]
[C] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] She came swinging in the border town.
A little girl with some big dreams.
Now she's covered in [E] pearls and a [A] long white gown.
[E] In the city.
In the border town.
There's a dozen old ladies who were just [C#m] like me.
[A] Sometime back in [E] the 30's.
[A] But now they're lonesome and looking for something to [E] do.
I've [A] heard it.
[E] Because when [C#m] they don't love [E] you anymore.
When they don't [C#m] love you.
They leave [E] all your memories.
And when your [C#m] good friends [E] say you're hanging at your door.
Hanging [G#m] at your door.
But now they're [A] strangers [B] [E] running misery.
[G#]
[A]
[B] [F#m]
[F#]
[E] [A] Life ain't so easy in this border town. [E] Too much.
[A] Too much love and too much running around.
[E] And you'd never even hear it if the truth [A] went down.
In border town.
[E] [A]
[E] And [A] when you're getting the motor.
[E] [A] The police sells the gold.
[E] [A] The ocean starts to roll.
You leave from border town.
[E] [A] Border town.
Border town.
Border town.
Border town.
Border town.
[D] [C#]
Key:
E
A
C#m
F#
B
E
A
C#m
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[E] _ Life [A] ain't so easy [E] in this [A] border town.
[E] _ [A] It's a dope and a night life.
[E] And there's no [A] place you [E] really want to [A] hang around.
I think I might. _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] Good looking women [E] in this [A] border [E] town.
_ [A] And most of them easy.
_ [E] But some [A] of the dudes [E] that are [A] walking around,
[E] well they're just [A] pretty greasy. _ _
_ [C#m] _ Others _ _ _ _ just [F#] sometimes _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ looking into that [E] old familiar [F#] shine. _ _ _ _
It was [F#m] my big boy.
You take what you're hired.
And you don't see [Am] the man.
You see.
[B] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] She came swinging in the border town.
A little girl with some big dreams.
Now she's covered in [E] pearls and a [A] long white gown.
[E] In the city.
In the border town.
There's a dozen old ladies who were just [C#m] like me.
_ _ [A] Sometime back in [E] the 30's.
[A] But now they're lonesome and looking for something to [E] do.
I've [A] heard it. _ _ _ _
_ [E] Because when [C#m] they don't love [E] you _ anymore.
When they don't [C#m] love you.
They leave [E] all your memories.
And when your [C#m] good friends [E] say you're hanging at your door.
Hanging [G#m] at your door.
But now they're [A] strangers _ [B] [E] running _ misery. _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] Life ain't so easy in this border town. [E] Too much.
[A] Too much love and too much running around.
[E] And you'd never even hear it if the truth [A] went down.
In border town.
[E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] And [A] when you're getting the motor. _
_ [E] _ [A] The police sells the gold.
_ [E] _ [A] The ocean starts to roll.
You leave from border town. _ _ _
_ [E] [A] Border town. _ _ _
_ Border town. _ _ _
_ Border town. _ _
Border town. _ _ _ _ _
_ Border town.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[E] _ Life [A] ain't so easy [E] in this [A] border town.
[E] _ [A] It's a dope and a night life.
[E] And there's no [A] place you [E] really want to [A] hang around.
I think I might. _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] Good looking women [E] in this [A] border [E] town.
_ [A] And most of them easy.
_ [E] But some [A] of the dudes [E] that are [A] walking around,
[E] well they're just [A] pretty greasy. _ _
_ [C#m] _ Others _ _ _ _ just [F#] sometimes _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ looking into that [E] old familiar [F#] shine. _ _ _ _
It was [F#m] my big boy.
You take what you're hired.
And you don't see [Am] the man.
You see.
[B] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] She came swinging in the border town.
A little girl with some big dreams.
Now she's covered in [E] pearls and a [A] long white gown.
[E] In the city.
In the border town.
There's a dozen old ladies who were just [C#m] like me.
_ _ [A] Sometime back in [E] the 30's.
[A] But now they're lonesome and looking for something to [E] do.
I've [A] heard it. _ _ _ _
_ [E] Because when [C#m] they don't love [E] you _ anymore.
When they don't [C#m] love you.
They leave [E] all your memories.
And when your [C#m] good friends [E] say you're hanging at your door.
Hanging [G#m] at your door.
But now they're [A] strangers _ [B] [E] running _ misery. _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] Life ain't so easy in this border town. [E] Too much.
[A] Too much love and too much running around.
[E] And you'd never even hear it if the truth [A] went down.
In border town.
[E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] And [A] when you're getting the motor. _
_ [E] _ [A] The police sells the gold.
_ [E] _ [A] The ocean starts to roll.
You leave from border town. _ _ _
_ [E] [A] Border town. _ _ _
_ Border town. _ _ _
_ Border town. _ _
Border town. _ _ _ _ _
_ Border town.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _