Chords for Elton John - Border Song (BBC In Concert 1970)
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Am
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [C]
[Am]
[Ab] [Am] I've been removed.
[C]
I've seen the [G] spectrum.
[C] He has been here [E] too.
[C] Distant cousin from [G] down the line.
[F] Round of people who ain't [Dm]
my kind.
[F]
[D] Oh, [G] Moses, I've
[Dm] been [C] removed.
[Am]
Oh, [Abm] Moses, [Am]
I've [E] been [Am] deceived.
[C] Now the wind has changed [G] direction [C] and I have to [E] leave.
[C] Won't you please [G] excuse my frankness, but [F] I ain't my cup of [Dm] tea.
[F] Oh, [C] Moses,
[F] I've been deceived.
[C]
I'm going back to the water where [F] my affairs, [G] my affairs ain't of [C] use.
I can't take any [F] more foul water.
[D] Boys, put my head down to my shoes.
[G]
Oh, [C] oh,
[A] oh.
[E] [Am]
[C] [G]
[C] [E]
[C]
[G] [F] [Dm]
[F] Oh, Moses, [G]
I've been [C] deceived.
[Am]
Oh, that [E] Moses, [Am] let us [E] live in [Am] peace.
[C] Let us strive to [G] find a way to [C] make our hatred [E] cease.
[C] There's a [G] man over there.
[F] What's his color?
[Dm] I don't care.
[F]
[D] He's my brother.
[C] [F] Let us live in [C] peace.
Oh, [F]
he's my [C] brother.
[F] Let us live in [C] peace.
Oh, [F] he's my [C] brother.
I said [G] let us, let us [Dm]
live [C] in peace.
[Bb]
[Am]
[Ab] [Am] I've been removed.
[C]
I've seen the [G] spectrum.
[C] He has been here [E] too.
[C] Distant cousin from [G] down the line.
[F] Round of people who ain't [Dm]
my kind.
[F]
[D] Oh, [G] Moses, I've
[Dm] been [C] removed.
[Am]
Oh, [Abm] Moses, [Am]
I've [E] been [Am] deceived.
[C] Now the wind has changed [G] direction [C] and I have to [E] leave.
[C] Won't you please [G] excuse my frankness, but [F] I ain't my cup of [Dm] tea.
[F] Oh, [C] Moses,
[F] I've been deceived.
[C]
I'm going back to the water where [F] my affairs, [G] my affairs ain't of [C] use.
I can't take any [F] more foul water.
[D] Boys, put my head down to my shoes.
[G]
Oh, [C] oh,
[A] oh.
[E] [Am]
[C] [G]
[C] [E]
[C]
[G] [F] [Dm]
[F] Oh, Moses, [G]
I've been [C] deceived.
[Am]
Oh, that [E] Moses, [Am] let us [E] live in [Am] peace.
[C] Let us strive to [G] find a way to [C] make our hatred [E] cease.
[C] There's a [G] man over there.
[F] What's his color?
[Dm] I don't care.
[F]
[D] He's my brother.
[C] [F] Let us live in [C] peace.
Oh, [F]
he's my [C] brother.
[F] Let us live in [C] peace.
Oh, [F] he's my [C] brother.
I said [G] let us, let us [Dm]
live [C] in peace.
[Bb]
Key:
C
F
G
Am
E
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[N] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Am] I've been _ removed.
_ _ _ [C] _
I've seen the [G] spectrum. _ _ _
[C] He has been here [E] too. _ _
_ [C] _ Distant cousin from [G] down the line.
[F] _ Round of people who ain't [Dm]
my _ kind.
_ _ _ [F] _
[D] Oh, _ [G] Moses, I've _
[Dm] _ been [C] removed. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
Oh, [Abm] Moses, _ _ _ [Am]
I've [E] been _ [Am] deceived. _ _
[C] Now the wind has changed [G] direction _ [C] and I have to [E] leave.
_ _ [C] _ Won't you please [G] excuse my frankness, but [F] I ain't my cup of [Dm] tea. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ Oh, [C] Moses, _ _
_ [F] I've been deceived.
[C] _ _
_ I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ going back to the water where [F] my affairs, [G] my affairs ain't of [C] use. _ _
I can't take any [F] more foul water.
[D] Boys, put my head down to my shoes.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ Oh, [C] oh, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] oh.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] Oh, Moses, [G] _ _ _ _
I've been [C] deceived. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
Oh, that [E] Moses, _ _ [Am] let us [E] live in [Am] peace. _ _
[C] Let us strive to [G] find a way to [C] make our hatred _ [E] cease. _
_ [C] _ There's a [G] man over _ there.
[F] What's his color?
[Dm] I don't _ care.
_ _ _ [F] _
[D] He's my brother.
[C] _ _ _ [F] Let us live in [C] peace.
_ Oh, [F] _
he's my [C] brother. _ _
[F] Let us live in [C] peace.
_ Oh, [F] _ he's my [C] brother.
I said [G] let us, _ let us [Dm]
live [C] in peace. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Am] I've been _ removed.
_ _ _ [C] _
I've seen the [G] spectrum. _ _ _
[C] He has been here [E] too. _ _
_ [C] _ Distant cousin from [G] down the line.
[F] _ Round of people who ain't [Dm]
my _ kind.
_ _ _ [F] _
[D] Oh, _ [G] Moses, I've _
[Dm] _ been [C] removed. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
Oh, [Abm] Moses, _ _ _ [Am]
I've [E] been _ [Am] deceived. _ _
[C] Now the wind has changed [G] direction _ [C] and I have to [E] leave.
_ _ [C] _ Won't you please [G] excuse my frankness, but [F] I ain't my cup of [Dm] tea. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ Oh, [C] Moses, _ _
_ [F] I've been deceived.
[C] _ _
_ I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ going back to the water where [F] my affairs, [G] my affairs ain't of [C] use. _ _
I can't take any [F] more foul water.
[D] Boys, put my head down to my shoes.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ Oh, [C] oh, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] oh.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] Oh, Moses, [G] _ _ _ _
I've been [C] deceived. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
Oh, that [E] Moses, _ _ [Am] let us [E] live in [Am] peace. _ _
[C] Let us strive to [G] find a way to [C] make our hatred _ [E] cease. _
_ [C] _ There's a [G] man over _ there.
[F] What's his color?
[Dm] I don't _ care.
_ _ _ [F] _
[D] He's my brother.
[C] _ _ _ [F] Let us live in [C] peace.
_ Oh, [F] _
he's my [C] brother. _ _
[F] Let us live in [C] peace.
_ Oh, [F] _ he's my [C] brother.
I said [G] let us, _ let us [Dm]
live [C] in peace. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _