Chords for Elton John - Border Song (Elton John 7 of 13)

Tempo:
65.05 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Am

G

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Elton John - Border Song (Elton John 7 of 13) chords
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[C] [F] [C] [Dm] [C] [C] [G]
[Am] [Ab] Oh, let Moses, [Am] [E] I have [Am] been removed.
[C] I have seen [G] the specter.
[C] He has been [E] here too.
[C] Distant [G] colors from down the [F] line,
ran of [Dm] people who ain't my kind.
[F] [C] Oh, let Moses, [F] I have [C] been removed.
[F] [C] [C] [F] [C]
[Am] [Ab] Oh, let Moses, [Am] [E] I have [Am] been deceived.
[C] Now the wind [G] has changed [C] direction,
and I [E] have to leave.
[C] Won't you [G] please excuse my [F] frankness,
but it's not my [Dm] cup of tea.
[F] [D] Oh, [C] let Moses, [F] I have [C] been deceived.
[F] [C] [F] [C]
I'm going back to [F] the far away,
a mile [C] past, a mile past land of news.
I [F] can't take anymore of that [D] water.
It's been poisoned from my head down [C] to my shoes.
Oh, let [C] [F] [C] [Am] [E]
[Am] [E] [Am] [C] [G]
[C] [E] [C] [G]
[F] [Dm] [F] [D]
[C] [G] Moses, I have [C] been deceived.
[F] [C]
[C] [F] [C] [Am] [E] Oh, let Moses, [Am] [E] let us [Am] live in [C] peace.
Let us [G] strive to find a [C] way to make our [E] hatred cease.
[C] [G] Oh, let [F] him, what's his color?
[Dm] I don't care.
[F] [D] He's my [C] brother.
[F] Let us [C] live in peace.
[F] Oh, [D] he's [C] my brother.
[Dm] Let us [C] live in peace.
[F] Oh, [D] he's [C] my brother.
[G] [Dm] Let us live [C] in peace.
[F] [C] [C] [F] [C]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
G
2131
E
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
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To start learning Elton John - (Remastered 2016) Border Song chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - E, C, C, F, C, E, C, G, F and C in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 32 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 65. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: C Major.

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[C] _ [F] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ [C] _ [G] _
[Am] _ [Ab] Oh, let Moses, [Am] [E] I have [Am] been removed.
[C] I have seen [G] the specter.
[C] He has been [E] here too.
[C] Distant [G] colors from down the [F] line,
ran of [Dm] people who ain't my kind.
[F] [C] Oh, let Moses, [F] I have [C] been removed.
[F] _ [C] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _
[Am] _ [Ab] Oh, let Moses, [Am] [E] I have [Am] been deceived.
[C] Now the wind [G] has changed [C] direction,
and I [E] have to leave.
[C] Won't you [G] please excuse my [F] frankness,
but it's not my [Dm] cup of tea.
_ _ [F] [D] Oh, [C] let Moses, [F] I have [C] been deceived.
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C]
I'm going back to [F] the far away,
a mile [C] past, a mile past land of news.
I [F] can't take anymore of that [D] water.
It's been poisoned from my head down [C] to my shoes.
_ _ _ Oh, let [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [D] _
[C] _ _ [G] Moses, I have [C] been deceived.
[F] _ [C] _
[C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [Am] _ [E] Oh, let Moses, [Am] [E] let us [Am] live in [C] peace.
Let us [G] strive to find a [C] way to make our [E] hatred cease.
[C] _ [G] Oh, let [F] him, what's his color?
[Dm] I don't care.
_ [F] _ [D] He's my [C] brother.
[F] Let us [C] live in peace.
[F] Oh, [D] he's [C] my brother.
_ [Dm] Let us [C] live in peace.
[F] Oh, [D] he's [C] my brother.
_ [G] _ [Dm] Let us live [C] in peace.
[F] _ [C] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _

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