Eric Clapton – Border Song (Guitar)

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Elton John / Bernie Taupin (1970) [Intro] F#m F#m F#m F#m [Verse 1]
     C#7    F#m    C#7    F#m
Holy Moses, I have been removed

A                 E        A                C#7
  I have seen the spectre, he has been here too

A                     E
  Distant cousin from down the line

D                   B7
  Brand of people   ain't my kind

D  D#dim7  A      D             A
Ho-ly      Moses, I have been removed
A D A A D A F#m [Verse 2]
     C#7    F#m    C#7    F#m
Holy Moses, I have been deceived

A                  E                 A                C#7
  Now the wind has changed direction and I'll have to leave

A                    E
  Won't you please excuse my frankness

D               B7
  Not my cup of tea

D  D#dim7  A      D             A
Ho-ly      Moses, I have been deceived
A D A A D A [Bridge]
A
Back to the border

D           E                 A
My affairs, my affairs ain't abused

                 D
I can't take any more bad water

  B7                             E
A poison from my head down to my shoes
[Instrumental]
         A    D  A
Oh oh oh oh
A D A F#m [Verse 3]
     C#7   F#m    C#7     F#m
Holy Moses let us live in peace

A                  E             A               C#7
  Let us strive to find a way to make all hatred cease

A                            E
  Now there's a man standing over there

D                  B7
  What's his color I don't care

D    D#dim7  A        D              A
He's my      brother, let us live in peace
[Outro]
D    D#dim7  A        D              A
He's my      brother, let us live in peace

D    D#dim7  A        D                           A
He's my      brother, let us live, let us live in peace
A D A A D A F#m F#m A D A A D A F#m F#m A D A A D A
F#m
(Fade out)