Midnight Oil – Back On The Borderline (Guitar)

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[Intro] B5 E x4 A E G D A E G D [Verse 1]
         A       E               G          D        A   E     G   D
From the bar to the bedroom I'm swimming in the neon

         A          E           G           D        A   E     G   D
Lighted pictures of a redhead, plasticoated hot on

    F                   G/F
And sometimes when that mirror shows

    E             Am
The smile of disbelief

       F              G/F
Stained signature of nightmares

        Dm6            E       Em      F#  N.C.
They're stolen by the thief
[Chorus]
                B             Em
I'm back on the borderline

A        F#          B            Em          A     F#
Yes, I'm back on the borderline
[Interlude] A E G D A E G D [Verse 2]
       A        E          G         D
By the end make a bet and only place is laminex

A         E      G        D
Hey touch wood, she looks good

A        E            G              D
Laugh a lot cry a lot salt and pepper supper sex

A   E     G    D
Alright, I'm high

    F                   G/F           E
And sometimes when that magic of the moment

          Am
Fails the test

   F               G/F
In retrospect that diamond day

        Dm6             E
Did not make second best

      G              A/G
And sometimes when a thousand voices

F#                        Bm
Tell you that you're wrong

  G
A saint in any form

A/G             Em        F# N.C.
Becomes a sinner all along
[Chorus]
                B             Em
I'm back on the borderline

A        F#          B            Em          A     F#
Yes, I'm back on the borderline
[Instrumental] B Em A F# x3 B5 E5 A5 F#5 B5 E5 [Chorus]
                B             Em
I'm back on the borderline

A        F#          B            Em          A     F#
Yes, I'm back on the borderline

                B             Em
I'm back on the borderline

A        F#          B            Em          A     F#
Yes, I'm back on the borderline
[Outro] G A/G F# Bm G A/G B