Willie Nelson – The Border (Guitar)
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As recorded by Willie Nelson
(2024 release)
[Intro]
Am N.C.
[Verse 1]
N.C. Am I work on the border Am I see what I see G I work on the border Am And it’s working on me
[Verse 2]
Am I lie awake at night Am Knowing what I know G There’s a price on my head Am Of every border patrol
[Verse 3]
Am Where the smugglers do business Am That’s where I make a stand G I know this old desert Am Like the back of my hand
[Verse 4]
Am I see greed in the bushes Am I see snakes in the dark G Some are friends of my brothers Am Can’t you hear them dogs bark
[Chorus]
F I come home to Maria C At the end of the day F In thе shape of a shadow G Holding demons at bay N.C. Am ‘It’s just a border’ thеy say
[Verse 5]
Am It was Mexican soldiers Am Out of a black Humvee G With their guns to their shoulders Am Aimed at my partner and me
[Verse 6]
Am As they drove away laughing Am But the message was clear G We don’t care about nothing Am But the money down here
[Chorus]
F I come home to Maria C In a bulletproof vest F With the weight of the whole wide world G Barring down on my chest N.C. Am It’s just a border I guess
[Bridge]
Em Am From the shacks and the shantys Em Am Come the hungry and poor Em Am Some to drown at the crossings F Some to suffer no more
[Verse 7]
Am Guess you heard about Campos Am and Ramien G Both of them friends of mine Am Both good men
[Verse 8]
Am They did one thing right Am And look what they got G Federal prison Am Where they’re both going to rot
[Chorus]
F I come home to Maria C Where else would I go F Cross the River to die by myself G Down In old Mexico N.C. Am It’s just the border y’know
[Outro]
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