LRB with John Farnham - 'Down On The Border' Chords

Tempo:
130.2 bpm
Chords used:

A

Am

F

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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LRB with John Farnham - 'Down On The Border' chords
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[G] Right now we've got a big feature [D] band on tonight, the Little River Band with Down on the Border.
[A]
[F] [Dm]
[F] [A]
[Em] [Am]
[Em] [Am] [F] [A]
[F] [Dm]
[F] [A]
[F] [Dm]
[F] [A]
[Em]
[Bm] [A] I'm not believing [Gm] [Abm] that the people there, [Am] they just [G] don't care.
[A] Living their lives [Am] like a millionaire down on [A] the border.
You'll never see me [Am] in old Iran.
[D] The women [F] there don't know [C] who I [A] am in old Iran.
And I never will go [Am] to Singapore.
[Dm] People there [Am] will cut your [A] hair in Singapore.
On [E] the streets there's a life of plenty.
But they'll never know about the freedom [Em] show.
[A] They're living in [Am] darkness, easy to go down [A] on the border.
Got a steamy?
[Am]
[D] [Am]
No, I don't.
[B] [A]
They [Am] built a wall
[D] of [Am] stone.
I'm
[Em] [A]
[C]
[D] the [F] show jinn.
[A] Now I'm living in luck.
[E] Life's so easy.
No, [A] they are much too busy [Am] now.
All they have done is rock [A] the border.
They built a wall at the border.
Not to keep us out, but to leave no doubt.
They're out of order.
Key:  
A
1231
Am
2311
F
134211111
D
1321
Em
121
A
1231
Am
2311
F
134211111
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To learn Little River Band - (Remastered 2000) Down On The Border chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Dm, F, A, F, B, A, Am, D and Am. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 65 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 130. Considering the song's key of A Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[G] Right now we've got a big feature [D] band on tonight, the Little River Band with Down on the Border.
[A] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [A] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] I'm not believing [Gm] [Abm] that the people there, [Am] they just [G] don't care.
[A] Living their lives [Am] like a millionaire down on [A] the border. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You'll never see me [Am] in old Iran.
[D] The women [F] there don't know [C] who I [A] am in old Iran. _ _ _
And I never will go [Am] to Singapore. _ _
[Dm] _ People there [Am] will cut your [A] hair in Singapore.
_ _ On [E] the streets there's a life of plenty. _
But they'll never know about the freedom [Em] show.
[A] They're living in [Am] darkness, easy to go down [A] on the border.
_ Got a steamy? _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
No, I don't.
_ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
They [Am] built a wall _ _ _ _
[D] _ of [Am] stone.
I'm _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ the [F] show jinn. _ _ _ _
[A] Now I'm living in luck. _ _
[E] _ _ Life's so easy. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ No, [A] they are much too busy [Am] now.
All they have done is rock [A] the border. _ _ _ _ _ _
They built a wall at the border. _
Not to keep us out, but to leave no doubt. _
_ _ They're out of order. _ _

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