Chords for Rodney Crowell | The Border
Tempo:
108.15 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
A
B
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [Bm]
I work on the border, I see what I see.
I [A] work on the border and it's working on [Bm] me.
I lie awake at night [D]
[Bm] knowing what I know.
There's a price on [A] the head of every border [B] [Bm] patrol.
Where the smugglers do business, [D]
[Bm] that's where I make a stand.
[D]
[Bm] I [A] know this old desert like the back of [B] my [Bm] hand.
I see greed in the bushes, I see snakes in the dark.
[B] Some are friends [A] of my brother's.
Can't you hear [B] them [Bm] dogs bark?
I come home [G] to Maria at the end [A] of the [D] day, in the shape of [G] a shadow holding [A] demons at bay.
It's just the border they [Bm] say.
It was Mexican soldiers
[B] out of a [Bm] black Humvee.
With their guns [A] to their shoulders, aiming my partner and [Bm] me.
They drove away laughing, but the message was clear.
We don't care [A] about nothing but the money down here.
I come home [G] to Maria in a [D] bulletproof vest.
With the weight of the whole wide [G] world bearing down [A] on my chest.
It's just the border [Bm] I guess.
[F#] From the shacks and the shanties come the [B] hungry and poor.
[F#m] [F#] Some to drown at [Bm] the crossing, [G] some to suffer no more.
I guess you heard about Campos and Ramien.
Both of them [A] friends of mine.
Both good [Bm] men.
They did one right thing.
And look what they got.
Federal [A] prison where they're both gonna [Bm] rot.
I come home [G] to Maria.
Where else would [D] I go?
Across a river to die by myself.
Down in old [A] Mexico.
It's just the border you [Bm] know.
[F#]
[F#m] [Bm]
[A]
[Bm] [F#]
[F#m] [Bm]
[A]
[Bm]
[F#m] [B]
[A]
[B]
[Bm]
I work on the border, I see what I see.
I [A] work on the border and it's working on [Bm] me.
I lie awake at night [D]
[Bm] knowing what I know.
There's a price on [A] the head of every border [B] [Bm] patrol.
Where the smugglers do business, [D]
[Bm] that's where I make a stand.
[D]
[Bm] I [A] know this old desert like the back of [B] my [Bm] hand.
I see greed in the bushes, I see snakes in the dark.
[B] Some are friends [A] of my brother's.
Can't you hear [B] them [Bm] dogs bark?
I come home [G] to Maria at the end [A] of the [D] day, in the shape of [G] a shadow holding [A] demons at bay.
It's just the border they [Bm] say.
It was Mexican soldiers
[B] out of a [Bm] black Humvee.
With their guns [A] to their shoulders, aiming my partner and [Bm] me.
They drove away laughing, but the message was clear.
We don't care [A] about nothing but the money down here.
I come home [G] to Maria in a [D] bulletproof vest.
With the weight of the whole wide [G] world bearing down [A] on my chest.
It's just the border [Bm] I guess.
[F#] From the shacks and the shanties come the [B] hungry and poor.
[F#m] [F#] Some to drown at [Bm] the crossing, [G] some to suffer no more.
I guess you heard about Campos and Ramien.
Both of them [A] friends of mine.
Both good [Bm] men.
They did one right thing.
And look what they got.
Federal [A] prison where they're both gonna [Bm] rot.
I come home [G] to Maria.
Where else would [D] I go?
Across a river to die by myself.
Down in old [A] Mexico.
It's just the border you [Bm] know.
[F#]
[F#m] [Bm]
[A]
[Bm] [F#]
[F#m] [Bm]
[A]
[Bm]
[F#m] [B]
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[B]
[Bm]
Key:
Bm
A
B
D
G
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_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ I work on the border, _ _ _ _ I see what I see. _ _
_ I [A] work on the border _ _ and it's working on [Bm] me. _ _
I lie awake at night _ [D] _
_ [Bm] knowing what I know. _ _
_ There's a price on [A] the head of _ _ _ every border [B] [Bm] patrol. _ _
Where the smugglers do business, [D] _
_ [Bm] that's where I make a stand.
[D] _ _
[Bm] _ I [A] know this old desert _ like the back of [B] my [Bm] hand. _ _
_ I see greed in the bushes, _ _ I see snakes in the dark. _ _
[B] _ Some are friends [A] of my brother's. _
_ Can't you hear [B] them [Bm] dogs bark? _
I come home [G] to Maria _ at the end [A] of the [D] day, _ _ in the shape of [G] a shadow _ _ _ holding [A] demons at bay. _ _
It's just the border they [Bm] say. _ _
_ It was Mexican soldiers _
[B] out of a [Bm] black Humvee. _ _
_ With their guns [A] to their shoulders, _ _ aiming my partner and [Bm] me. _ _
_ They drove away laughing, _ _ but the message was clear. _
_ We don't care [A] about nothing _ _ _ but the money down here. _
_ I come home [G] to Maria _ in a [D] bulletproof vest. _
_ With the weight of the whole wide [G] world _ bearing down [A] on my chest. _
It's just the border [Bm] I guess. _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ From the shacks and the shanties _ come the [B] hungry and poor.
_ [F#m] _ [F#] Some to drown at [Bm] the crossing, _ _ [G] _ some to suffer no more.
_ I guess you heard about Campos _ _ and Ramien. _ _ _ _
Both of them [A] friends of mine. _ _ _ _
Both good [Bm] men.
_ _ They did one right thing. _ _ _ _
And look what they got. _ _ _ _
Federal [A] prison _ where _ they're both gonna [Bm] rot. _ _ _
I come home [G] to Maria. _ _ _ _
Where else would [D] I go? _ _
Across a river to die by myself. _
Down in old [A] Mexico.
_ _ It's just the border you [Bm] know. _ _ _
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_ I work on the border, _ _ _ _ I see what I see. _ _
_ I [A] work on the border _ _ and it's working on [Bm] me. _ _
I lie awake at night _ [D] _
_ [Bm] knowing what I know. _ _
_ There's a price on [A] the head of _ _ _ every border [B] [Bm] patrol. _ _
Where the smugglers do business, [D] _
_ [Bm] that's where I make a stand.
[D] _ _
[Bm] _ I [A] know this old desert _ like the back of [B] my [Bm] hand. _ _
_ I see greed in the bushes, _ _ I see snakes in the dark. _ _
[B] _ Some are friends [A] of my brother's. _
_ Can't you hear [B] them [Bm] dogs bark? _
I come home [G] to Maria _ at the end [A] of the [D] day, _ _ in the shape of [G] a shadow _ _ _ holding [A] demons at bay. _ _
It's just the border they [Bm] say. _ _
_ It was Mexican soldiers _
[B] out of a [Bm] black Humvee. _ _
_ With their guns [A] to their shoulders, _ _ aiming my partner and [Bm] me. _ _
_ They drove away laughing, _ _ but the message was clear. _
_ We don't care [A] about nothing _ _ _ but the money down here. _
_ I come home [G] to Maria _ in a [D] bulletproof vest. _
_ With the weight of the whole wide [G] world _ bearing down [A] on my chest. _
It's just the border [Bm] I guess. _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ From the shacks and the shanties _ come the [B] hungry and poor.
_ [F#m] _ [F#] Some to drown at [Bm] the crossing, _ _ [G] _ some to suffer no more.
_ I guess you heard about Campos _ _ and Ramien. _ _ _ _
Both of them [A] friends of mine. _ _ _ _
Both good [Bm] men.
_ _ They did one right thing. _ _ _ _
And look what they got. _ _ _ _
Federal [A] prison _ where _ they're both gonna [Bm] rot. _ _ _
I come home [G] to Maria. _ _ _ _
Where else would [D] I go? _ _
Across a river to die by myself. _
Down in old [A] Mexico.
_ _ It's just the border you [Bm] know. _ _ _
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