Tablature on the border - Al Stewart

          



 {t:On The Border}

  {st:Al Stewart}

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  {define H   base-fret 7 frets 1 3 3 2 1 1}

  {define A   base-fret 5 frets 1 3 3 2 1 1}

  {define G   base-fret 3 frets 1 3 3 2 1 1}

  {define F#m base-fret 2 frets 1 3 3 1 1 1}

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  [F#m]The fishing boats go out across the evening water

  [D]Smuggling guns and arms across the Spanish border

  [Hm]The winds whip up the waves so loud

  The [A]ghost moon sails a[G]mong the clouds

  And [F#m]turns the rifles [E]into silver [F#m]on the border

  

  [F#m]On my wall the colours of the maps are running

  [D]From Africa the winds they talk of changes coming

  [Hm]The torches flair up in the night

  The [A]hand that sets the [G]farms alight

  Has [F#m]spread the word to [E]those who're waiting [F#m]on the border

  

  [A]In the village where I grew up

  [Em]Nothing seems the same

  But still you [D]never see the change from day to [A]day

  And no one [D]notices the customs slip [C#]away [C#] [H] [A] [G#m] [F#m] [E] [F#m]

  

  [F#m]Late last night the rain was knocking on my window

  [D]I moved across the darkened room and in the lampglow

  [Hm]I thought I saw down in the street

  The [A]spirit of the [G]century

  [F#m]Telling us that [E]we're all standing [F#m]on the border

  

  [A]In the islands where I grew up 

  [Em]Nothing seems the same

  It's just the [D]patterns that remain an empty [A]shell

  But there's a [D]strangeness in the air you feel too [C#]well [C#] [H] [A] [G#m] [F#m] [E] [F#m]

  

  {c:REPEAT 1st VERSE}

   


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 On the border, de Al stewart 

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