Billy Joel – Close To The Borderline chords
Chords:
Billy Joel Close to the Borderline Tabbed by Baddguitar Chords: A5 x022xx C5 x355xx G5 355xxx D5 x577xx E5 022xxx or x799xx F#m 244222 C#7 x46464 C#5 x466xx You have to listen to the recording to get the timing. Here are the chords I heard... Intro Drum beat Guitar (twice) A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 (G D G D)= "Riff"--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--2---2-------2---2------7---7------8p7---8p7-----|--2---2-------2---2------7---7------7p7---7p7-----|--0---0-------0---0------5---5------9p7---9p7-----|--------------------------------------------------|A5 C5Blackout, heatwave, .44 caliber homicideG5 D5 (G D G D) The bums drop dead and dogs go mad in packs on the West SideA5 C5Young girl standing on a ledge looks like another suicideG5 D5 (G D G D)She wants to hit those bricks 'Cause the news at six gotta stick to a deadlineE5 F#m D5 A5 While the millionaires hide in Beekman Place The bag ladies throw their bones in my faceE5 F#m D5 A5 I get attacked by a kid with stereo sound I don't want to hear it but he won't turn it downE5 C#7 F#m E5 D5Life is tough but it's just enough To hold back the tears until it's closing timeA5 D5I survived, I'm still aliveE5(hold) A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 (G D G D)But I'm getting close to the borderline Close to the borderlineA5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 (G D G D)A5 C5A buck three eighty Won't buy you much lately on the street these daysG5 D5 (G D G D) And when you can't get gas You know you can't drive fast anymore on the parkwaysA5 C5Rich man, poor man, either way American shoved into the lost and foundG5 D5 (G D G D) The no nukes yell we're gonna all go to hell With the next big meltdownE5 F#m D5 A5 I got remote control and a color T.V. I don't change channels so they must change meE5 F#m D5 A5 I got real close friends that will get me high They don't know how to talk and they ain't gonna tryE5 C#7 F#m E5 D5I shouldn't bitch, I shouldn't cry I'd start a revolution but I don't have timeA5 D5I don't know why I'm still a nice guyE5(hold) A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 (G D G D)But I'm getting close to the borderline Close to the borderlineA5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 (G D G D)C#5 D5I thought I'd sacrifice so many thingsC#5 E5I thought I'd throw them all awayC#5 F#m E5I didn't think I needed anythingD5 E5 Ah But you can't afford to squander what you're not prepared to payA5 C5 G5 D5 (G D G D) A5 C5 G5 D5 (G D G D) E5 F#m D5 A5 I need a doctor for my pressure pills I need a lawyer for my medical billsE5 F#m D5 A5I need a banker to finance my home I need security to back my loanE5 C#7 F#m E5 D5It isn't new what I'm going through But everybody knows you got to break sometimeA5 D5Another night I fought the good fightE5(hold) A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 (G D G D)But I'm getting closer to the borderline Closer to the borderlineA5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 (G D G D) A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 (G D G D)A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 (G D G D)(Fade)