Across the Borderline Ry Cooder
Intro: 1 2 1 2 3 4 C 2 3 4 G 2 3 4
[C] [2] [3] [4] [C] [2] [3] [4] [1]
[C]There's a land so [G]I've been [C]told
[F]Every street is paved with gold
And it's [C]just a-[Am]cross the border [G]line 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1
And [C]when it's time to [G]take your [C]turn
[F]There's one lesson that you must learn
You could [C]lose more than you'll [G]ever hope to [C]find 2 3 4 1 2 3
When you [F]reach the [Em]broken [C]promised land
[F]When every [C]dream slips through your [Am]hands
Then you'll [C]know it's too [Am]late to change your [G]mind 2 3 4 1 2 3
'Cause you've [F]paid the [Em]price to [C]come this far
[F]Just to [C]wind up where you are
And you're [Am]still just a-[G]cross the border [C]line 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[C]Up and down the [G]Rio [C]Grande
[F]A thousand footprints in the sand
[C]Reveal a secret [Am]no one can de-[G]fine 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1
[C]The river flows on [G]like a [C]breath
[F]In between our life and death
Tell me [C]who's the next to [G]cross the [C]borderline 2 3 4 1 2 3
When you [F]reach the [Em]broken [C]promised land
[F]When every [C]dream slips through your [Am]hands
Then you'll [C]know it's too [Am]late to change your [G]mind 2 3 4 1 2 3
'Cause you've [F]paid the [Em]price to [C]come this far
[F]Just to [C]wind up where you are
And you're [Am]still just a-[G]cross the border [C]line 2 3 4 1 2 3
When you [F]reach the [Em]broken [C]promised land
[F]When every [C]dream slips through your [Am]hands
Then you'll [C]know it's too [Am]late to change your [G]mind 2 3 4 1 2 3
'Cause you've [F]paid the [Em]price to [C]come this far
[F]Just to [C]wind up where you are
And you're [Am]still just a-[G]cross the border [C]line 2 3 4 C 2 3
And you're [Am]still just a-[G]cross the border [C]line 2 3 4 C 2 3 4 C
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