Billy Joel Close to the Borderline
Chords:
x022xx
x355xx
355xxx
x577xx
022xxx or x799xx
244222
x46464
x466xx
You have to listen to the recording to get the timing. Here are the chords I heard...
Intro
Drum beat
Guitar (twice)
( )= "Riff"
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------------------------------------8p7---8p7-----|
--2---2-------2---2------7---7------7p7---7p7-----|
--2---2-------2---2------7---7------9p7---9p7-----|
--0---0-------0---0------5---5--------------------|
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Blackout, heatwave, .44 caliber homicide
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The bums drop dead and dogs go mad in packs on the West Side
Young girl standing on a ledge looks like another suicide
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She wants to hit those bricks 'Cause the news at six gotta stick to a deadline
While the millionaires hide in Beekman Place The bag ladies throw their bones in my face
I get attacked by a kid with stereo sound I don't want to hear it but he won't turn it down
Life is tough but it's just enough To hold back the tears until it's closing time
I survived, I'm still alive
(hold) ( )
But I'm getting close to the borderline Close to the borderline
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A buck three eighty Won't buy you much lately on the street these days
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And when you can't get gas You know you can't drive fast anymore on the parkways
Rich man, poor man, either way American shoved into the lost and found
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The no nukes yell we're gonna all go to hell With the next big meltdown
I got remote control and a color T.V. I don't change channels so they must change me
I got real close friends that will get me high They don't know how to talk and they ain't gonna try
I shouldn't bitch, I shouldn't cry I'd start a revolution but I don't have time
I don't know why I'm still a nice guy
(hold) ( )
But I'm getting close to the borderline Close to the borderline
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I thought I'd sacrifice so many things
I thought I'd throw them all away
I didn't think I needed anything
Ah But you can't afford to squander what you're not prepared to pay
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I need a doctor for my pressure pills I need a lawyer for my medical bills
I need a banker to finance my home I need security to back my loan
It isn't new what I'm going through But everybody knows you got to break sometime
Another night I fought the good fight
(hold) ( )
But I'm getting closer to the borderline Closer to the borderline
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(Fade)