Midnight Oil - Back On The Borderline Chords & Tabs

BACK ON THE BORDERLINE

James/Garrett/Hirst
Album : Head Injuries
Bass : Andrew James

INTRO:
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D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-7-7-7-----------5-5-5-----------|-7-7-7-----------5-5-5-----------|
A |-------7---7-7---------5---5-5---|-------7---7-7---------5---5-5---|
E |---------------0---------------0-|---------------0---------------0-|

VERSE:
From the bar to the bedroom
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D |*---------------------------------|-7-7-7-----------5-5-5-----------*|
A |*---4-7-----------------5---5-5---|-------7---7-7---------5---5-5---*|
E |--5-----0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3---------0-|---------------0---------------0--|

BRIDGE:
And sometimes when that mirror shows
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D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-|-0-----0-0-----0-5-----5-5---5-3-|

signatures of nightmares
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D |---------------------------------|-----------------2-----2-2---2-2-|
A |-------------------------------0-|-2-----2-2-----2-----------------|
E |-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-------|---------------------------------|

G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------|
E |---------------0-2-2---0-2-0-2-0-|

CHORUS:
Bor-der-line..........................................Yes I'm back on the
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A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------------------0-|
E |---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5---5-2-2-2---|

Bor-der-line..........................................
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D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|

PRE-VERSE 2:
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D |-7-7-7-----------5-5-5-----------|-7-7-7-6---6-6-6-5-4-------------|
A |-------7---7-7---------5---5-5---|---------------------7-5---5-5---|
E |---------------0---------------0-|---------------------------------|

VERSE

BRIDGE 2:
And sometimes when that magic
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D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------3-2-----------------|
E |-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-|-0-----0-0-------5-----5-5---5-3-|

in retrospect that diamond day
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D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------2-4-|
A |-------------------------------0-|-2-----2-2/5-----7---------------|
E |-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-------|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-----|
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And sometimes when a thousand voices
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D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
A |---------------------------------|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

a saint in any form
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D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|---|
A |---------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|---|
E |---------------------------------|-----------------0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-|

CHORUS 2:
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D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|

INTERLUDE/HEAVY GUITAR:
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D |*---------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
A |*-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|--------------------------------*|
E |----------------------------------|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-5-5-5-5-2-2-2---|

G |---------------------------------|-----------------2-2-2-2---------|
D |---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---------4-4-4---|
A |-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|

G |---------------------------------|-----------------2-2-2-2---------|
D |---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------4-4-4---|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------------------4-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

END CHORUS:
Bor-der-line........................................Yes I'm back on the
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D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|

Bor-der-line etc.
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D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|

G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |*-------------------------0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------*|
A |*-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4---------|---------------------------------*|
E |----------------------------------|-----------------5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2--|

OUTRO:
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D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E |-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-|-2-----2-2-2-2-------------------|

G |---------------------------------|---|
D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---|
A |---------------------------------|-2-|
E |---------------------------------|---|

Transcribed by Brian Camp
E-mail: cambrian@vianet.net.au