Billy Joel - Close to the borderline
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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"
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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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A5Blackout, heatwave, .44 caliber C5homicide
G5 D5 (G D G D)
The bums drop dead and dogs go mad in packs on the West Side
A5Young girl standing on a ledge looks like another C5suicide
G5 D5 (G D G D)
She wants to hit those bricks 'Cause the news at six gotta stick to a deadline
While the E5millionaires hide in F#mBeekman Place The D5bag ladies throw their bones in my A5face
I get E5attacked by a kid with F#mstereo sound I D5don't want to hear it but he won't turn it A5down
E5Life is tough but it's C#7just enough To F#mhold back the E5tears until it's D5closing time
A5I survived, ID5'm still alive
E5(hold) A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 (G D G D)
But I'm getting close to the borderline Close to the borderline
A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 (G D G D)
A5A buck three eighty Won't buy you much lately on the C5street these days
G5 D5 (G D G D)
And when you can't get gas You know you can't drive fast anymore on the parkways
A5Rich man, poor man, either way American C5shoved into the lost and found
G5 D5 (G D G D)
The no nukes yell we're gonna all go to hell With the next big meltdown
I got E5remote control and a F#mcolor T.V. I D5don't change channels so they must change A5me
I got E5real close friends that willF#m get me high They D5don't know how to talk and they ain't gonna A5try
E5I shouldn't bitch, I C#7shouldn't cry I'd F#mstart a revoE5lution but I D5don't have time
A5I don't know why I'm D5still a nice guy
E5(hold) A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 (G D G D)
But I'm getting close to the borderline Close to the borderline
A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 (G D G D)
C#5I thought I'd sacrifice so D5many things
C#5I thought I'd throw them all E5away
C#5I didn't think I needed F#manythinE5g
Ah But you D5can't afford to squander what you're E5not prepared to pay
<Guitar Solo>
A5 C5 G5 D5 (G D G D) A5 C5 G5 D5 (G D G D)
E5I need a doctor for my F#mpressure pills D5I need a lawyer for my medical A5bills
E5I need a banker to fiF#mnance my home D5I need security to back my loanA5
E5It isn't new what I'm C#7going through But F#meverybody E5knows you got toD5 break sometime
A5Another night I fought the D5good fight
E5(hold) A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 (G D G D)
But I'm getting closer to the borderline Closer to the borderline
A5 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)