Key E
[Intro]
[C#m] [B] [Bm] [A] [A6] [E] [A6] [E]
[C#m] [B] [Bm] [A] [Bm] [C#m] [Dm] [B/D#]
[Verse1]
NC
[E7]Cruisin' down the center of a two way street
[E7]Wondrin' who is really in the driver's seat
[E7]Mindin' my bus'ness along comes big brother
[E7]Says, 'son, you better get on one side or the other.'
[Chorus]
[Bm7](Whaoo) I'm [A]out on the [E]border,
[Bm7](Whaoo) I'm [A]walkin' the [E]line
[Bm7](Whaoo) Don't you tell me 'bout your [A]law and [E]order
[Bm7](Whaoo) I'm try'n' to change this [A]water to [E]wine.
[Verse2]
NC
[E7]After a hard day, I'm safe at home
[E7]Foolin with my baby on the telephone
[E7]Out of nowhere somebody cuts in and
[E7]Says, 'hmm, you in some trouble boy, we know where you're been.'
[Chorus]
[Bm7](Whaoo) I'm [A]out on the [E]border,
[Bm7](Whaoo) I'm [A]walkin' the [E]line
[Bm7](Whaoo) Don't you tell me 'bout your [A]law and [E]order
[Bm7](Whaoo) I'm try'n' to change this [A]water to [E]wine.
[Bridge]
[E] Never mind [A/E]your [D6/E]name, just [A/E]give us your [E]number, mm
Never mind [A/E]your [D6/E]face, just [A/E]show us your [E]card, mm
And we [A/E]wanna [D6/E]know whose [A/E]wing are you [E]under
You better [A/E]step to the ri[D6/E]right or we can [A/E]make it [E]hard
[Chorus]
[Bm7](Whaoo) I'm [A]stuck on th[E]the border,
[Bm7](Whaoo) All I wanted was some p[A]peace of min[E]mind
[Bm7](Whaoo) Don't you tell me 'bout your [A]law and [E]order
[Bm7](Whaoo) I'm try'n' to change this [A]water to [E]wine.
[Solo]
[Outro]
On the bo[E]border [G] [A]
[C] [D]On the bo[E]border [G] [A]
[C] On [D]the bo[E]border [G] [A]
[C] [D]On the b[E]border [G] [A]
repeat and fade w/ lead vocal ad lib