Close to the Borderline Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][F]
[G][C][F]
[C]

[Verse 1]
[G]Blackout,
heatwave, .44 caliber hom[Bb]icide
The [C]bums drop [F]dead and dogs gone mad
In [C]packs on [F]the West Side
[C]Young [G]girl standing on a ledge
looks like another sui[Bb]cide
She wants [F]to hit those bricks
'Cause the news at six gotta
[C]stick to [F]a deadline
While the [D]millionaires hide
in Beek[Em]man Place
[C]The bag ladies throw
[G]their bones in my face
I get at[D]tacked by a kid with [Em]stereo sound
[C]I don't want to hear it but
he [G]won't turn it down
[D]Life is tough but it's jus[B]t enough
To [Em]hold back [D]the tears
[G]un til it's [C]closing time
[G]I survived, I'm sti[C]ll alive
But I'm getting [D]close to
[G]the borderline[C]
[F]Close to the borderline
[G]

[Verse 2]
[C]A b[F]uck[C] three e[G]ighty
Won't buy you much lately
on the [Bb]street these days
And when you [F]can't get gas
You know you can't drive fast
any[C]more on [F]the [C]parkways
Rich [G]man, poor man,
either way American
Shoved [Bb]in to the lost and found
The [F]no-nukes yell "we're gonna
all go to hell"
With the [C]next big meltdown
[F]I got[C] remot[D]e control and a col[Em] or T.V.
[C]I don't change channels so
they [G]must change me
I got [D]real close friends that will [Em]get me high
[G]They don[C]'t know how to talk
and they [G]ain't gonna try
[D]I shouldn't bitch, I sho[B]uldn't cry
I'd [Em]start a revolu[D]tion [G]but I [C]don't have time
I [G]don't know why I'm still a [C]nice guy
But I'm getting [G]close to the border[D]line
[G]Clo[C]se [F]to the borderline[C]
[G]

[Verse 3]
[C]I t[F]hou[G]ght[Bm] I'd sacri
[G]fice so [C]many things
[Bm]I thought I'd throw them all a[G]way[D][G]
I didn't think I needed [Em]anything
[D]But you can't [C]afford to squander what you[D]'re not
prepared [G]to pay

[Interlude 1]
[Bb][Eb][F][C][F][C]
[G][Bb][F][C][F][C]
[D]I need

[Verse 4]
a doctor for my [Em]pressure pills
[C]I need a lawyer for my m[G]edical bills
[D]I need a banker to financ[Em]e my home
But [C]I need security to b[G]ack my loan
[D]It isn't new what I'm goi[B]ng
through
[Em]But everybody [D]knows you got
to [C]break sometime
[G]An other night I fought the [C]good fight
But I'm getting [D]closer to
the border[G]line[C]
[F]Closer to the border[C]line[G][C]
Closer to the [G]borderline
[C][F][C][G][C][F][G]
[C]
[F]Closer to the [C]borderline
Closer [G]to the borderline
To [C]the borderline
[F]To the borderlin[C]e