Border Radio
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Border Radio - John Baumann
[Intro]
D D D D
[Refrain]
D G D
Border radio is playing low; a sonnet, soft and sweet
G D Bm A
Stationed 'cross the Rio Grande and broadcast on an AM band
D G D
Can't tell what she's singin', it's a language I don't know
G D A D
But if she's singin' of her homeland, that's where I wanna go
[Break]
D
[Verse]
D G D
I recognized a word or two: azul and corazón
G D Bm A
I've also had a heart that's blue, Lord knows I've been alone
D G D
El camino del diablo, from the dusk until the dawn
G D A D
La camina de estrellas, that's the one I should be on
[Break]
D
[Verse]
G D
Well I lost that station drivin' through the Davis Mountain range
G D A
Broken heart outside of Marfa while a Spanish angel sang
D G D
Can't tell what she's singin', it's a language I don't know
G D A D
But if she's singin' of her homeland, that's where I wanna go
[Break]
D D D
[Verse]
G D
When I pulled into the motel, she was stuck inside my head
G D A
Cryin' sin aló patria, lyin' wide awake in bed
D G D
I can't tell what she's singin', it's a language I don't know
G D A D
But if she's singin' of her homeland, that's where I wanna go
[Refrain]
D G D
Border radio is playing low; a sonnet, soft and sweet
G D Bm A
Stationed 'cross the Rio Grande and broadcast on an AM band
D G D
Can't tell what she's singin', it's a language I don't know
G D A Bm
But if she's singin' of her homeland, that's where I'm bound to go
A G D A D
Think she's singin' of her homeland, that's where I'm bound to go...
How to play Border Radio
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.