Borderland
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E
Living in the borderland
B
I don’t feel like a boy, I don’t feel like a man
E
In the things I don’t understand
C#m B
Things like love, like the law
E
Like the law of the jungle
E
Are we all animals
Are we all animals sharpening
Our teeth and claws
B
Stocking up on cannonballs
E
Living like nobody knows
B C#m
They can’t hold on to love
B E
And live by the law, the law of the jungle
E
Help me Holy Jesus
A
Won’t you show me how to live
E
I’ve got monsters at my table
A
I’ve got Bibles bent like shivs
E
Help me Holy Lord
A
I see the light of heaven’s porch
E
But so many of us are born here
A
Outside your chain link fence
E -A
Living in the borderland
E
You gotta fend for yourself,
A
Let the dogs eat the other man
E -A
Living in the borderland
B
You gotta take what you get,
A
Gotta get what you can
E
Are we all dangerous
Are we all dangerous lost boys shoring up
B
Pockets full of fairy dust
E
Suffering the wanderlust
B C#m
They all get crushed without love
B E
By the law, the law of the jungle
(Interlude: E-A-B-C#m)
(Return to Chorus, then)
E -A
Living in the borderland
E
Are you going to fight like a boy,
A
Gonna run like a man
E -A
Living in the borderland
E
Gotta take what you get,
A
Gotta get what you can
C#m
But you can’t hold on
B
Can’t hold on to love
C#m
You can’t hold on
B
You can’t hold on and live
E - A
By the Law
Outro: E-A-B-C#m repeated, then E-A repeated
How to play Borderland
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
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.