Down On The Border
Little River BandVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
B
|e----x---------x------------x--------x---------x--------x-------0-------0------2|
|B----x---------x------------x--------1---------1--------2-------0-------0------2|
|G----2---------0------------5--------2---------0--------3-------1-------2------4|
|D----2---------2------------2--------2---------2--------0-------1-------2------4|
|A----0---------0------------0--------x---------x--------x-------2-------2------4|
|E----x---------x------------x--------x---------x--------x-------0-------0------2|
This took me some while to work out, because I think they use shortened chords which
give a very different sound to their equivalent full ones. This is the closest I could get,
though Im happy to have input from anyone who suggests better fits!
If playing an acoustic guitar, which Id recommend plucking just the 3 notes mentioned
by playing the bottom string with thumb and the two above it with 1st and 2nd finger,
except in the chorus where the straight E,A,B should be strummed.
If playing on electric guitar, you can do a type of power chord boogie-woogie going
from A5 to A7n3 to Am using just the G and D strings which I think is what the lead
guitarist does in live version.
If you just want to strum as a full chord, you could try substituting A for A5, A7 or
Am7 for A7n3 and D or better still DSus2 (open top e string) for D5, but youll hear it
really doesnt sound quite the same.
*A7(no3rd) is not a text-book chord, its one Ive made up. For those interested in the
technicality it has no name as it only features a Root, 5 and 7th, assuming the bass
note is the root). It could equally be an Am7th (no 3rd), since its impossible to tell
whether its minor or major without knowing if the 3rd is flatted (minor) or not. End of
music theory lesson ;-). On with the music....
Intro Plucked on acoustic, arpeggios (with slightly different bass etc) on electric
I just got back from the border
And what I saw made me know for sure
We're out of order
I had a dream about New Orleans
At Jackson Square I heard their prayer
Down in New Orleans
On the run, there's a life for livin'
But the people there, they just don't care
Livin' their life like a millionaire
Down on the border
You never see me in old Iran
The women there don't know who I am
In old Iran
And I never will go to Singapore
The people there will cut your hair
In Singapore
On their streets there's a life of plenty
Oh but they'll never know about the freedom show
Theyre livin' in darkness years ago
Down on the border
They built a wall at the border
Not to keep us out, but to leave no doubt
They're out of order, hey
And all the people who are trapped within
Serve to show just how far we'll go
And how dumb we've been
At the top life looks so easy
But they'll never know what they'll never know
They're much too busy countin' all their dough
From the border
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Readable chord sheet for Down On The Border by Little River Band
[A5] [A7n3] [A7] [Am] [Am] [Am7] [D5] [E] [A] [B] |e----x---------x------------x--------x---------x--------x-------0-------0------2| |B----x---------x------------x--------1---------1--------2-------0-------0------2| |G----2---------0------------5--------2---------0--------3-------1-------2------4| |D----2---------2------------2--------2---------2--------0-------1-------2------4| |A----0---------0------------0--------x---------x--------x-------2-------2------4| |E----x---------x------------x--------x---------x--------x-------0-------0------2| This took me some while to work out, because I think they use shortened chords which give a very different sound to their equivalent full ones. This is the closest I could get, though Im happy to have input from anyone who suggests better fits! If playing an acoustic guitar, which Id recommend plucking just the 3 notes mentioned by playing the bottom string with thumb and the two above it with 1st and 2nd finger, except in the chorus where the straight E,A,B should be strummed. If playing on electric guitar, you can do a type of power chord boogie-woogie going from A5 to A7n3 to Am using just the G and D strings which I think is what the lead guitarist does in live version. If you just want to strum as a full chord, you could try substituting A for A5, A7 or Am7 for A7n3 and D or better still DSus2 (open top e string) for D5, but youll hear it really doesnt sound quite the same. *A7(no3rd) is not a text-book chord, its one Ive made up. For those interested in the technicality it has no name as it only features a Root, 5 and 7th, assuming the bass note is the root). It could equally be an Am7th (no 3rd), since its impossible to tell whether its minor or major without knowing if the 3rd is flatted (minor) or not. End of music theory lesson ;-). On with the music.... Intro Plucked on acoustic, arpeggios (with slightly different bass etc) on electric [A5] [A7n3] [A5] [Am] [Am] [A5] [A5] [A7n3] [A5] [Am] [Am] [A5] [A5]I just got back from the bor[A7n3]der [A5] And [Am7]what I s[A5]aw made me k[D5]now for [A5]sure We're out of [A7n3]order[A5] [A5]I had a dream about New[A7n3] Orlea[A5]ns At J[Am7]ackson S[A5]quare I h[D5]eard their [A5]prayer Down in [A7n3]New Or[A5]leans [E]On the run, there's a life for livin' But the [A]people there, they [B]just don't care [A5]Livin' their life like a mil[A7n3]lionai[A5]re Down on the [A7n3]borde[A5]r [A5]You never see me in old[A7n3] Iran [A5] The [Am7]women [A5]there don't [D5]know who[A5] I am In o[A7n3]ld Ira[A5]n [A5]And I never will go to Sin[A7n3]gapore[A5] The [Am7]people [A5]there will [D5]cut your h[A5]air In [A7n3]Singap[A5]ore [E]On their streets there's a life of plenty Oh but they'll [A]never know about the f[B]reedom show [A5]Theyre livin' in darkness year[A7n3]s ago [A5] Down on the [A7n3]border[A5] [A5]They built a wall at the [A7n3]border[A5] Not to [Am7]keep us o[A5]ut, but to l[D5]eave n[A5]o doubt They're out of [A7n3]order[A5], hey [E]And all the people who are trapped within Serve to s[A]how just how [B]far we'll go And how [A7n3]dumb we've [A5]been [A5]At the top life looks so[A7n3] easy [A5] But they'll [Am7]never k[A5]now what they'll [D5]never k[A5]now They're much[Am7] too bu[A5]sy countin' [D5]all their [A5]dough From the [Am7n3]border [A5]