When I Get To The Border
Richard ThompsonVersion1
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Dirty people take what's mine
I can leave them all behind
They can never cross that line
When I get to the Border
Sawbones standing at the dorr
Waiting 'til I hit the floor
He won't find me anymore
When I get to the Border
Monday morning, monday morning
Closing in on me
I'm packing up and running away
To where nobody picks on me
If you see a box of pine
With a name that looks like mine.
Just say I drowned in a barrel of wine.
When I got to the Border
A one way ticket's in my hand
Heading for the chosen land
My troubles will all turn to sand
When I get to the Border
Salty girl with yellow hair
Waiting in that rocking chair
And if I'm weary I won't care
When I get to the Border
Monday morning, monday morning
Closing in on me
I'm packing up and running away
To where nobody picks on me
Dusty road will smell so sweet
Paved with gold beneath my feet
And I'll be dancing down the street
When I get to the Border
When I get to the Border
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Readable chord sheet for When I Get To The Border by Richard Thompson
[C] [F](add [D]) [C]Dirty people take what's mine [F]I can leave them all be[G]hind [C]They can [G/B]never [Am]cross that [C/G]line When [F]I get to the Bor[G]der Sawbones standing at the dorr Waiting 'til I hit the floor He won't find me anymore When I get to the Border [G]Monday morning, monday morning [G]Closing in on me [G]I'm packing [D/F#]up and [Em]running away To where [C]nobody picks on [D]me If you see a box of pine With a name that looks like mine. Just say I drowned in a barrel of wine. When I got to the Border A one way ticket's in my hand Heading for the chosen land My troubles will all turn to sand When I get to the Border Salty girl with yellow hair Waiting in that rocking chair And if I'm weary I won't care When I get to the Border Monday morning, monday morning Closing in on me I'm packing up and running away To where nobody picks on me Dusty road will smell so sweet Paved with gold beneath my feet And I'll be dancing down the street When I get to the Border When I get to the Border