Borderline Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays591

Borderline by Madonna is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, C, G, Bm, B7, Em, A, F#, Asus4 and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro 
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D               C              G 
D               C              G 
 
Verse1 
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D                        C              G 
Something in the way you love me won't let me be 
D                                   C              G 
I don't want to be your prisoner so baby won't you set me free 
D                          C               G 
Stop playing with my heart Finish what you start 
D                              C               G 
When you make my love come down 
D                          C           G 
If you want me let me know Baby let it show 
D 
Honey don't you fool around 
 
Prechorus 
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Bm        B7          Em          A           F# 
     Just try to understand, I've given all I can, 
           Bm              A       { Asus4  A } 
'Cause you got the best of me 
 
A          F#                  Bm       A       E 
Borderline      feels like I'm going to lose my mind 
         G               D                A          { Asus4 A }    
You just keep on pushing my love over the borderline 
A          F#                  Bm       A       E 
Borderline      feels like I'm going to lose my mind 
         G               D                A          { Asus4 A }    
You just keep on pushing my love over the borderline 
 
Intro Again 
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Verse2 
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Something in your eyes is makin' such a fool of me 
When you hold me in your arms you love me till I just can't see 
But then you let me down, when I look around, baby you just can't be found 
Stop driving me away, I just wanna stay, 
There's something I just got to say 
 
Prechorus 
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Chorus 
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Outro 
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A                F#               Bm     A          E 
  Keep pushing me, keep pushing me, keep pushing my love 
G            D              A                 Asus4 A 
  C'mon baby, c'mon darling, yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 
 
A                F#               Bm     A          E 
lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante