Borderline Chords
Borderline by Man Overboard is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C#. It uses the chords G#, Bbm, F# and C#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G# Bbm F# G# F#
verse 1:
Bbm
I packed my bags
F#
and looked to the
C# Bbm
west kissed her
F#
picture twenty
C#
times Take some
Bbm F#
clothes and a deep
C# Bbm
breath go commit
F# C#
the perfect crime
Refrain:
G#
I didn't ask for
much but now it's
F#
much too late if
she can't help me
now then there's
no time to waste
G#
I will not fail
us now if you just
Bbm
wait you'll see
F#
I will not let
us down I will
get myself
Chorus 1:
Bbm F# C#
free I will
Bbm
get myself free
F#
as the day that
C#
you found me
Before I got
Bbm
caught in this
F#
mess that's
C#
around me it
Bbm F# C#
won't happen again
verse 2:
Bbm
The first night I
F#
took one to the
C# Bbm
chest dancing
F# C#
on the borderline
I wrecked the
Bbm F#
mood and I must
C# Bbm
confess missed
the picture
F# C#
every time
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Guitar Solo:
Bbm F# C# x4
Bridge:
Bbm
I guess it's
just like me
to get real
sentimental
before I leave
Bbm F#
And I guess
C#
it's just like
G# Bbm
me to get real
F#
sentimental
C#
before I leave
Bbm F#
I guess
C#
it's just like
G# Bbm
me to get real
F#
sentimental
C#
before I leave
Bbm F#
And I guess
C#
it's just like
G# Bbm
me to get real
F#
sentimental
C#
before I leave
Sang in Backup:
We write off love
and then we're off
(Repeat Refrain)
Chorus 2:
Bbm F# C#
free I will
Bbm
get myself
F# C#
free I will
get my self
Bbm F#
free as the day
C#
that you found me
Before I got
Bbm
caught in this
F#
mess that's
C#(hold)
around me