Close To The Borderline

billy joel close to the borderline tabbed by BaddGuitar chords : A5 x022 xxc5 x355 xxg5 355 xxxd5 x577 xxe5 022xxx or x799 xxf#m 244222 C#7 x46464 C#5 x466 xxyou have to listen to the recording to get the timing . here are the chords i heard . . . Intro drum beat guitar ( twice ) A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 ( G D G D ) = "riff" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - 2 - - - 2 - - - - - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - - - - 7 - - - 7 - - - - - - 8p7 - - - 8p7 - - - - - | - - 2 - - - 2 - - - - - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - - - - 7 - - - 7 - - - - - - 7p7 - - - 7p7 - - - - - | - - 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - - - - 9p7 - - - 9p7 - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A5 C5 blackout , heatwave , . 44 caliber homicide G5 D5 ( G D G D ) the bums drop dead and dogs go mad in packs on the west side A5 C5 young girl standing on a ledge looks like another suicide G5 D5 ( G D G D ) she wants to hit those bricks ’cause the news at six gotta stick to a deadline E5 F#m D5 A5 while the millionaires hide in beekman place the bag ladies throw their bones in my face E5 F#m D5 A5 i get attacked by a kid with stereo sound i don’t want to hear it but he won’t turn it down E5 C#7 F#m E5 D5 life is tough but it’s just enough to hold back the tears until it’s closing time A5 D5 i survived , i’m still alive E5 ( hold ) A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 ( G D G D ) but i’m getting close to the borderline close to the borderline A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 ( G D G D ) A5 C5 a buck three eighty won’t buy you much lately on the street these days G5 D5 ( G D G D ) and when you can’t get gas you know you can’t drive fast anymore on the parkways A5 C5 rich man , poor man , either way american shoved into the lost and found G5 D5 ( G D G D ) the no nukes yell we’re gonna all go to hell with the next big meltdown E5 F#m D5 A5 i got remote control and a color t . v . i don’t change channels so they must change me E5 F#m D5 A5 i got real close friends that will get me high they don’t know how to talk and they ain’t gonna try E5 C#7 F#m E5 D5 i shouldn’t bitch , i shouldn’t cry i’d start a revolution but i don’t have time A5 D5 i don’t know why i’m still a nice guy E5 ( hold ) A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 ( G D G D ) but i’m getting close to the borderline close to the borderline A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 ( G D G D ) C#5 D5 i thought i’d sacrifice so many things C#5 E5 i thought i’d throw them all away C#5 F#m E5 i didn’t think i needed anything D5 E5 ah but you can’t afford to squander what you’re not prepared to pay A5 C5 G5 D5 ( G D G D ) A5 C5 G5 D5 ( G D G D ) E5 F#m D5 A5 i need a doctor for my pressure pills i need a lawyer for my medical bills E5 F#m D5 A5 i need a banker to finance my home i need security to back my loan E5 C#7 F#m E5 D5 it isn’t new what i’m going through but everybody knows you got to break sometime A5 D5 another night i fought the good fight E5 ( hold ) A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 ( G D G D ) but i’m getting closer to the borderline closer to the borderline A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 ( G D G D ) A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 ( G D G D ) A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 ( G D G D ) ( fade )