On The Border

Al Stewart

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(F#m)The fishing boats go out across the evening water
(D)Smuggling guns and arms across the Spanish border
The (Bm)winds whip up the waves so loud
The (A)ghost moon sails a(G)mong the clouds
And (F#m)turns the rifles (E)into silver (F#m)on the border

(F#m)On my wall the colours of the maps are running
(D)From Africa the winds they talk of changes coming
The (Bm)torches flair up in the night
The (A)hand that sets the (G)farms alight
Has (F#m)spread the word to (E)those who're waiting (F#m)on the border

(A)In the village where I grew up
(EM)Nothing seems the same
But still you (D)never see the change from day to (A)day
And no one (D)notices the customs slip (C#)away (C#)(B)(A)(G#m)(F#m)(E)(F#m)

(F#m)Late last night the rain was knocking on my window
(D)I moved across the darkened room and in the lampglow
I (BM)thought I saw down in the street
The (A)spirit of the (G)century
(F#m)Telling us that (E)we're all standing (F#m)on the border

(A)In the islands where I grew up
(EM)Nothing seems the same
It's just the (D)patterns that remain an empty (A)shell 
But there's a (D)strangeness in the air you feel too (C#)well (C#)(B)(A)(G#m)(F#m)(E)(F#m)

(F#m)The fishing boats go out across the evening water
(D)Smuggling guns and arms across the Spanish border
The (Bm)winds whip up the waves so loud
The (A)ghost moon sails a(G)mong the clouds
And (F#m)turns the rifles (E)into silver (F#m)on the border

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van On The Border van Al Stewart op Gitaartabs. Dit nummertje uit het klassieke album Year of the Cat (1976) is een mooie popklassieke voor wie net begint met gitaar spelen. De simpele akkoordprogressie maakt het een ideaal startpunt om je ritmegevoel en akkoordwissels te trainen.

Dit is gitaar op beginnerniveau: je werkt hier met F#m, A, D, E, G en C#. De tab staat in akkoorden-formaat, dus je kunt direct meespelen zonder gedoe. Pak je gitaar en begin met deze rustige pop-klassieker.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the barre chord B
B is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
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Practise the change: B ↔ A
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
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Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.