
Across The Border
Bruce Springsteen
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Tom : A
[Intro] A D A E A
A
Tonight my bag is packed
D A
Tomorrow I'll walk these tracks
E A
That will lead me across the border
A
Tomorrow my love and I
D A
Will sleep 'neath auburn skies
E A
Somewhere across the border
D
We'll leave behind my dear
E
The pain and sadness we found here
A D
And we'll drink from Bravo's muddy water
A
Where the sky grows gray and wide
D A
We'll meet on the other side
E A
There across the border
A
For you I'll build a house
D A
High upon a grassy hill
E A
Somewhere across the border
A
Where and pain and memory
D A
Pain and memory have been stilled
E A
There across the border
D
And sweet blossoms fill the air
E
Pastures of gold and green
A D
Roll down into the cool clear waters
A
And in your arms 'neath open skies
D A
I'll kiss the sorrow from your eyes
E A
There across the border
D
Tonight we'll sing the songs
E
I'll dream of you, my corazón
A D
And tomorrow my heart will be strong
A
And may the saints' blessings and grace
D A
Carry me safely into your arms
E A
There across the border
D
For what are we
E
Without hope in our hearts
A D
That someday we'll drink from God's blessed waters
A
And eat the fruit from the vine
D A
I know love and fortune will be mine
E A
Somewhere across the border
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