#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Here's a song I fell in love with when I first heard it on Turbulent Indigo. I learned the chords from Joni's fingers on the PBS documentary on Troubadours of Folk Festival, where she first introduced the song. is very classic Joni melody writing, on a par with Both Sides Now in its folk simplicity. The chords are not that exotic or jazzy, but there's a fluidity to the chord changes that really heightens the emotions of lyrics - a Joni trademark! As before, I have not included the right-hand fingering - it's best left to the individual player to flesh Select a tuning that best suits your voice (the fingering is the same for all three): Tuning on Turbulent Indigo album: BF#BD#F#B (my guitar goes dead this low!) Tuning on live performance: CGCEGC Also can be played in DADF#AD 4/4 Borderline - Words & Music by Joni Mitchell |---0---------------------|---0---------------------|--0---------------------| |---0---------------------|---0---------------------|--0---------------------| |---5---------------------|---1---------------------|--5---------------------| |---5---------------------|---2---------------------|--5---------------------| |---5---------------------|---2---------------------|--5---------------------| |---5---------------------|---2---------------------|--5---------------------| |---0----------------------|-5-----------5-----------|---5-----------5--------| |---0----------------------|-5-----------5-----------|---5-----------5--------| |---1----------------------|-5-----------6-----------|---5-----------6--------| |---2----------------------|-5-----------5-----------|---5-----------5--------| |---2----------------------|-5-----------7-----------|---5-----------7--------| |---2----------------------|-5-----------5-----------|---5-----------5--------| Every - body looks so ill at ease so distrustful so dis- |--5----------------5-----|------0-----------------|--0-----------0---------| |--5----------------5-----|------0-----------------|-12----------13---------| |--5----------------6-----|------6-----------------|-12----------13---------| |--5----------------5-----|------0-----------------|-12----------13---------| |--5----------------7-----|------7-----------------|-12----------13---------| |--5----------------5-----|------0-----------------|--0-----------0---------| pleased. Running down this table, I see a borderline. Like a barbed-wire |--0------------0---------|---0------------0--------|---0----------------------| |-12-----------13---------|--12----------13--------|----0----------------------| |-12-----------13---------|--12----------13--------|----8----------------------| |-12-----------13---------|--12----------13--------|----9----------------------| |-12-----------13---------|--12----------13--------|----9----------------------| |--0------------0---------|---0------------0--------|----9---------------------| fence strung tight, strung tense, prickling with pretence, a borderline. (slur): |--7--------------7-------|--7-----------7---7-----|--7------------7----------| |--7--------------7-------|--7-----------7---7-----|--7------------7----------| |--7--------------8-------|--7-----------8---7-----|--7------------8----------| |--7--------------7-------|--7-----------7---7-----|--7------------7----------| |--7--------------9-------|--7-----------9---7-----|--7------------9----------| |--7--------------7-------|--7-----------7---7-----|--7------------7----------| Why are you smirking at your friend? this to be the night |--0----------------------|---5--------5-----------|--5---------5-----------| |--0----------------------|---5--------5-----------|--5---------5-----------| |--8----------------------|---5--------6-----------|--5---------6-----------| |--9----------------------|---5--------5-----------|--5---------5-----------| |--9----------------------|---5--------7-----------|--5---------7-----------| |--9----------------------|---5--------5-----------|--5---------5-----------| when all well-wishing ends? All credibility re - voked? Thin skin, thick |---5---------5--------------|----0-----------0------| etc. for remaining verses |---5---------5--------------|----0-----------0------| |---5---------6--------------|----6-----------5------| |---5---------5--------------|----0-----------5------| |---5---------7--------------|----7-----------5------| |---5---------5--------------|----0-----------5------| jokes! Can we blame it on the smoke, this sudden border - line?