Mitchell Joni - Borderline (First Version)
 Mitchell Joni - Borderline First Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) Mitchell Joni. Other chords and tabs for the "Borderline" can find at the bottom of the page. Here's a song I fell in love with when I first heard it on Turbulent Indigo. I learned the chords from watching Joni's fingers on the PBS documentary on Troubadours of Folk Festival, where she first introduced the song. This 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 the lyrics - a Joni trademark! As before, I have not included the right-hand fingering - it's best left to the individual player to flesh out. Select a tuning that best suits your voice (the fingering is the same for all three): 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? Is 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? |
