Eagles - On the Border: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "On the Border" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn On the Border Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Eagles

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "On the Border" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

  E                G            A        C
Cruising down the center of a two way street
Wondering who is really in the driver's seat
Minding my business along comes big brother
Says, son, you better get on one side or the other

Chorus:
Bm7          A          E
(Whaoo) I'm out on the border,
Bm7          A           E
(Whaoo) I'm walkin' the line
Bm7                                   A      E
(Whaoo) Don't you tell me 'bout your law and order
Bm7                                A        E
(Whaoo) I'm try'n' to change this water to wine.

After a hard day, i'm safe at home
Fooling with my baby on the telephone
Out of nowhere somebody cuts in and
Says, "hmm, you in some trouble boy,
we know where you're been."

Chorus

E
Never mind your name, just give us your number, mm
Never mind your face, just show us your card, mm
And we wanna know whose wing are you under
You better step to the right or we can make it hard

Chorus

         E    G A
On the border
C  D       E    G A
   On the border
C  D       E    G A
   On the border
C  D       E    G A
   On the border

On the border
Leave me be , i'm just walking this line
On the border
On the border
All i wanted was some peace of mind,
peace of mind
I'm out on the border
On the border
Can't you see i'm trying
to change this water to wine
On the border
Don't you tell me 'bout your law and order
Sick and tired of all your law and order
On the border
Sick and tired of it
On the border
I'm the man on the border
On the border


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "On the Border" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "On the Border" by Eagles.