Madonna - Borderline: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Borderline" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

D                         C             G/B      D C G/B
Something in the way you love me won't let me be
         D                           C             G/B      D C G/B
I don't want to be your prisoner so baby won't you set me free
       D                     C               G/B
Stop playing with my heart, Finish what you start
  D                         C  G/B
When you make my love come down
        D                   C           G/B
If you want me let me know Baby let it show
 D
Honey don't you fool around

Bm7    B/D#        Em7         A/C#      F#m7
Just  try to understand, I've given all I can,
           Gmaj7           G/A Asus4 A
'Cause you got the best of me

Chorus:
A/C#      F#/A#               Bm       A       E/G#
Borderline    feels like I'm going to lose my mind
         Em7             D/F#              D/A   A Asus4 A
You just keep on pushing my love over the borderline
A/C#      F#/A#               Bm       A       E/G#
Borderline    feels like I'm going to lose my mind
         Em7             D/F#              D/A   A  Asus4 A
You just keep on pushing my love over the borderline

Something in your eyes is makin' such a fool of me
When you hold me in your arms you love me till I just can't see
But then you let me down, when I look around,
baby you just can't be found
Stop driving me away, I just wanna stay,
There's something I just got to say

Just try to understand Understand
I've given all I can
'Cause you got the best of me

Chorus

Keep pushing me
Keep pushing me
Keep pushing my love
(Keep on pushing my love over the borderline,
borderline)
C'mon, baby
C'mon, darling, yeah
Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Asus4

Guitar chord Asus4

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

Gmaj7

Guitar chord Gmaj7

Gmaj

Guitar chord Gmaj

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Borderline" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Borderline" by Madonna.

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