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Song

"Open Up the Border"

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Copyright 2001 - Pure Rawk Fury

transcribed by Dan Nadolny

Intro/chorus

(Neil)

e--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
d-9-9-9\-----------------7-7-7\--|---9-9-9\---------------7-7-7\-----7-7---7/9-----|
a-9-9-9\-------5---7-5---7-7-7\--|---9-9-9\------5---7-5--7-7-7\-----7-7---7/9-----|
e-7-7-7\-----7---7-------5-5-5\--|---7-7-7\----7---7------5-5-5\-----5-5-0-5/7-----|

intro/chorus

(Timbo)

(2x)

e-7--7--7--7--7----------------------------------|
b--7--7--7--7--7-0--3-5--3-5--3-5--3-5b7r5-3-----|
g--------------------------------------------4---|
d------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------|

verse: (slidey almost)

(4x)

e-----------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------|
d---/12--9--12--9--7/9\7-/12--9--12--9----|
a---/12--9--12--9--7/9\7-/12--9--12--9----|
e---/10--7--10--7--5/7\5-/10--7--10--7----|

prechorus:

B5 D5 A5 E

e-------------------|
b-------------------|
g---------------1---|
d--9---12---7---2---|
a--9---12---7---2---|
e--7---10---5---0---|

other part:

G A G F#5

e------------------------------------------------|
b-------3---3-------------------3---3------------|
g-----4---4---------6---6-----4---4--------------|
d--5-----------7--7---7----5-----------4---------|
a--5-----------7-----------5-----------4---------|
e--3-----------5-----------3-----------2---------|

solo.......(DIY)

outro:

---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
--9---7--------------------------------------------------------|
--9---7--12-9---12-9-------------------------------------------|
--7---5--10-7---10-7-------------------------------------------|

There's some other octave stuff going on in the choruses and in the last prechorus, but I'm sure you can

a way to get out of it.

-Dan

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