------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BORDERS – M.I.A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Pat Malavi Esus xx240x C x3201x Am x0221x Em 0220xx Capo 1st fret [Intro] Esus C Am Freedom I don’t need em, would you read em Esus C Am This one needs a brand new rhythm Esus C Am We dem the key, we dem the key dem to life Esus C Am Esus C Am Let’s beat em, we dem smartphones don’t beat em [Verse 1] Em Borders (what’s up with that?) C Politics (what’s up with that?) Em Police shots (what’s up with that?) C Identities (what’s up with that?) Em Your privilege (what’s up with that?) C Broke people (what’s up with that?) Em Boat people (what’s up with that?) C Derailments (what’s up with that?) Em The new world (what’s up with that?) C Am I’m gonna keep up on all that [Chorus 1] Esus Guns blows doors to the system C Am Yeah fuck em when we say we’re not with them Esus We’re solid and we don’t need to kick them C Am This is north, south, east and western Esus Yeah guns blows doors to the system C Am Yeah fuck em when we say we’re not with them Esus We’re solid and we don’t need to kick them C Am This is north, south, east and western [Verse 2] Em Queen (what’s up with that?) C Killing it (what’s up with that?) Em Slaying it (what’s up with that?) C Your goals (what’s up with that?) Em Being brave (what’s up with that?) C Making money (what’s up with that?) Em Breaking internet (what’s up with that?) C Love wins (what’s up with that?) Em Living it (what’s up with that?) C Am Being real (what’s up with that?) [Chorus 2] Esus Guns blows doors to the system C Am Yeah fuck em when we say we’re not with them Esus We’re solid and we don’t need to kick them C Am This is north, south, east and western Esus Yeah guns blows doors to the system C Am Yeah fuck em when we say we’re not with them Esus We’re solid and we don’t need to kick them C Am This is north, south, east and western [Bridge 1] Em We’re representing peace, come and play us on the air C When we’re talking in our sleep just to listen on my system Em And we’re sitting on a stoop where we give our soup C This is how we keep it cool and this is how we do Em We’re representing peace, come and play us on the air C When we’re talking in our sleep just to listen on my system Em And we’re sitting on a stoop where we give our soup C This is how we keep it cool and this is how we do [Verse 3] Em Freedom (what’s up with that?) C Your values (what’s up with that?) Em Your beliefs (what’s up with that?) C Your families (what’s up with that?) Em History (what’s up with that?) C Your future (what’s up with that?) Em My boys (what’s up with that?) C My girls (what’s up with that?) Em Freedom (what’s up with that?) C Am Your power (what’s up with that?) [Chorus 3] Esus Guns blows doors to the system C Am Yeah fuck em when we say we’re not with them Esus We’re solid and we don’t need to kick them C Am This is north, south, east and western Esus Yeah guns blows doors to the system C Am Yeah fuck em when we say we’re not with them Esus We’re solid and we don’t need to kick them C Am This is north, south, east and western [Bridge 2] Em We’re representing peace, come and play us on the air C When we’re talking in our sleep just to listen on my system Em And we’re sitting on a stoop where we give our soup C This is how we keep it cool and this is how we do Em We’re representing peace, come and play us on the air C When we’re talking in our sleep just to listen on my system Em And we’re sitting on a stoop where we give our soup C This is how we keep it cool and this is how we do [Outro] Esus Can they keep up on all that C Am Gonna be doing it like that Esus Can they keep up on all that C Am Gonna be doing it like that