Close to the Borderline Lyrics

Billy Joel Close to the Borderline
Chords:
E5 022xxx or x799xx
You have to listen to the recording to get the timing. Here are the chords I heard...
Drum beat
Guitar (twice)
A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 (G D G D)= "Riff"
Blackout, heatwave, .44 caliber homicide
The bums drop dead and dogs go mad in packs on the West Side
Young girl standing on a ledge looks like another suicide
She wants to hit those bricks 'Cause the news at six gotta stick to a deadline
While the millionaires hide in Beekman Place The bag ladies throw their bones in my face
I get attacked by a kid with stereo sound I don't want to hear it but he won't turn it down
Life is tough but it's just enough To hold back the tears until it's closing time
I survived, I'm still alive
E5(hold) A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 (G D G D)
But I'm getting close to the borderline Close to the borderline
A buck three eighty Won't buy you much lately on the street these days
And when you can't get gas You know you can't drive fast anymore on the parkways
Rich man, poor man, either way American shoved into the lost and found
The no nukes yell we're gonna all go to hell With the next big meltdown
I got remote control and a color T.V. I don't change channels so they must change me
I got real close friends that will get me high They don't know how to talk and they ain't gonna try
I shouldn't bitch, I shouldn't cry I'd start a revolution but I don't have time
I don't know why I'm still a nice guy
E5(hold) A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 (G D G D)
But I'm getting close to the borderline Close to the borderline
I thought I'd sacrifice so many things
I thought I'd throw them all away
I didn't think I needed anything
Ah But you can't afford to squander what you're not prepared to pay
I need a doctor for my pressure pills I need a lawyer for my medical bills
I need a banker to finance my home I need security to back my loan
It isn't new what I'm going through But everybody knows you got to break sometime
Another night I fought the good fight
E5(hold) A5 A5 A5 A5 D5 D5 (G D G D)
But I'm getting closer to the borderline Closer to the borderline
(Fade)