No Frontiers chords
The CorrsSong Key: C Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 116 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Intermediate
Chords: C, C/E, Cmaj7/E, F, Fadd9, F/G, F6, G, Gsus4, G/B, D7sus4, Dm, Dm7, A, Am7, Em7b5/Bb, E7b9
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No Frontiers
Intro: 4/4
‖ Fadd9 | Fadd9 - Gsus4 | Fadd9 | Fadd9 - C/E ‖
D7sus4 Cmaj7/E Fadd9 F
1. If life is a ri-ver And your heart is a boat
C G/B Am7 D7sus4 G
And just like a wa-ter, ba-by, ba-by Born to float
D7sus4 Cmaj7/E Fadd9 F/G
And if life is a wild wind that blows way on high
C G/B Am7 F6 G
And your heart is A-me-li-a Dy-ing to fly
F G Em7b5/Bb A
Chorus: Hea-ven knows No fron-tiers
Dm G Fadd9 | Fadd9 - C/E |
And I've seen hea-ven in your eyes
D7sus4 Cmaj7/E Fadd9 F/G
2. And if life is a bar- room in which we must wait
C G/B Am7 D7sus4 G
'Round the man with his fin-gers on the i-vo-ry gates
D7sus4 Cmaj7/E Fadd9 F/G
Where we sing un-til dawn of our fears and our fates
C G/B Am7 F6 G
And we stack all the dead men in self ad-dressed crates
C F G
Bridge: In your eyes faint as the sing-ing of a lark
E7b9 Am
That some-how this black night
Am G F
Feels war-mer for the spark
F G C
War-mer for the spark
C/E F G E7b9 Am
To warm us 'til the day when fear will lose its grip
Am G F
And hea-ven has its ways
G Em7b5/Bb A
Chorus: Hea-ven knows No fron-tiers
Dm G Fadd9 | Fadd9 - C/E |
And I've seen hea-ven in your eyes
D7sus4 Cmaj7/E Fadd9 F/G
3. If life is a rough bed of bram-bles and nails
C G/B Am7 D7sus4 G
And your spi-rit's a slave to man's whips and man's jails
D7sus4 Cmaj7/E Fadd9 F/G
Where you thirst and you hun-ger for jus-tice and right
C G/B Am7 F6 G
And your heart is a pure flame of man's con-stant night
C F G
Bridge: In your eyes faint as the sing-ing of a lark
E7b9 Am
That some-how this black night
Am G F
Feels war-mer for the spark
F G C
War-mer for the spark
C/E F G E7b9 Am
To warm us 'til the day when fear will lose its grip
Am G F G C
And hea-ven has its ways And heaven has its ways
Dm7 C/E F G
When all will har-mo-nize
E7b9 Am G F
And you know what's in our hearts, the dream will re-a-lize
G Em7b5/Bb A
Chorus: Hea-ven knows No fron-tiers
Dm F C/E F
And I've seen hea-ven in your eyes
G Em7b5/Bb A
Hea-ven knows No fron-tiers
Dm G Fadd9 | C/E - Gsus4 | C |
And I've seen hea-ven in your... eyes...
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Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: C Major - no sharps or flats
- Time Signature: 4/4 - Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately
- Metronome: q = 116
- Voice Range: G3 - A4
Chord Practice – Intermediate Level
Chord Set: C, C/E, Cmaj7/E, F, Fadd9, F/G, F6, G, Gsus4, G/B, D7sus4, Dm, Dm7, A, Am7, Em7♭5/B♭, E7♭9
These chords — including shapes like Fadd9, F/G, Cmaj7/E, and Em7♭5/B♭ — make this progression fairly challenging, making it ideal for guitarists at an intermediate level who are comfortable with barre chords, slash chords, and chord extensions.
Take time to practice any unfamiliar chords until you can play them fluently and confidently.
If you're playing along with the video, note that the chord changes happen quickly, so it’s much easier to keep up when the chord shapes are second nature.
As always, start slow, then build up to full speed as your comfort and accuracy improve.
If you find some of the chords too difficult, simply replace all the harder chords with their simpler relations as follows:- Fmaj9, F/G → F
- C, C/E, Cmaj7/E → C
- Gsus4, G/B → G
- Em7b5/Bb → Em7
- E7b9 → E7
The 'harder chords' are not that hard once you get used to them. Here is a look at the chord theory for the more difficult ones:
Chord: Em7b5/Bb - Em7b5 leading with a Bb bass noteE Major Scale: E-F#-G#-A-B-C#-D#-E
Formula for m7b5: 1, b3, b5, b7
Em7b5/Bb : E - G - Bb - D leading with Bb bass note
Right and left handed charts:
Please note: The 3rd finger can be played by the 4th, or if you have a wider hand span, you can play all notes on the 3rd fret with the 3rd finger... comfort is the key.
Chord: E7b9E Major Scale with extras: E-F#-G#-A-B-C#-D#-E-F#
Formula for 7b9: 1, 3, 5, b7, b9
E7b9: E - G# - B - D - F
Right and left handed charts:
Tip: Pretend you are playing an open E7 chord with fingers 2 and 3, then add your first finger to string-1, fret-1... very easy 😊
Song Details:
- Songwriter: Jimmy McCarthy
- Date: 1989
- Lyrics Begin: If life is a river and your heart is a boat and just like a water baby, baby born to float.
- Genre: Contemporary folk
- Featured Artists: The Corrs
- Album: The Corrs Unplugged
Recorded: October 5, 1999
Released:
November 12, 1999 (CD)
February 28, 2000 (VHS, DVD)
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