Across The Great Divide Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

GStandingG/B by your window in Cpain,

Ga pG/Bistol in your Chand

Gand iG/B beg you, dear Cmolly, girl,

DTry and understand your man the best you can.

Chorus

GAcross the great A7divide

 just Cgrab your hat, and Emtake that Gride

GGet yourself a A7bride

 and Cbring your children Emdown to the rGiver side.

Verse

GI had a goal in my Cyounger days,

GI nearly wrote my Cwill

GBut I changed my Cmind for the better,

DI'm at the still, had my fill and I'm fit to kill

Chorus

Across the great divide,

just grab your hat, and take that ride

Get yourself a bride,

and bring your children down to the river side.

Verse

Pinball machine, and a queen,

i nearly took a bust

Tried to keep my hands to myself,

ya say it's a must, but who can ya trust?

Verse

Harvest moon shining down from the sky,

a weary sign for all

I'm gonna leave this one horse town,

had to stall till the fall, now I'm gonna crawl

Intrumental

GAcross the great A7divide C Em G

Verse

Now molly dear, don't ya shed a tear

Your time will surely come,

you'll feed your man chicken every Sunday

Now tell me, hon, whatcha done with the gun?

Chorus

Across the great divide,

just grab your hat, and take that ride

Get yourself a bride,

and bring your children down to the river side.

Outro

G A7 C Em G

End on G