The Great Divide Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Other chords used:

Am (5th fret) : 577655

If you're playing this acoustic, you can also use open chords:

Am (1st fret) : 002210

Guitar 1 plays this throughout the intro and choruses:

Guitar 2 plays the following chords during the intro and the choruses:

Am(Vth fret) C F5 G5 (twice) and then end on F5

With that out of the way, let's get to the song itself:

The Great Divide

Lyrics: Geoff Tate

Music: Michael Wilton (who once again constructs a truly memorable song out

of simple elements!)

Intro

Guitar 1 plays alone for 2 bars.

Then Guitar 2 (along with bass and drums) enters for another 2 bars,

finally ending on an F5 chord (let it ring!)

Verse 1

(Strum C#maj7 once each time and let ring, until the "south", when you should

switch to a distorted tone and play F5 continuously.)

C♯7MI'd reconciled my anger, got outside of danger,

C♯7MI was waiting for some signal, a sign from angels.

C♯7MWhen the tide turns against you

C♯7Mit's a strange sensation, a revelation of imagination.

C♯7MI could change my course and face the flow,

C♯7Mreap the seeds that I had sewn or follow that old river sF5outh

 Here's what I found oF5ut... G5

Chorus

Guitar 1 plays exactly the same riff as the intro.

Guitar 2 plays distorted chords as follows:

AmI was Cstanding F5on the Great DivG5ide Amlooking Cout acroF5ss America. G5

AmTrying to Cfind my truth, F5define it for G5myself.

AmI died the day when I Csaw this placeF5.

F5I saw what I could loseG5. F5 G5

Verse 2 is exactly the same as verse 1:

C♯7MA very simple mechanism separates the fool from wisdom.

C♯7MThe lines between us are not real.

C♯7MConditioning is what makes us feel ignorant.

 And F5apathy will feed our hate.

So we can never give in.

Chorus and end:

AmThere I Cwas standing F5at the Great DivG5ide, lAmooking foCr the truth inF5 AmericaG5.

AmFor all that timeC I searched, F5when I closed myG5 eyes,

AmI found the thing I was loCoking for.

F5I had it all the time. G5 F5 G5 F5

and then repeat:

So are we standing at the Great Divide?

Is there hope for America?

Take the flag we wave, the freedoms that we sing.

Without respect for one another,

it doesn't mean a thing....

End by repeating the chorus riff - the song ends, quite

appropriately, on an unresolved note both musically and lyrically.

That's about it! There are some fills in between that I couldn't quite

figure out: if anyone does, please let me know!