Chords:
{t:Across The Great Divide Chords - The Band}
{artist: The Band}
{key: G}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RmUMB-dsvo
{c: }
[G] Standing by your [C] window in pain,
[G] A pistol [G7] in your [C] hand
[G] And I [G7] beg you, dear [C] Molly, girl,
[D] Try and understand your man the best you [G] can.
{soc}
[G] Across the great di-[A7]vide
Just [C] grab your hat, and [Em] take that ride
[G] Get yourself a [A7] bride
And [C] bring your children [Em] down to the [G] river side.
{eoc}
[G] I had a goal in my [C] younger days,
[G] I nearly wrote my [C] will
[G] But I changed my [C] mind for the better,
[D] I'm at the still, had my fill and I'm fit to kill
{soc}
[G] Across the great di-[A7]vide,
Just [C] grab your hat, and [Em] take that ride
[G] Get yourself a [A7] bride,
And [C] bring your children [Em] down to the [G] river side.
{eoc}
[G] Pinball ma-[C]chine, and a queen,
[G] I nearly took a [C] bust
[G] Tried to keep my [C] hands to myself,
[D] Ya say it's a must, but who can ya trust?
[G] Harvest moon shining [C] down from the sky,
[G] A weary sign for [C] all
[G] I'm gonna leave this [C] one horse town,
[D] Had to stall till the fall, now I'm gonna crawl
[G] Across the great di-[A7]vide
{sos}
just [C] grab your hat, and [Em] take that ride
[G] Get yourself a [A7] bride,
and [C] bring your children [Em] down to the [G] river side
{eos}
[G] Now Molly dear, don't ya [C] shed a tear
[G] Your time will surely [C] come,
[G] You'll feed your man [C] chicken every Sunday
[D] Now tell me, hon, whatcha done with the gun?
{soc}
[G] Across the great di-[A7]vide,
Just [C] grab your hat, and [Em] take that [G] ride
[G] Get yourself a [A7] bride,
And [C] bring your children [Em] down to the river [G] side.
{eoc}
[G] [A7] [C] [G] [Em] [G7] .
