The Band - Across The Great Divide

artist – the band
song – across the great divide
album – the band
writer – robbie robertson
tabbed by s . mcnally

intro
G G/B C
standing by your window in pain ,
G G/B C
a pistol in your hand
G G/B C
and i beg you , dear molly , girl ,
D
try and understand your man the best you can .

chorus
G A7
across the great divide
C Em G
just grab your hat , and take that ride
G A7
get yourself a bride
C Em G
and bring your children down to the river side .

verse
G C
i had a goal in my younger days ,
G C
i nearly wrote my will
G C
but i changed my mind for the better ,
D
i’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
G A7 C Em G
across the great divide

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