Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Across The Great Divide , by - The Band. Release date: 21.09.1969
Song language: English
Across The Great Divide |
| G g/b c/e g g/b |
| Standin by your window in paina pistol in your |
| C/e g g/b c/e |
| Handand I beg youdear mollygirl |
| Try and understand your man the best you can. |
| G a7 c em g |
| Across the great dividejust grab your hatand take that ride |
| A c em g |
| Get yourself a brideand bring your children down to the river side. |
| G c g c |
| I had a goal in my younger daysI nearly wrote my will |
| G c d |
| But I changed my mind for the betterIЂ™m at the stillhad my fill and IЂ™m fit |
| to kill |
| G c g c |
| Pinball machineand a queenI nearly took a bust |
| G c d |
| Tried to keep my hands to myselfya say itЂ™s a mustbut who can ya trust? |
| G c g c |
| Harvest moon shininЂ™ down from the skya weary sign for all |
| G c d |
| IЂ™m gonna leave this one horse townhad tЂ™ stall till the fallnow IЂ™m gonna |
| crawl! |
| G a c em g |
| A c g c |
| Now molly deardonЂ™t ya shed a tear |
| G c g |
| Your time will surely comeyouЂ™ll feed your man |
| C d |
| Chicken evЂ™ry sundaynow tell mehonwhat-cha done with the gun |
| G a7 c em g |
| Across the great dividejust grab your hatand take that ride |
| A c em g |
| Get yourself a brideand bring your children down to the river side. |
| G a c g |