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 1]
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]
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 2]
G C
Pinball machine, and a queen,
G C
I nearly took a bust
G C
Tried to keep my hands to myself,
D
ya say it's a must, but who can ya trust?
[Verse 3]
G C
Harvest moon shining down from the sky,
G C
a weary sign for all
G C
I'm gonna leave this one horse town,
D
had to stall till the fall, now I'm gonna crawl
[Instrumental]
G A7 C Em G
Across the great divide
[Verse 4]
G C
Now molly dear, don't ya shed a tear
G C
Your time will surely come,
G C
you'll feed your man chicken every Sunday
D
Now tell me, hon, whatcha done with the gun?
[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.
