Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Standing by your window in pain,

a pistol in your hand

and i beg you, dear molly, girl,

Try and understand your man the best you can.

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

I had a goal in my younger days,

I nearly wrote my will

But I changed my mind for the better,

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

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

End on G