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Across The Great Divide

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Cappo on 2nd
I've been waGlkin' in my sleep
Countin' trouEmbles 'stead of countin' Csheep
Where the yeGars went I can't Emsay
I just tCurned around Dand they've gone aGway
I've been siGftin' through the layers
Of dusty bEmooks and faded paCpers
They tell a sGtory I used to kEmnow
And it was Cone that happeneDd so long Gago
It's gone Gaway in yesterday
Now EmI find myself on the Cmoutainside
Where the Grivers change Emdirection
CAcross Dthe Great GDivide
Now, I hGear the owl a-callin'
Softly aEms the night was Cfallin'
With a questGion and I rEmeplied
But he's goCne across Dthe bGorderline
He's gone Gaway in yesterday
Now EmI find myself on the Cmoutainside
Where the Grivers change Emdirection
CAcross Dthe Great GDivide
The finest hoGur that I have seen
Is the one Emthat comes Cbetween
The edge of Gnight and the break Emof day
CIt's when the darkness Drolls awayG  
It's gone Gaway in yesterday
Now EmI find myself on the Cmoutainside
Where the Grivers change Emdirection
ACcross Dthe Great GDivide
It's gone Gaway in yesterday
Now EmI find myself on the Cmoutainside
Where the Grivers change Emdirection
ACcross Dthe Great GDivide

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Across The Great Divide

by Nanci Griffith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cappo on 2nd

I've been walkin' in my sleep

Em C

Countin' troubles 'stead of countin' sheep

G Em

Where the years went I can't say

C D G

I just turned around and they've gone away

I've been siftin' through the layers

Em C

Of dusty books and faded papers

G Em

They tell a story I used to know

C D G

And it was one that happened so long ago

It's gone away in yesterday

Em C

Now I find myself on the moutainside

G Em

Where the rivers change direction

C D G

Across the Great Divide

Now, I hear the owl a-callin'

Em C

Softly as the night was fallin'

G Em

With a question and I replied

C D G

But he's gone across the borderline

He's gone away in yesterday

Em C

Now I find myself on the moutainside

G Em

Where the rivers change direction

C D G

Across the Great Divide

The finest hour that I have seen

Em C

Is the one that comes between

G Em

The edge of night and the break of day

C D G

It's when the darkness rolls away

It's gone away in yesterday

Em C

Now I find myself on the moutainside

G Em

Where the rivers change direction

C D G

Across the Great Divide

It's gone away in yesterday

Em C

Now I find myself on the moutainside

G Em

Where the rivers change direction

C D G

Across the Great Divide

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