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Across The Great Divide
Kate Wolf 
Close to You
1981
Capo I
[Intro]
G  C  G
G   G G/F# Em   C
G   G G/F# Em   C  D  G
[Verse 1]
GI've been walking Cin my Gsleep
GCounG/F#ting  Emtroubles instead of counting Csheep
GWhere the years went, GI G/F#can't Emsay
I just Cturned around  Dand they've gone Gaway
[Verse 2]
GAnd I've been sifting Cthrough the Glayers
Of GdusG/F#ty    Embooks and faded paCpers
GThey tell a story I Gused G/F#to    Emknow
And it was one that Chappened   Dso long Gago
[Chorus 1]
(G)           G          C   G  
It's gone away in yesterday
GAnd G/F#I     Emfind myself on the mountainCside
Where the Grivers G/F#change Emdirection
CAcross the Dgreat Gdivide
[Verse 3]
Now I Gheard the Cowl Gcalling
GSoftG/F#ly   Emas the night was Cfalling
With a Gquestion, and GI G/F#repliEmed
But he's Cgone Dacross the borderGline
[Chorus 2]
(G)           G          C   G  
It's gone away in yesterday
GAnd G/F#I     Emfind myself on the mountainCside
Where the Grivers G/F#change Emdirection
CAcross the Dgreat Gdivide
[solo] (verse)
[Verse 4]
(G)                 G        C  G  
The finest hour that I have seen
GIs G/F#the  Emone that comes Cbetween
The edge of Gnight and the Gbreak G/F#of   Emday
It's when the Cdarkness   Drolls Gaway
[Chorus/Outro]
(G)           G          C   G  
It's gone away in yesterday
GAnd G/F#I     Emfind myself on the mountainCside
Where the Grivers G/F#change Emdirection
CAcross the Dgreat Gdivide
(G)           G          C   G  
It's gone away in yesterday
GAnd G/F#I     Emfind myself on the mountainCside
Where the Grivers G/F#change Emdirection
CAcross the Dgreat Gdivide...
     CX32010
     DX00232
    Em022000
     G320002
  G/F#2X0003
10 June 2013
30 July 2023

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Across The Great Divide

by Kate Wolf

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Across The Great Divide

Kate Wolf

Close to You

1981

Capo I

[Intro]

G C G

G G G/F# Em C

G G G/F# Em C D G

[Verse 1]

G C G

I've been walking in my sleep

G G/F# Em C

Counting troubles instead of counting sheep

G G G/F# Em

Where the years went, I can't say

C D G

I just turned around and they've gone away

[Verse 2]

G C G

And I've been sifting through the layers

G G/F# Em C

Of dusty books and faded papers

G G G/F# Em

They tell a story I used to know

C D G

And it was one that happened so long ago

[Chorus 1]

G G C G

()

It's gone away in yesterday

G G/F# Em C

And I find myself on the mountainside

G G/F# Em

Where the rivers change direction

C D G

Across the great divide

[Verse 3]

G C G

Now I heard the owl calling

G G/F# Em C

Softly as the night was falling

G G G/F# Em

With a question, and I replied

C D G

But he's gone across the borderline

[Chorus 2]

G G C G

()

It's gone away in yesterday

G G/F# Em C

And I find myself on the mountainside

G G/F# Em

Where the rivers change direction

C D G

Across the great divide

[solo] (verse)

[Verse 4]

G G C G

()

The finest hour that I have seen

G G/F# Em C

Is the one that comes between

G G G/F# Em

The edge of night and the break of day

C D G

It's when the darkness rolls away

[Chorus/Outro]

G G C G

()

It's gone away in yesterday

G G/F# Em C

And I find myself on the mountainside

G G/F# Em

Where the rivers change direction

C D G

Across the great divide

G G C G

()

It's gone away in yesterday

G G/F# Em C

And I find myself on the mountainside

G G/F# Em

Where the rivers change direction

C D G

Across the great divide...

X32010

X00232

022000

320002

G/F#

2X0003

10 June 2013

30 July 2023

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