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Richard Shindell - Blue Divide
CAPO: 3rd Fret
INTRO:    G     D    Em    G    C     D   G  
Once I tried to DrowEm  
'Cause you Gknow I hate to CflyD  G  
So I set out frDom the coastEm  
But got battered by the CtideD  Em  
As I glided back to Ashore
I raised an angry Doar
And Ccursed that blue diGvideD  G  
As if it werDen't enoughEm  
To still be Gstranded on the Cwrong sDideG  
I landed in Dthe surfEm  
When a breaker hit my Cblind DsideEm  
And when my clothes had Adried
I hung my head and Dcried
BeCside that blue diGvideBm  
'Cause all that time CI thoughtBm  
That you and I Cwere lostBm  
A toss, long fallen Cwide
In that Dblue diGvideD  C  
That endless Dblue diGvideD  C  D  G  
So I climbed up o__D_n a duneEm  
And found MarGconi with hCis radiDoG  
He was looking kinDd of blueEm  
'Cause his antenna rustCed long aDgoEm  
And sitting on the Acliff
We shared a handkerDchief
AbovCe that blue diGvideEm  
I waved it in the Ahope
That you owned a teleDscope
That could Cpierce that blue diGvideBm  
I thought I was Cmarooned Bm  
'Til I caught sight of your Cballoon__Bm_
Rising with the Cmoon
Across that Dblue diGvideD  C  
That endless Dblue diGvideD  C  
Across that Dblue diGvideD  C  
That endless Dblue diGvideD  C  
Across that Dblue diGvideD  C  
That endless Dblue diGvide
OUTRO:  D      C   D     G(4x)

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Blue Divide

by Richard Shindell

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Richard Shindell - Blue Divide

CAPO: 3rd Fret

G D Em G C D G

INTRO:

D Em

Once I tried to row

G C D G

'Cause you know I hate to fly

D Em

So I set out from the coast

C D Em

But got battered by the tide

As I glided back to shore

I raised an angry oar

C G D G

And cursed that blue divide

D Em

As if it weren't enough

G C D G

To still be stranded on the wrong side

D Em

I landed in the surf

C D Em

When a breaker hit my blind side

And when my clothes had dried

I hung my head and cried

C G Bm

Beside that blue divide

C Bm

'Cause all that time I thought

C Bm

That you and I were lost

A toss, long fallen wide

D G D C

In that blue divide

D G D C D G

That endless blue divide

D Em

So I climbed up o___n a dune

G C D G

And found Marconi with his radio

D Em

He was looking kind of blue

C D Em

'Cause his antenna rusted long ago

And sitting on the cliff

We shared a handkerchief

C G Em

Above that blue divide

I waved it in the hope

That you owned a telescope

C G Bm

That could pierce that blue divide

C Bm

I thought I was marooned

C Bm

'Til I caught sight of your balloon___

Rising with the moon

D G D C

Across that blue divide

D G D C

That endless blue divide

D G D C

Across that blue divide

D G D C

That endless blue divide

D G D C

Across that blue divide

D G

That endless blue divide

D C D G

OUTRO: (4x)

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