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Wide River To Cross

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(Buddy & Julie Miller)
Standard Tuning
Capo: 3rd Fret
Intro:
               Em            G         D  G  D
e--------------0-----------------------2--3--2----------------|
B--------------0-----------------------3--3--3----------------|
G--------------0-----------------------2--0--2----------------|
D------2/4-2-0-2---2-2/4-2-0---------0-0--0--0----------------|
A----2---------2-2-----------2---0h2---0--2--0----------------|
E--------------0---------------3-------0--3--0----------------|
Verse: 1
There's a Dsorrow Gin the Dwind
Blowing' down the Groad I've Dbeen
I can Bmhear it cry while Gshadows steal the DsunG  D  
But I can not Glook back Dnow
I've come to far to Gturn Daround
And there's Bmstill a race Gahead that I must DrunG  D  
Chorus:
I'm only Bmhalf-Away Dhome I gotta Bmjour-Aney Don
To where I'll Emfind the Gthings that I have DlostG  D  
I've come a Bmlong Along Droad still I've Bmgot Amiles to Dgo
I've got a Emwide wide Griver to DcrossG  D  
Verse: 2
I have Dstumbled GI have Dstrayed
You can Dtrace the Gtracks I Dmade
All a-Bmcross the memoG-ries my heart DrecallsG  D  
But I'm just a Grefu-Dgee won't you say a Gprayer for Dme
Cause some-Bmtimes even the Gstrongest soldier DfallsG  D  

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Wide River To Cross

by Levon Helm

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

Chords in this song · guitar

(Buddy & Julie Miller)

Standard Tuning

Capo: 3rd Fret

Intro:

Em G D G D

e--------------0-----------------------2--3--2----------------|

B--------------0-----------------------3--3--3----------------|

G--------------0-----------------------2--0--2----------------|

D------2/4-2-0-2---2-2/4-2-0---------0-0--0--0----------------|

A----2---------2-2-----------2---0h2---0--2--0----------------|

E--------------0---------------3-------0--3--0----------------|

Verse: 1

D G D

There's a sorrow in the wind

G D

Blowing' down the road I've been

Bm G D G D

I can hear it cry while shadows steal the sun

G D

But I can not look back now

G D

I've come to far to turn around

Bm G D G D

And there's still a race ahead that I must run

Chorus:

Bm A D Bm A D

I'm only half-way home I gotta jour-ney on

Em G D G D

To where I'll find the things that I have lost

Bm A D Bm A D

I've come a long long road still I've got miles to go

Em G D G D

I've got a wide wide river to cross

Verse: 2

D G D

I have stumbled I have strayed

D G D

You can trace the tracks I made

Bm G D G D

All a-cross the memo-ries my heart recalls

G D G D

But I'm just a refu-gee won't you say a prayer for me

Bm G D G D

Cause some-times even the strongest soldier falls

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