G       G/B       C
Standing by your window in pain, 
G  G/B           C
a pistol in your hand
G    G/B            C
and i beg you, dear molly, girl,
D
Try and understand your man the best you can.

Refrão:
G                A7
Across the great divide
     C                  Em        G
just grab your hat, and take that ride
G              A7
Get yourself a bride
    C                   Em           D
and bring your children down to the river side.

G                  C
I had a goal in my younger days,
G                 C
I nearly wrote my will
G                C
But I changed my mind for the better, 
D
I'm at the still, had my fill and I'm fit to kill

Refrão:
G                A7
Across the great divide
     C                  Em        G
just grab your hat, and take that ride
G              A7
Get yourself a bride
    C                   Em           D
and bring your children down to the river side.

G         G/B          C
Pinball machine, and a queen, 
G       G/B     C
I nearly took a bust
G        G/B      C
Tried to keep my hands to myself, 
D
you say it's a must, but who can you trust?

G         G/B          C
Harvest moon shining down from the sky, 
G       G/B      C
a weary sign for all
G          G/B       C
I'm gonna leave this one horse town, 
D
had to stall till the fall, now I'm gonna crawl

Instrumental

G                A7       C     Em     D
Across the great divide

G         G/B          C
Now molly dear, don't ya shed a tear
G         G/B         C
Your time will surely come, 
G                G/B   C
you'll feed your man chicken every Sunday 
D
Now tell me, hon, whatcha done with the gun?

Refrão:
G                A7
Across the great divide
     C                  Em        G
just grab your hat, and take that ride
G              A7
Get yourself a bride
    C                   Em           D         G  A7  C  Em  D
and bring your children down to the river side.

Final G