The Band - Across The Great Divide

G g/b c/e g g/b
Standin by your window in pain, a pistol in your
C/e g g/b c/e
Hand, and I beg you, dear molly, girl,
D
Try and understand your man the best you can.

G a7 c em g
Across the great divide, just grab your hat, and take that ride
A c em g
Get yourself a bride, and bring your children down to the river side.

G c g c
I had a goal in my younger days, I nearly wrote my will
G c d
But I changed my mind for the better, Im at the still, had my fill and Im fit to kill
G c g c
Pinball machine, and a queen, I nearly took a bust
G c d
Tried to keep my hands to myself, ya say its a must, but who can ya trust?
G c g c
Harvest moon shinin down from the sky, a weary sign for all
G c d
Im gonna leave this one horse town, had t stall till the fall, now Im gonna crawl!

G a c em g

A c g c
Now molly dear, dont ya shed a tear
G c g
Your time will surely come, youll feed your man
C d
Chicken evry sunday, now tell me, hon, what-cha done with the gun

G a7 c em g
Across the great divide, just grab your hat, and take that ride
A c em g
Get yourself a bride, and bring your children down to the river side.
G a c g
G g/b c/e g g/b
Standin by your window in pain, a pistol in your
C/e g g/b c/e
Hand, and I beg you, dear molly, girl,
D
Try and understand your man the best you can.

G a7 c em g
Across the great divide, just grab your hat, and take that ride
A c em g
Get yourself a bride, and bring your children down to the river side.

G c g c
I had a goal in my younger days, I nearly wrote my will
G c d
But I changed my mind for the better, Im at the still, had my fill and Im fit to kill
G c g c
Pinball machine, and a queen, I nearly took a bust
G c d
Tried to keep my hands to myself, ya say its a must, but who can ya trust?
G c g c
Harvest moon shinin down from the sky, a weary sign for all
G c d
Im gonna leave this one horse town, had t stall till the fall, now Im gonna crawl!

G a c em g

A c g c
Now molly dear, dont ya shed a tear
G c g
Your time will surely come, youll feed your man
C d
Chicken evry sunday, now tell me, hon, what-cha done with the gun

G a7 c em g
Across the great divide, just grab your hat, and take that ride
A c em g
Get yourself a bride, and bring your children down to the river side.
G a c g
Across The Great Divide - The Band (The Band 1 of 12)

ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE The Band The Band (1970) Standin by your window in pain, A pistol in your hand, And I beg you, dear Molly, girl, Try and understand your man the best you can....

The Band - Across The Great Divide - 1970

Here is some rare and archival footage of The Band from 1970. The video drops off for roughly 20 seconds while the audio keeps going but it resumes cutting a word or 2 from the song. Some great...

The Band, "Across the Great Divide"

Track 1 from their album "The Band" (1969). Composed by Robbie Robertson.

Across the Great Divide

Goddamn it, Molly!

The Band Across The Great Divide New York, September 18, 1976

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