The Great Divide

notes about this song : tuning : dropped standard ( dgcfad ) chords : C G F Am Em F ( viii ) C ( viii ) Am ( v ) D - - 0 - - - - 3 - - - - 1 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 5 - - - | A - - 1 - - - - 3 - - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - 0 - - - - 10 - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 5 - - - | F - - 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 2 - - - - 2 - - - - 0 - - - - 10 - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - 5 - - - | C - - 2 - - - - 0 - - - - 3 - - - - 2 - - - - 2 - - - - 10 - - - - - - 10 - - - - - 7 - - - | G - - 3 - - - - 2 - - - - 3 - - - - 0 - - - - 2 - - - - - 8 - - - - - - 10 - - - - - 7 - - - | D - - - - - - - 3 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 5 - - - | Chorus riff : Csus4 C Gsus4 G D | - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - - | A | - - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - - | F | - - 10 - 10 - 10 - 10 - - 9 - - - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 4 - - | C | - - 10 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 10 - - - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - - | G | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - - | ( bass roots w/ thumb optional ) Intro : C / / / G / / / F / / / F / / / ( play twice ) Verse : C G F in the canyons of the great divide C G F familiar places that we can run and hide Am F are filled with strangers G Em C G F walking in our houses alone Chorus : Csus4 C in the great divide Gsus4 G nothing to decide Csus4 C Gsus4 G no one else to care for or love F ( viii ) C ( viii ) in the great divide Am ( v ) F C G F you won’t fit in too well Verse : on the horses of the carousel she rides along with you and me she rides like she knows wherever she goes we’ll be there Chorus : on the carousel life is going well anyone can tell we’re in love on the carousel you’re gonna like the way you feel ( repeat Intro ) Verse : you and i , we got lost down there in the twisted canyons of the great divide we walked the floor now we don’t go there anymore Chorus : in the great divide nothing to decide no one else to care for or love in the great divide i don’t fit in too well in the great divide nothing to decide no one else to care for or love in the great divide you won’t fit in too well ( fade )