The Great Divide

Tim McGraw - The Great Divide Cm = x35543 Bb = x13331 Eb/G = 3x5343 Ab = 466544 Eb = xx5343 Fm = 133111 Bbsus = x13341 Abmaj7 = 46554x *********************************************************************** Cm BAb/G INTRO Cm Bb Eb/G Ab She was reading a book that she'd already read, Eb Bb Just to pass the time. Cm Bb Eb/Ab He just sat there and stared at the TV set, Eb Bb Like he was barely alive. Fm Eb/G When the local news was over, Ab Bb They would climb the stairs. Fm Eb/G Crawl in bed underneath the covers, Ab Bbsus Bb Like neither one was there. Ab Bb Eb Ab Bb Eb And its a long, long way across the great divide. Ab Bb Cm The songs that they once sang, Ab Bb Now echo far and wide. Ab Bb Eb Ab Bb Eb They could still get back all the love that they have lost. Ab Bb Cm Bbsus Bb But only if they both will reach across. Ab Eb/G Fm 'Cause its a long, long way to the other side, BBbus Cm Ab/G Of the great divide. Cm Bb Eb/G Ab He was up in the attic on the 4th of July, Eb Bb As they flew a flag in the yard. Cm Bb Eb/G Ab When he found some old roses she had long ago dried, Eb Bb Before they drifted apart. Fm Eb/G And how the years had slipped right by them, Ab Bb He didn't understand. Fm Eb/G He carried a petal into the kitchen, Ab Bbsus Bb And he placed it in her hand. Ab Bb Eb Ab Bb Eb And its a long, long way across the great divide. Ab Bb Cm The songs that they once sang, Ab Bb Now echo far and wide. Ab Bb Eb Ab Bb Eb They could still get back all the love that they have lost. Ab Bb Cm Bbsus Bb But only if they both will reach across. Ab Eb/G Fm 'Cause its a long, long way to the other side, BBbus Cm Abmaj7 Of the great divide.