Chords for America - Don't Cross The River (1975) | LIVE
Tempo:
90.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Em
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [A] [G]
[Em]
There's a little girl out [A] lying on her [F#m] own.
She's got a [Bm] broken heart.
[Em] She's not the kind to [A] take you down for long.
[F#m] She knows and plays [Bm] it smart.
[Em] And [A] if she's coming, [F#m] she [Bm] shows no more.
[Em] She's [A] her nose so [F#m] blowing, [Bm] she [Em] [A] feels like leaving and she [Bm] don't know why.
[Em] Without no bridges, [A] she's trapped so west [D] side.
Don't [G] cross the river [D] if you can't [G] swim tight.
[A] And don't [D] try to be mine, living on the [G] other side of all [A] your life.
[G] You were on your own.
[Em] [F#m] [Bm]
And if you want, you [G] can ride [D] my train.
[F#] Soon forget the reason that [D] you're leaving.
[G] Lose yourself [A] and in [D] some time,
maybe even save yourself [G] some grieving.
[E] [A] [F#m]
[F#] [Em] [A] [D]
Don't [G] cross the river [D] if you can't [G] swim tight.
[D] Don't [G] try to be mine, living [D] on the [G] other side.
[D] Don't [G] cross the river [D] if you can't [G] swim tight.
[D] And don't try to deny it, live it on the other side.
[E] [D]
[G] [A] [G]
[Em]
There's a little girl out [A] lying on her [F#m] own.
She's got a [Bm] broken heart.
[Em] She's not the kind to [A] take you down for long.
[F#m] She knows and plays [Bm] it smart.
[Em] And [A] if she's coming, [F#m] she [Bm] shows no more.
[Em] She's [A] her nose so [F#m] blowing, [Bm] she [Em] [A] feels like leaving and she [Bm] don't know why.
[Em] Without no bridges, [A] she's trapped so west [D] side.
Don't [G] cross the river [D] if you can't [G] swim tight.
[A] And don't [D] try to be mine, living on the [G] other side of all [A] your life.
[G] You were on your own.
[Em] [F#m] [Bm]
And if you want, you [G] can ride [D] my train.
[F#] Soon forget the reason that [D] you're leaving.
[G] Lose yourself [A] and in [D] some time,
maybe even save yourself [G] some grieving.
[E] [A] [F#m]
[F#] [Em] [A] [D]
Don't [G] cross the river [D] if you can't [G] swim tight.
[D] Don't [G] try to be mine, living [D] on the [G] other side.
[D] Don't [G] cross the river [D] if you can't [G] swim tight.
[D] And don't try to deny it, live it on the other side.
[E] [D]
Key:
G
D
A
Em
F#m
G
D
A
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There's a little girl out [A] lying on her [F#m] own.
She's got a [Bm] broken heart.
_ _ [Em] She's not the kind to [A] take you down for long.
[F#m] She knows and plays [Bm] it smart.
_ [Em] And [A] if she's coming, [F#m] she [Bm] shows no more.
[Em] She's [A] her nose so [F#m] blowing, [Bm] she _ [Em] _ [A] feels like leaving and she [Bm] don't know why.
[Em] Without no bridges, [A] she's trapped so west [D] side.
Don't [G] cross the river [D] if you can't [G] swim tight.
[A] And don't [D] try to be mine, living on the [G] other side of all [A] your life. _ _ _ _
_ [G] You were on your own. _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ And if you want, you [G] can ride [D] my train.
[F#] Soon forget the reason that [D] you're leaving.
_ _ [G] Lose yourself [A] and in [D] some time,
maybe even save yourself [G] some grieving.
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ Don't [G] cross the river [D] if you can't [G] swim tight.
[D] Don't [G] try to be mine, living [D] on the [G] other side.
[D] Don't [G] cross the river [D] if you can't [G] swim tight.
[D] And don't try to deny it, live it on the other side.
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There's a little girl out [A] lying on her [F#m] own.
She's got a [Bm] broken heart.
_ _ [Em] She's not the kind to [A] take you down for long.
[F#m] She knows and plays [Bm] it smart.
_ [Em] And [A] if she's coming, [F#m] she [Bm] shows no more.
[Em] She's [A] her nose so [F#m] blowing, [Bm] she _ [Em] _ [A] feels like leaving and she [Bm] don't know why.
[Em] Without no bridges, [A] she's trapped so west [D] side.
Don't [G] cross the river [D] if you can't [G] swim tight.
[A] And don't [D] try to be mine, living on the [G] other side of all [A] your life. _ _ _ _
_ [G] You were on your own. _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ And if you want, you [G] can ride [D] my train.
[F#] Soon forget the reason that [D] you're leaving.
_ _ [G] Lose yourself [A] and in [D] some time,
maybe even save yourself [G] some grieving.
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ Don't [G] cross the river [D] if you can't [G] swim tight.
[D] Don't [G] try to be mine, living [D] on the [G] other side.
[D] Don't [G] cross the river [D] if you can't [G] swim tight.
[D] And don't try to deny it, live it on the other side.
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _