Eastern Continental Divide
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Verse
C G C F
I found no satisfaction in the lies I told to you
C G C Am
Anything is better than the cumbrance of the truth
C F
So I stole your last gold dollar
C F
Took everything I could find
C G
Went out west to gamble
C F
Drink out the trouble in mind
F C G
I crossed that deep muddy water
C F
The last of my dignity and pride
C G C G C
Watched them sink down in the bottom of that eastern continental divide
[Refrão]
F C F
Now I plead here in your mercy, oh the shame that I brought on us all
C G
A beggar in the arms of charity, like Adam after the fall
F C G
And I leave you my apology, though I am doing my time
F C G C
I never meant to hit the bottom of that eastern continental divide
verse
C G
I thought I'd make our fortune
C F
Make something outta nothing again
C G
Like I did when I first loved you
C Am
When I was an honest man
C F
Now my eyes are blacker than burned out tyres
C F
As I walk to the rising sun
C G
Too far gone for turning around
C F
Nothing left to be won
F C G
I crossed that great smokey mountain
C F
From Tennessee to South Carolina
C G C G Am C
Faded in the bottom of that eastern continental divide
[Refrão]
F C F
Now I plead here in your mercy, oh the shame that I brought on us all
C G
A beggar in the arms of charity, like Adam after the fall
F C G
And I leave you my apology, though I am doing my time
F C G Am
You never will get over that eastern continental divide
F G F C
That eastern continental divide
How to play Eastern Continental Divide
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.