Performed: Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson
| D | D | A | D |
| There's a | place where | I've been | told |
| G | G | A | D | D |
| Every | street is | paved with | gold | |
| D | Bm | Bm | A | A | A | A |
And it's | just a | cross the | border | line | | | |
| D | D | A | D |
| When it's | time to | take your | turn |
| D | D | G | Bm |
| Here's a | lesson that | you must | learn |
| D | D | Bm | A | D | D | D |
| You could | lose more | than you'll | ever | find | | |
| D | D | D | A | D |
| When you | reach the | broken | promised | land |
| G | G | A | D | D |
| And every | dream slips | through your | hands | |
| D | D | Bm | Bm | A | A | A |
Then you'll | know | that it's too | late to | change your | mind | | |
| A | G | A | D | D | G | A | Bm | Bm |
| Cause you've | paid the | price to | come so | far | just to | wind up | where you | are |
| D | D | A | A | D | D | D | D |
And you're | still | just a | cross the | border | line | | | |
| D | D | A | D |
| Up and | down the | Rio | Grande |
| G | G | A | D |
| A thousand | footprints | in the | sand |
| D | D | Bm | Bm | A | A | A | A |
| Reveal a | secret, | no one | can de | fine | | | |
| D | D | A | D |
| The river | flows on | like a | breath |
| D | D | G | Bm |
| In be | tween our | life and | death |
| D | D | Bm | A | D | D | D |
| Who's the | next to | cross the | border | line | | |
| D | D | A | D |
| En la | triste | oscuri | dad (In the sad darkness) |
| G | A | D |
| Hoy tenemos | que | cruzar (today we have to cross) |
| D | Bm | A |
| Este río que nos | llama más | allá (this river which calls us further away) |
| D | D | A | D | D |
| Hope re | mains when | pride is | gone | |
| D | G | Bm |
And it | keeps you | moving | on |
| D | D | Bm | A | D | D | D |
| Calling | you a | cross the | border | line | | |
| G | D | D | A | A | D |
| And you're | still | just a | cross the | border | line |
Created 2009 Sept 20 21:53
This is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.
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