Cross the World Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][G][D][A][D][G][Em][G][D][A]
[G]

[Verse 1]
[A]we had
[G]no idea what [A]we were in [D]for[G]
3 boys trying to grow up [D]strong[A][G]
but we all found great comfort in [D]music
[Em]and the journey that
carried us [A]along[G]

[Verse 2]
we bought an old van,
[D]borrowed a drum [G]set (Wimpy!)
got a $40 dollar bass from the
[D]farm next [G]door
met a French Canadian in Rhode [D]Island
[Em]who told us to keep our sticks down,
keep our heads up, and [A]get a lil something for (11!)
and we were [G]trying to

[Verse 3]
cross the [D]world
we were [A]trying to cross the [Bm]world
we were [G]trying to cross the [D]world for what
[A]we had found
[G][D][A][G]

[Verse 4]
dropped the tranny in [Bm]Effingham, [D]Illinois
[G]stealing gasoline in the freezing[D] cold
once [G]teenage friends now struggling with
the place [D]where the sidewalk [Em]ends
so we said goodbye in Boston,
(by the banks of the) with that [A]dirty water rolling on (BLUE MOON)
we were [G]trying to

[Verse 5]
cross the [D]world
we were [A]trying to cross the [Bm]world
we were [G]trying to cross the [D]world
for what [A]we'd found
we were [G]trying to

[Verse 6]
cross the [D]world
we were [A]trying to cross the [Bm]world
(down and wait)
we were [G]trying to cross the [D]world for what [A]we'd found
[G]

[Interlude 1]
[D][Bm][A][F#m][Bm][G][D]
[A][Bm]

[Verse 7]
but then you all [F#m]came out in New York
for a coun[G]try that was so far [D]away
[Bm]I’lltell you, I’ll tell you,
there’s an [D]Elias [F#m]in Zimbab[G]we
who is smiling to know that his
message [A]did not fade away
and now [G]we’re trying to

[Verse 8]
[Bm]
cross the [D]world
we were [A]trying to cross the [Bm]world
we were [G]trying to [Bm]cross the [D]world
for what we'd [A]found
we were [G]trying to

[Verse 9]
[Bm]cross the [D]world
we were [A]trying to cross the [Bm]world
(down and wait)
we were [G]trying to cross the [D]world for
what [A]we'd found
[G][D][A]

[Verse 10]
[Bm]we’re [G]try[D][A][G][D]
[A]ing, we’re try[Bm] ing[G]

[Outro 1]
[D][A][G][D][A]
[A]