G Gsus2 G C Csus2 C G Gsus2 G D Dsus2 D G Verse 1: G C G Nineteen and sixteen I started to roam, G D Dsus4 Out in the West, no money, no home G C G I went drifting along with the tide, G C G I landed on the Great Divide Chorus: G C G Railroading on the Great Divide, G D Dsus4 Nothing around me but Rockies and sky G C G There you’ll find me as years go by G C G Railroading on the Great Divide Gsus2 G C Csus2 C G Gsus2 G D Dsus2 D G
Verse 2: G C G A skinny old-timer from old Cheyenne G G Gsus2 G D Dsus4 D Railroading Wyoming, the best in the land G C G The long steel rail, that short cross-tie, G C G I laid across the Great Divide Chorus: G C G Railroading on the Great Divide, G D Dsus4 Nothing around me but Rockies and sky G C G There you’ll find me as years go by G C G Railroading on the Great Divide Gsus2 G C Csus2 C G Gsus2 G D Dsus2 D G Verse 3: G C G As I look down across the breeze, G G Gsus2 G D Dsus4 D Number Three coming, the fastest on wheels G C G They roll on by, she glides with pride G C G She sails across the Great Divide Chorus: G C G Railroading on the Great Divide, G D Dsus4 Nothing around me but Rockies and sky G C G There you’ll find me as years go by G C G Railroading on the Great Divide Gsus2 G C Csus2 C G Gsus2 G D Dsus2 D G