The Crossing chords by Big Country
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Intro 1
(D major)
(E minor) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
(A major) (D major)
Verse 1
(D major) Maps on
the (A major) back of (D major) your hand (B minor) s
Point to (D major) the cross (B minor)
(D major) Scratches on walls in a room
Draw out your loss (B minor)
(D major) Your islands are conquered
and you (B minor) are returned
To (D major) the throne (B minor)
(D major) Martyrs take penance and
fill up the mattress
With stones
Chorus (B minor) (D major)
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Verse 2
Pull straws with holy men
(A major) Stain all (G major) the (D major) at las pink
And let us find a beach (A major)
(D major) Where we can cross our hearts
(G major) (D major) (A major) (D major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
Verse 3
(G major) Stand in the (B minor) wind (G major) as the carousels spin
(B minor) Wear out your (D major) welcome again
Stand (G major) in the (B minor) si lence
of moun (G major) tain (B minor) s and
Wear out your (E minor) wel (D major) come again
Interlude 1
(G major) (B minor) (G major) (B minor) (E minor)
(D major) (G major) (B minor) (G major) (B minor) (G major) (D major)
(G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
(D major) (G major)
Verse 4
(D major) Mornings hit hard with
(A major) an uncontrollable (G major) light
(D major) Piercing the senses that (A major) click
deep in the (G major) night
(D major) Crouched in a pillow of (A major) straw
feet on the (G major) floor
(D major) Creeping a path to the (A major) mat that holds back the
(G major) door
Interlude 2
(D major) (A major) (G major) (A major) (D major) (B minor) (D major) (B minor) (D major) (A major) (D major)
(B minor) (D major)
Verse 5
Chor (D major) (A major) us
Interlude 3
(G major) (D major) (A major) (G major) (D major)
(A major) (D major) (A major)
(G major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (A major) (G major) (A major) (D major) (A major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
(D major) Build up great railways
Verse 6
that run
(B minor) through the horns of (D major) the moon (B minor)
(D major) Hold up a city with cast-iron
(B minor) museum museum (D major) wall (A major) (D major) s
(B minor) (D major) Explain your machines
to the boys (B minor) feed them (D major) with tools (B minor)
(D major) Bring out the skill in your skin
polish your hair (G major) (D major) (G major)
(D major) Chorus
Interlude 4
(D major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (A major) (D major) (A major) (D major) (A major) (D major)
(G major) Stand in the (B minor) wind
Verse 7
(G major) as the
carousels spin
(B minor) Wear out your (D major) welcome again
Stand (G major) on the silence (B minor) of moun (G major) tains and
(B minor) Take your rib (D major) down to the sea (G major) (B minor)
Verse 8
(D major)
Stand (G major) in the (B minor) wind (G major) as the ca (B minor) rousels spin
Wear out your (D major) welcome again
(G major) Stand on the (B minor) si lence of (G major) moun (B minor) tains and
Take your rib down (D major) to the sea (G major) (B minor)
Outro 1
(G major) (B minor) (D major) (G major) (D major)
(B minor) (G major) (A major)
(D major) (A major) (D major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (B minor) (D major)
(G major) (A major) (D major) (A major) (Asus4) (A major) (D major)
(G major) (D major) (B minor) (D major) (B minor) (D major) (G major) (A major)
(Asus4) (A major)
(Asus4) (A major) (Asus4) (A major) (D major) (B minor) (G major)
(A major) (D major) (A major) (D major)
(B minor) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (A major) (Asus4)
(D major) (B minor) (G major)
(A major) (D major)
(B minor) (G major) (D major) (G major) (A major) (Asus4)
(A major) (D major) (B minor) (G major)
(D major) (G major) (A major) (Asus4) (D major)
(B minor) (G major) (D major) (A major)
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