{"id":27954,"date":"2026-01-03T19:27:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T19:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=27954"},"modified":"2026-01-03T19:27:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T19:27:36","slug":"dont-cross-the-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/dont-cross-the-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Cross the River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>America<\/p>\n<pre style=\"font-size: 13px;\" class=\"xNWlr hjutX PBFx0\">[Intro]\r\n| <span data-name=\"D\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>   | <span data-name=\"G\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>   | <span data-name=\"D\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>   | <span data-name=\"G\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>   |\r\n| <span data-name=\"D\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>   | <span data-name=\"G\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>   | <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">G<\/span>   | <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">G<\/span>   |\r\n| <span data-name=\"G\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>   | <span data-name=\"G\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>   | <span data-name=\"Em\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Dm<\/span>  | <span data-name=\"Em\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Dm<\/span>  |\r\n| <span data-name=\"Em\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Dm<\/span>  | <span data-name=\"Em\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Dm<\/span>  |\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n[Verse]\r\n<span data-name=\"Em\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Dm<\/span>                               <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">G<\/span>\r\n  There's a little girl out lyin' on her own\r\n<span data-name=\"F#m\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Em<\/span>                  <span data-name=\"Bm\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Am<\/span>\r\n  She's got a broken heart\r\n<span data-name=\"Em\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Dm<\/span>                              <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">G<\/span>\r\n  She's not the kind to take you down for long\r\n<span data-name=\"F#m\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Em<\/span>                      <span data-name=\"Bm\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Am<\/span>\r\n  She knows and plays it smart\r\n \r\n <span data-name=\"Em\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Dm<\/span>               <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">G<\/span>       <span data-name=\"F#m\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Em<\/span>            <span data-name=\"Bm\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Am<\/span>\r\n(Ah) And if she's comin' she's showed no mark\r\n<span data-name=\"Em\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Dm<\/span>               <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">G<\/span>             <span data-name=\"F#m\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Em<\/span>        <span data-name=\"Bm\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Am<\/span>\r\n  She's heard no whistle blowin' from the dark\r\n<span data-name=\"Em\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Dm<\/span>               <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">G<\/span>              <span data-name=\"F#m\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Em<\/span>         <span data-name=\"Bm\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Am<\/span>\r\n  She feels like leavin' and she don't know why\r\n<span data-name=\"Em\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Dm<\/span>                                <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">G<\/span>\r\n  Without no bridges she's trapped, so I sigh\r\n \r\n<span data-name=\"D\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>                 <span data-name=\"G\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>            <span data-name=\"D\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>              <span data-name=\"G\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>\r\n  Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide\r\n<span data-name=\"D\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>             <span data-name=\"G\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>            <span data-name=\"D\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>            <span data-name=\"G\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>\r\n  Don't try denyin' livin' on the other side\r\n         <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">G<\/span>\r\nAll your life \r\n         <span data-name=\"G\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>  <span data-name=\"C\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">A#<\/span>   <span data-name=\"G\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>\r\nYou were on your own\r\n \r\n \r\n[Bridge]\r\n<span data-name=\"G\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span> <span data-name=\"Em\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Dm<\/span> <span data-name=\"F#m\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Em<\/span>  <span data-name=\"Bm\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Am<\/span>\r\n \r\n<span data-name=\"Bm\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Am<\/span>                  <span data-name=\"G\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>       <span data-name=\"D\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>\r\nIf you want you can ride my train\r\n    <span data-name=\"F#m\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Em<\/span>                                <span data-name=\"D\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>\r\nAnd soon forget the reason that you're leaving\r\n<span data-name=\"G\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">F<\/span>        <span data-name=\"Em7\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">Dm7<\/span>      <span data-name=\"A\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">G<\/span>        <span data-name=\"D\" style=\"color: var(--ug-color-text-primary);\" class=\"iGhjU xXjiq VcfKs\">C<\/span>\r\nLose yourself and then sometime\r\nC          C7                 F\r\nMaybe even save yourself some grievin'\r\n \r\nDm7 G   Em7 Am Dm7 G7 C\r\nOh, oh, oh,  oh\r\n \r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nC                 F            C              F\r\n  Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide\r\nC             F            C            F\r\n  Don't try denyin' livin' on the other side\r\nC                 F            C              F\r\n  Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide\r\nC             F            C            F\r\n  Don't try denyin' livin' on the other side\r\nC                 F            C              F\r\n  Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide\r\nC                 F            C              F\r\n  Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide\r\nC                 F            C              F\r\n  Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide \r\n \r\n(fade out)\r\n \r\n \r\n[Optional Ending]\r\n(For live version, after last \"Don't try denyin' livin' on the other side\" line)\r\n \r\n| Dm  Em  | F  G  | C  Csus2 | C\r\n<div class=\"vxv2A\">X<\/div><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>America [Intro] | C | F | C | F | | C | F | G | G | | F | F | Dm | Dm | | Dm | Dm | [Verse] Dm G There&#8217;s a little girl out lyin&#8217; on her own Em Am She&#8217;s got &hellip; <span class=\"more-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/dont-cross-the-river\/\" class=\"more-link\">CLICK TO VIEW SONG<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Don&#8217;t Cross the River<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27954"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27955,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27954\/revisions\/27955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}