Dispatch - Cross the world

^BbWe had no idea what we were i^Fn for ^Bb3 boys trying to grow up strong ^F B^Bbut we all found great comf^Fort in music ^Gm And the journey that carried us along ^C

^BbWe bought an old van, borrowed a dr^Fum set Go^Bbt a $40 dollar bass from the farm next door^F Me^Bbt a French Canadian in R^Fhode Island ^Gm Who told us to keep our sticks down, keep our heads up, and g^Cet a lil something for

And we were try^Bbing to cross the wo^Frld We were tryi^Cng to cross the wo^Dmrld We were try^Bbing to cross the worl^Fd for what we had fo^Cund

^Bb Dropped the tranny in Effingham, I^Fllinois ^BbStealing gasoline in the freezing co^Fld ^BbOnce teenage friends Now struggling with the plac^Fe where the sidewalk end^Gms

With that d^Cirty water rolling on And we were try^Bbing to cross the wo^Frld We were tryi^Cng to cross the wo^Dmrld We were try^Bbing to cross the worl^Fd for what we had fo^Cund

And we were tr^Bbying to cross the wor^Fld We were tryi^Cng to cross the wo^Dmrld We were try^Bbing to cross the worl^Fd for what we had fo^Cund

^DmBut then you all came out in N^Amew York For a co^Bbuntry that was so far aw^Fay I'll te^Dmll you, I'll tell you, there's an Elias in^Am Zimbabw^Bbe Who is smiling to know that his message did not fa^Cde away

And now we^Bb're trying to cross the wor^Fld We were try^Cing to cross the wo^Dmrld We were tr^Bbying to cross the wor^Fld for what we'd fou^Cnd

^BbWe're trying (oo^Fh) ^CWe're trying (o^Dmoh) ^BbWe're trying (oo^Fh) ^C

^BbWe're trying (oo^Fh) ^CWe're trying (o^Dmoh) ^BbWe're trying (oo^Fh) ^C

We were try^Bbing to cross the wo^Frld We were try^Cing to cross the wor^Dmld We were try^Bbing to cross the wor^Fld for what we'd fou^Cnd