Don’t Let Me Cross Over by Jim Reeves
Recorded by Webb Pierce written by Penny Jay [3/4 time]
INTRO:
F C G7 C F C
Don't let me cross over... love's cheating line.
G7 C F
I'm tempted my darling to steal you a-way
C G7
Don't let me cross over stay out of my way
C C7 F
You know that I love you... and I'm not the stealing kind
C G7 C F C
But I'm faced with heartache... at love's cheating line.
CHORUS:
G7 C F
Don't let me cross over love's cheating line
C G7
You belong to another and you'll never be mine
C C7 F
I know one step closer... would be heaven divine
C G7 C F C
Don't let me cross over... love's cheating line.
G7 C F
I've tried to forget you but what else can I do
C G7
When your eyes keep saying that you love me too
C C7 F
I know if I lose you... not a dream will I have left
C G7 C F C
I don't want to cheat dear... but I can't help myself.
CHORUS:
G7 C F
Don't let me cross over love's cheating line
C G7
You belong to another and you'll never be mine
C C7 F
I know one step closer... would be heaven divine
C G7 C//|C//|F
Don't let me cross over... love's cheating line
C G7♦ F//|F//|C...
Don't let me cross over... love's cheating line.
[–----Sing slowly-----]
