G                      Dm
She was raised in Kentucky in a good christian home
         F             C                 G
they had plans for her future that to them were carved in stone
       G                      Dm
he came from West Virginia to work down at the mill
         F             C              G              Am
from his tiny window he could see her house up on the hill

     G                                 Dm
the first time that he saw her she was in her Sunday dress
     F                   C                G
he came to church in his working clothes trying to look his best
G                                    Dm
somewhere between the sermon and the congregation's rise
        F             C                    G
they caught a crystal vision of their future
               Am
in each other's eyes

{Chorus}
            F                       C
Across that big sandy river, what's done has been done
        G                        Am
No one knows who we are, no one knows where we're from
       F                       C
We'll raise up a family, we'll build us a home
        G               E7              Am
but tonight, we're just shadows in the moonlight

               G                Dm
Her father heard a ladder land against the bedroom wall
              F        C                 G
came outside waving a pistol yelling “leave my child alone!”
       G                          Dm
she ran for the wagon while they struggled for the gun
   F                   C            G                       
it went off, like a cannon, someone cried
                    Am
my God, what have I done

{Chorus}(1X) then to
             F                       C
Across that big sandy river, what's done has been done
        G                        Am
No one knows who we are, no one knows where we're from
       F                           C
And I hope there'll be forgiveness in the days yet to come
        G               E7             Am
but tonight, we're just shadows in the moonlight
        G               E7             Am
yes tonight, we're just shadows in the moonlight.