Southbound chords by Arin North

Tuning: C# Tuning (C# F# B E G# C#)

Cadd9:  x32030
Em7:    022033
Em7/F#: 2x0033

Intro:
Asus4 Cadd9 G G

Verse:
                    Asus4                   Cadd9            G
Winding through the hills, southbound, look down and see the city
                 Asus4          Cadd9          G
I see a sign for sixty-five but I'm fine doing fifty
            Em7
Cars flying by on the left
       Cadd9
See my out-of-state plates
       G
And assume that explains my speed
       Em7
Oh but they don't know the truth
       Em7/F#            G
That I don't want you to leave
    Em7
I'm stretching out each mile
         Em7/F#                   G
'Cause I don't want to let you leave

Verse:
             Asus4        Cadd9         G
I'm savoring every last imperfect harmony
                 Asus4                Cadd9                    G
We sing along to songs we've known so long, I let you take the lead
            Em7
But can you hear it my voice
       Cadd9
It's a waver, just a quaver,
     G
A vibrato that I try to mean
           Em7
Oh can you hear it in my voice
       Em7/F#                  G
That I don't want you to leave
    Em7
I'm stretching out each note
         Em7/F#                      G
'Cause I don't want to let you leave

Solo:
Asus4 Cadd9 G G
Asus4 Cadd9 G G

Verse:
                   Asus4           Cadd9              G
I'm dreading the departures sign I know is around the curve
                   Asus4              Cadd9                  G
I ask you which airline you fly you reply and we pull to the curb
                Em7
I grab your suitcase, we embrace
       Cadd9
But it rolls away you chase it
            G
Should have waited till it was secure
          Em7
Oh let it roll into the street
          Em7/F#                       G
Can't you see what I'm trying to avert
    Em7
I'm stretching out each moment
         Em7/F#                        G
'Cause I don't know when you'll return

Solo:
Asus4 Cadd9 G G
Asus4 Cadd9 G G
Asus4 Cadd9 G G
Asus4 Cadd9 G G

                 Asus4         Cadd9                       G
As soon as I get home, I get a note your flight has been delayed
                  Asus4                                Cadd9                      G
And now we're all alone, wish I'd known, we could have passed the time at baggage claim
            Em7
Instead I'm cursin' out the specious TSA
         Cadd9
It's so egregious
         G
That I'm not allowed to wait at your gate
     Em7
Oh I know it's not their fault
      Em7/F#                        G
But I wish that I could have stayed
  Em7
I know it's not your fault
      Em7/F#                          G
But I wish that you could have stayed

Solo:
Asus4 Cadd9 G G
Asus4 Cadd9 G G
Em7 Em7/F# G

      Em7
We forget how much we miss it
           Em7/F#
when we're too busy to visit
         G
but that isn't how it's supposed to be
     Em7
oh I hope I'll see you soon
      Em7/F#                  G
but I wish you didn't have to leave