Southern Cross chords by Jimmy Buffett

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: EADGBE

SOUTHERN CROSS
Jimmy Buffett
(Curtis/Curtis/Stills)

Intro:
      A augmentedA     G+G            D MajorD
Got out of town on a boat for the southern is lands.
     A augmentedA    G+G        D MajorD  A augmentedA
Sailing a reach be fore a followin' sea.
            G+G       D MajorD
She was makin' for the trades on the outside,
    A augmentedA    G+G       D MajorD  A augmentedA
And the downhill run to Papeete Bay.
            G+G         D MajorD
On this heading off the wind lies the Marq uesas.
    A augmentedA         G+G
We got eighty feet of the waterline.
D MajorD       A augmentedA
Nicely making way.
         G+G         D MajorD
In a noisy bar in Avalon I tried to call you.
     A augmentedA        G+G      D MajorD        A augmentedA
But on a midnight watch I realized why twice you ran a way.

Think about
G+G        D MajorD     G+G   A augmentedA
Think about how many times I have fallen,
G+G      D MajorD     G+G       A augmentedA
Spirits are using me, larger voices callin'.
G+G      D MajorD         G+G        A augmentedA
What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgot ten.

       D MajorD   G+G  A augmentedA
I have been a round the world,
D MajorD        G+G   A augmentedA
Lookin' for that woman, girl,
  D MajorD   G+G      A augmentedA
Who knows love can en dure.
        G+G   D MajorD        A augmentedA
And you know it will. And you know it will.

     A augmentedA        G+G       D MajorD
When you see the Southern Cross for the first time,
  A augmentedA           G+G     D MajorD  A augmentedA
You understand now why you came this way.
               G+G         D MajorD
'Cause the truth you might be runnin' from is so small.
      A augmentedA       G+G               D MajorD  A augmentedA
But it's as big as the pr omise, the promise of a coming day.
           G+G            D MajorD
So I'm sailing for to morrow, my dreams are a dyin'.
    A augmentedA             G+G  D MajorD         A augmentedA
And my love is an anchor tied to you, tied with a silver chain.
     G+G              D MajorD
I have my ship and all her flags are a flyin'
    A augmentedA        G+G    D MajorD      A augmentedA
She is all that I have left and music is her name.

Think about
G+G        D MajorD     G+G   A augmentedA
Think about how many times I have fallen,
G+G      D MajorD     G+G       A augmentedA
Spirits are using me, larger voices callin'.
G+G      D MajorD         G+G        A augmentedA
What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgot ten.

       D MajorD   G+G  A augmentedA
I have been a round the world,
D MajorD        G+G   A augmentedA
Lookin' for that woman, girl,
  D MajorD   G+G      A augmentedA
Who knows love can en dure.
        G+G   D MajorD        A augmentedA
And you know it will. And you know it will.

           G+G      D MajorD
So we cheated and we tried and we tested
    A augmentedA        G+G        D MajorD        A augmentedA
And we never failed to fail, it was the easiest thing to do.
       G+G     D MajorD
You will sur vive being bested.
       A augmentedA           G+G
But somebody strong comes along and make me forget
  D MajorD        A augmentedA
For get about loving you.
            G+G D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
At the Southern Cross.

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