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Southern Cross by Jimmy Buffett

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Tuning: EADGBE

SOUTHERN CROSS
Jimmy Buffett
(Curtis/Curtis/Stills)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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