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Southland Of The Heart Chords by Bruce Cockburn

Southland Of The Heart chords by Bruce Cockburn

Guitar chords with lyrics

  • Difficulty: Beginner
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

♫ Intro:

2x   G  G7  G6  G5  C  F  CVerse 1:

          G                G7               G6               G5
When the wild-eyed dogs of day to day come snapping at your heels
            C                 F              C
And there's so much coming at you that you don't know how to feel
             G          G7             G6                       G5
When they've taken all your money and then come back for your clothes
           C                  F                         C
When your hands are full of thorns, but you can't quit groping for the rose
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Chorus:

        Am               Em
In the southland of the heart,
       F
where night blooms perfume the breeze
     C      G                  C
Lie down   take your rest with me


♫ Verse 2:

              G                G7                G6              G5
When thoughts you've tried to leave behind keep sniping from the dark
          C           F                 C
When the fire burns inside you but you jump from every spark
          G                G7            G6              G5
When your heart's beset by memories you wish you'd never made
          C               F           C
When the sun comes up an enemy and nothing gives you shade


 ♫ Chorus:

        Am               Em
In the southland of the heart,
       F
where night blooms perfume the breeze
     C      G                  C
Lie down   take your rest with me


♫ Verse 3:

         G                  G7               G6                 G5
When the preacher lays his insight down and claims to lead the blind
           C               F                  C
When those you trust just get you hooked and trifle with your mind
         G                    G7               G6               G5
When the nightmare's creeping closer and your wheels are in the mud
      C               F       C
When everything's ambiguous except the taste of blood


♫ Chorus:

        Am               Em
In the southland of the heart,
       F
where night blooms perfume the breeze
     C      G                  C
Lie down   take your rest with me


♫ Chorus:

        Am               Em
In the southland of the heart,
       F
where night blooms perfume the breeze
     C      G                  C
Lie down   take your rest with me


♫ Outro:

C  G  C

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Bruce Cockburn chords for Southland of the heart

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