Southern Nights chords by Allen Toussaint

Southern Nights - Allen Toussaint (1975)

Capo 1st Fret

Intro

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Verse 1

F6
Southern nights,
                      G
 Have you ever felt a southern night?
Bbmaj7
Free as a breeze, not to mention the trees,
 Am                     (C7)
Whistling tunes that you know and love so.
    (know)
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Verse 2
F6
Southern skies,
D7                     G
 Just as good even when closed yours eyes,
    Bbmaj7
I apologise,
      Am
To anyone who can truly say,
            C7
That he has found a better way.

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Verse 3

F6
Feel so good
D7
 Feels so good, it's frightening,
G
Wish I could stop this world from fighting,

(la di da da etc)
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Verse 4

F6
Southern skies,
D7                    G
 Have you ever noticed southern skies?
              Bbmaj7
It's precious beauty lies just beyond the eye,
        Am
It goes running through your soul,
          C7
Like the stories told of old.

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Verse 5

F6
Old man,
          D7                  G
He and his dog that walked the old land,
                         Bbmaj7
Every flower touched his cold hand,
      Am
As he slowly walked by,
        C7
Weeping willows
              (F6)
Would cry for joy.

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Verse 6

F6
Mysteries,
D7                        G
 Like this and many others in the trees,
Bbmaj7
Blow in the night,
C                F6
 In the southern sky.

(la di da da etc)

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