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Southern Cross

Crosby, Stills & Nash
ChordsKeyDintermediate
★4.7(1k)

Chords in this song5

Intro

    
    

Verse 1

Got outta town on a boat, goin' to southern islands 
Sailing a reach before a following sea 
She was making for the trades on the outside 
And the downhill run to Papeʻetē 
Off the wind on this heading lie the Marquesas 
We got eighty feet of the waterline nicely making way
In a noisy bar in Avalon I tried to call you 
But on a midnight watch I realized why twice you ran away

Pre-Chorus

(A)
Think about
Think about how many times I have fallen
Spirits are using me, larger voices calling
What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten

Chorus

I have been around the world  
Looking for that woman girl 
Who knows love can endure
N.C. A G D D
And you know it will
    

Verse 2

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

Pre-Chorus

(A)
Think about
Think about how many times I have fallen
Spirits are using me, larger voices calling
What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten

Chorus

I have been around the world  
Looking for that woman girl 
Who knows love can endure
N.C. A G D D
And you know it will
And you know it will   

Instrumental

   
    
   
    

Verse 3

So we cheated and we lied and we tested 
And we never failed to fail, it was the easiest thing to do
You will survive being bested 
Somebody fine will come along, make me forget about loving you
In the Southern Cross   
    

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