Southern Cross Chords by Crosby, Stills & Nash
- Key: D
- BPM: 82
- Capo: no capo
DOWNBEAT
SOUTHERN CROSS CHORDS
[Start] [Verse] A G D A G D A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G D Got out of town on a boat goin' to Southern Islands A G D A Sailing a reach before ■ a followin' sea ■ G D She was makin' for the trades on the outside A G D A And the downhill run to Papeete ■ G D Off the wind on this heading lie the Marquesas A G D A We got eighty feet of the waterline nicely making way G D In a noisy bar in Avalon I tried to call you A G D Bm A But on a midnight watch I realized why twice you ran away [Chorus] A Think about G D G A A7 G Think about how many times I have fallen ■ ■ D G A Spirits are using me larger voices callin' G D G A What Heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten D G A D G A Around ■ ■ ■ the world ■ D G A Lookin' Who knows she knows ■ A7 And you know it will [Verse] G D A G D 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 Bm A But it's as big as the promise the promise of a comin' day A7 A G D So I'm sailing for tomorrow my dreams are adyin' A G D And my love is an anchor tied to you A G D I have my ship and all her flags are aflyin' A G D A She is all that I have left and music is her name G Think about [Chorus] D G A G Think about how many times I have ■ fallen D G A G Spirits are using me larger voices callin' ■ D G A What Heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten D G A D G A I have been ■ around ■ the world ■ D G A G Lookin' ■ ■ And you know it will ■ D A G ■ And you know it will [Solo] D A G D A G A G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ D A G D A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] G D So we cheated and we lied and we tested A G D A And we never failed to fail it was the easiest thing to do G D You will survive being bested A G D A Somebody fine will come along make me forget about loving you A And the southern cross [Outro] G D A A7 G D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■