Chords for Allen Toussaint - Southern Nights
Tempo:
102.8 bpm
Chords used:
Gb
B
Eb
Ebm
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gb]
Southern nights, [Eb] have you ever [Ebm] felt a southern night?
[Ab] [B] Breeze as a breeze, not to mention the trees.
[Bbm]
Whistling tunes [Db] that no [Eb] one lives on.
[F] [B] [Gb]
Southern [Eb] skies, just as good even [Ebm] when closed your eyes.
[Ab] [Ebm] I [B] apologize to [Bbm] anyone who [Eb] can truly say that he [Db] has found a better way.
[Gb]
Feels so good, [Eb]
feels so good, it's [Ebm] frightening, wish I could [Ab]
stop this world from [Gb] fighting.
La [B] da da, [Gb] la da da da [B] da da, [Bbm] la da da da da da da, la [Db] da da, la da da, la da [B] da.
[Gb]
Southern skies, [Eb] have [Ebm] you ever [Ab] noticed southern skies?
[Ebm] It's precious beauty [B] to lie deep beyond the eye.
And it goes [Bbm] rushing through your soul like the storm has tore [Eb] a [F] hole.
[B] [Gb]
Old man, [Eb] he [Gb] and his [Eb] dog, they walked [Ebm] the [Ab] old man.
The flower touched [B] his cold hand.
As [Bbm] he slowly walked [Ebm] by, the [Bbm] weeping willow would cry for [Gb] joy.
It'll cry for joy.
[Ebm] Mysteries, like this and many others in the trees.
[Db] [Ab]
[B] They all belong in the night, [Bbm] in the southern [Gb] skies, in the [Ebm] southern skies.
[B] [Gb]
[Db] [Gb]
[Db] [Eb]
Southern nights, [Eb] have you ever [Ebm] felt a southern night?
[Ab] [B] Breeze as a breeze, not to mention the trees.
[Bbm]
Whistling tunes [Db] that no [Eb] one lives on.
[F] [B] [Gb]
Southern [Eb] skies, just as good even [Ebm] when closed your eyes.
[Ab] [Ebm] I [B] apologize to [Bbm] anyone who [Eb] can truly say that he [Db] has found a better way.
[Gb]
Feels so good, [Eb]
feels so good, it's [Ebm] frightening, wish I could [Ab]
stop this world from [Gb] fighting.
La [B] da da, [Gb] la da da da [B] da da, [Bbm] la da da da da da da, la [Db] da da, la da da, la da [B] da.
[Gb]
Southern skies, [Eb] have [Ebm] you ever [Ab] noticed southern skies?
[Ebm] It's precious beauty [B] to lie deep beyond the eye.
And it goes [Bbm] rushing through your soul like the storm has tore [Eb] a [F] hole.
[B] [Gb]
Old man, [Eb] he [Gb] and his [Eb] dog, they walked [Ebm] the [Ab] old man.
The flower touched [B] his cold hand.
As [Bbm] he slowly walked [Ebm] by, the [Bbm] weeping willow would cry for [Gb] joy.
It'll cry for joy.
[Ebm] Mysteries, like this and many others in the trees.
[Db] [Ab]
[B] They all belong in the night, [Bbm] in the southern [Gb] skies, in the [Ebm] southern skies.
[B] [Gb]
[Db] [Gb]
[Db] [Eb]
Key:
Gb
B
Eb
Ebm
Bbm
Gb
B
Eb
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_ _ _ _ _ Southern nights, [Eb] _ have you ever [Ebm] felt a southern _ night?
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [B] _ Breeze as a breeze, not to mention the trees.
_ [Bbm]
Whistling tunes [Db] that no [Eb] one lives on. _
[F] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Southern [Eb] skies, just as good even [Ebm] when closed your eyes.
[Ab] _ _ [Ebm] I _ [B] apologize _ _ to _ [Bbm] anyone who [Eb] can truly say that he [Db] has found a better way. _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Feels so good, [Eb] _
feels so good, it's [Ebm] frightening, wish I could [Ab] _
stop this world from [Gb] fighting.
La [B] da da, [Gb] la da da da [B] da da, [Bbm] la da da da da da da, la [Db] da da, la da da, la da [B] da. _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Southern skies, [Eb] have [Ebm] you ever [Ab] noticed southern skies? _ _
[Ebm] It's precious beauty [B] to lie deep beyond the eye.
_ _ _ And it goes [Bbm] rushing through your soul like the storm has tore [Eb] a [F] hole. _
[B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Old man, [Eb] he [Gb] and his [Eb] dog, they walked [Ebm] the [Ab] old man. _
The flower touched [B] his cold hand. _
_ _ As [Bbm] he slowly walked [Ebm] by, the [Bbm] weeping willow would cry for [Gb] joy. _
_ _ _ _ It'll cry for joy.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] Mysteries, like this and many others in the trees.
[Db] _ [Ab] _ _
[B] They all belong in the night, _ [Bbm] in the southern [Gb] skies, _ _ _ _ _ in the [Ebm] southern skies. _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Southern nights, [Eb] _ have you ever [Ebm] felt a southern _ night?
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [B] _ Breeze as a breeze, not to mention the trees.
_ [Bbm]
Whistling tunes [Db] that no [Eb] one lives on. _
[F] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Southern [Eb] skies, just as good even [Ebm] when closed your eyes.
[Ab] _ _ [Ebm] I _ [B] apologize _ _ to _ [Bbm] anyone who [Eb] can truly say that he [Db] has found a better way. _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Feels so good, [Eb] _
feels so good, it's [Ebm] frightening, wish I could [Ab] _
stop this world from [Gb] fighting.
La [B] da da, [Gb] la da da da [B] da da, [Bbm] la da da da da da da, la [Db] da da, la da da, la da [B] da. _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Southern skies, [Eb] have [Ebm] you ever [Ab] noticed southern skies? _ _
[Ebm] It's precious beauty [B] to lie deep beyond the eye.
_ _ _ And it goes [Bbm] rushing through your soul like the storm has tore [Eb] a [F] hole. _
[B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Old man, [Eb] he [Gb] and his [Eb] dog, they walked [Ebm] the [Ab] old man. _
The flower touched [B] his cold hand. _
_ _ As [Bbm] he slowly walked [Ebm] by, the [Bbm] weeping willow would cry for [Gb] joy. _
_ _ _ _ It'll cry for joy.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] Mysteries, like this and many others in the trees.
[Db] _ [Ab] _ _
[B] They all belong in the night, _ [Bbm] in the southern [Gb] skies, _ _ _ _ _ in the [Ebm] southern skies. _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
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