Southern Cross (2005 Remaster) Chords
Tempo:
81.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D]
[A] [D] [Bm] [A] Got out of town [G] on a boat going to Southern [D] Islands, [A] sailing the reach [G] for a [D] following sea.
[A]
She was making [G] for the trades [D] on the outside and [A] the downhill [G] run to [D] Papa A.
[A] Big.
Off the wind [G] on this heading line [D] the marquise said, [A] you got 80 [G] feet of a water line, [D] [A] nicely
made in way.
In a noisy [G] bar in Avalon, [D] I tried to call you, [A] but on a midnight [G] watch I realized, [D] why
twice you [A] ran away.
[G] Think about, think [D] about how many [G] times I [A] have [G] fallen.
[D] Spirits are using [G] me, larger [A] voices [G] calling.
What [D] heaven brought you and [G] me, cannot [A] be forgotten.
I have [D] been around the North, [G] [A] [D] looking [G] for that far [A] wonder.
Who [D] knows, who knows [G] love can [A] ender.
And you know it [G] will.
[D]
[A] [G] [D] [A]
When you see the [G] Southern Cross [D] for the first time, [A] you understand [G] now why you [D] came this way.
[A]
Cause the truth you [G] might be running [D] from is so small, [A] but it's as big [G] as the promise,
[D] the promise of a [A] coming day.
So I'm sailing [G] for tomorrow, [D] my dreams are a dying.
[A] And my [G] love is an anchor [D] tied to you, tied with a [A] silver chain.
I have my ship, [G] and all the [D] flags are a-flying.
[A] She is all that [G] I have left, [D] and music [A] is her name.
[G] Think about, [D] think about how [G] many times I [A] have [G] fallen.
[D] Spirits are using me, larger [A] voices [D] calling.
What heaven brought you [G] and me, cannot [A] be forgotten.
I [D] have been around [G] [A] the world, [D] looking [G] for that far [A] wonder.
[D] Who knows, [G] who knows love can [A] ender.
And you know it will.
[G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D] So
[A] [D] [A]
we cheated [G] and we lied [D] and we tested, [A] and we never [G] failed to fail.
[D] It was the [A] easiest thing to do, you [G] will survive the [D] invested.
[A] Somebody fine [G] will come along and [D] make me forget about [A] loving you, in the Southern Cross.
[G] [D] [A] [G]
[D]
[A] [D] [Bm] [A] Got out of town [G] on a boat going to Southern [D] Islands, [A] sailing the reach [G] for a [D] following sea.
[A]
She was making [G] for the trades [D] on the outside and [A] the downhill [G] run to [D] Papa A.
[A] Big.
Off the wind [G] on this heading line [D] the marquise said, [A] you got 80 [G] feet of a water line, [D] [A] nicely
made in way.
In a noisy [G] bar in Avalon, [D] I tried to call you, [A] but on a midnight [G] watch I realized, [D] why
twice you [A] ran away.
[G] Think about, think [D] about how many [G] times I [A] have [G] fallen.
[D] Spirits are using [G] me, larger [A] voices [G] calling.
What [D] heaven brought you and [G] me, cannot [A] be forgotten.
I have [D] been around the North, [G] [A] [D] looking [G] for that far [A] wonder.
Who [D] knows, who knows [G] love can [A] ender.
And you know it [G] will.
[D]
[A] [G] [D] [A]
When you see the [G] Southern Cross [D] for the first time, [A] you understand [G] now why you [D] came this way.
[A]
Cause the truth you [G] might be running [D] from is so small, [A] but it's as big [G] as the promise,
[D] the promise of a [A] coming day.
So I'm sailing [G] for tomorrow, [D] my dreams are a dying.
[A] And my [G] love is an anchor [D] tied to you, tied with a [A] silver chain.
I have my ship, [G] and all the [D] flags are a-flying.
[A] She is all that [G] I have left, [D] and music [A] is her name.
[G] Think about, [D] think about how [G] many times I [A] have [G] fallen.
[D] Spirits are using me, larger [A] voices [D] calling.
What heaven brought you [G] and me, cannot [A] be forgotten.
I [D] have been around [G] [A] the world, [D] looking [G] for that far [A] wonder.
[D] Who knows, [G] who knows love can [A] ender.
And you know it will.
[G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D] So
[A] [D] [A]
we cheated [G] and we lied [D] and we tested, [A] and we never [G] failed to fail.
[D] It was the [A] easiest thing to do, you [G] will survive the [D] invested.
[A] Somebody fine [G] will come along and [D] make me forget about [A] loving you, in the Southern Cross.
[G] [D] [A] [G]
[D]
Key:
G
D
A
Bm
G
D
A
Bm
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ Got out of town [G] on a boat going to Southern [D] _ Islands, [A] sailing the reach [G] for a [D] following sea.
[A] _ _
She was making [G] for the trades [D] on the outside and [A] the downhill [G] run to [D] Papa A.
[A] Big. _
Off the wind [G] on this heading line [D] the marquise said, _ [A] you got 80 [G] feet of a water line, [D] [A] nicely
made in way.
In a noisy [G] bar in Avalon, [D] I tried to call you, _ [A] but on a midnight [G] watch I realized, [D] why
twice you [A] ran away.
_ [G] Think about, think [D] about how many [G] times I [A] have [G] fallen.
[D] Spirits are using [G] me, larger [A] voices [G] calling.
What [D] heaven brought you and [G] me, cannot [A] be forgotten.
I _ _ have [D] been around the North, [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] looking _ [G] for that far [A] wonder.
Who [D] knows, who knows [G] love can [A] ender.
And you know it [G] will.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
When you see the [G] Southern Cross [D] for the first time, [A] you understand [G] now why you [D] came this way.
[A] _
Cause the truth you [G] might be running [D] from is so small, [A] but it's as big [G] as the promise,
[D] the promise of a [A] coming day.
So I'm sailing [G] for tomorrow, [D] my dreams are a dying.
_ [A] And my [G] love is an anchor [D] tied to you, tied with a [A] silver chain.
I have my ship, [G] and all the [D] flags are a-flying.
_ [A] She is all that [G] I have left, [D] and music [A] is her name.
[G] Think about, [D] think about how [G] many times I [A] have [G] fallen.
[D] Spirits are using me, larger [A] voices [D] calling.
What heaven brought you [G] and me, cannot [A] be _ forgotten. _ _
I [D] have been around [G] _ [A] the world, [D] looking _ [G] for that far [A] wonder. _
_ [D] Who knows, [G] who knows love can [A] ender. _
And you know it will.
[G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] So _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ we cheated [G] and we lied [D] and we tested, _ [A] and we never [G] failed to fail.
[D] It was the [A] easiest thing to do, you [G] will survive the [D] invested.
_ [A] Somebody fine [G] will come along and [D] make me forget about [A] loving you, in the Southern Cross.
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ Got out of town [G] on a boat going to Southern [D] _ Islands, [A] sailing the reach [G] for a [D] following sea.
[A] _ _
She was making [G] for the trades [D] on the outside and [A] the downhill [G] run to [D] Papa A.
[A] Big. _
Off the wind [G] on this heading line [D] the marquise said, _ [A] you got 80 [G] feet of a water line, [D] [A] nicely
made in way.
In a noisy [G] bar in Avalon, [D] I tried to call you, _ [A] but on a midnight [G] watch I realized, [D] why
twice you [A] ran away.
_ [G] Think about, think [D] about how many [G] times I [A] have [G] fallen.
[D] Spirits are using [G] me, larger [A] voices [G] calling.
What [D] heaven brought you and [G] me, cannot [A] be forgotten.
I _ _ have [D] been around the North, [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] looking _ [G] for that far [A] wonder.
Who [D] knows, who knows [G] love can [A] ender.
And you know it [G] will.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
When you see the [G] Southern Cross [D] for the first time, [A] you understand [G] now why you [D] came this way.
[A] _
Cause the truth you [G] might be running [D] from is so small, [A] but it's as big [G] as the promise,
[D] the promise of a [A] coming day.
So I'm sailing [G] for tomorrow, [D] my dreams are a dying.
_ [A] And my [G] love is an anchor [D] tied to you, tied with a [A] silver chain.
I have my ship, [G] and all the [D] flags are a-flying.
_ [A] She is all that [G] I have left, [D] and music [A] is her name.
[G] Think about, [D] think about how [G] many times I [A] have [G] fallen.
[D] Spirits are using me, larger [A] voices [D] calling.
What heaven brought you [G] and me, cannot [A] be _ forgotten. _ _
I [D] have been around [G] _ [A] the world, [D] looking _ [G] for that far [A] wonder. _
_ [D] Who knows, [G] who knows love can [A] ender. _
And you know it will.
[G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] So _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ we cheated [G] and we lied [D] and we tested, _ [A] and we never [G] failed to fail.
[D] It was the [A] easiest thing to do, you [G] will survive the [D] invested.
_ [A] Somebody fine [G] will come along and [D] make me forget about [A] loving you, in the Southern Cross.
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _