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Southern Cross chords
Crosby, Stills and Nash

Capo II *

GG  FF  CC
GG  FF  CG

G (320003@1)       F (133211@1)                   CGot (x32010@1)out of town on a boat gon' to southern islands.
          G (320003@1)   F (133211@1)                CSailing (x32010@1)a reach before a following sea.
        G (320003@1)            F (133211@1)           CShe (x32010@1)was making for the trades on the outside,
        G (320003@1)      F (133211@1)         CAnd (x32010@1)the downhill run to Papeete.

G (320003@1)          F (133211@1)             COff (x32010@1)the wind on this heading lie the Marquesas.
       G (320003@1)            C (x32010@1)              Am (x02210@1)   GWe (320003@1)got eighty feet of waterline nicely making way.
     G (320003@1)          F (133211@1)                CIn (x32010@1)a noisy bar in Avalon, I tried to call you,
         G (320003@1)              F (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)       Am (x02210@1) GBut (320003@1)on a midnight watch I realized why twice you ran away.

F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)    GThink (320003@1)about how many times I have fallen.
F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)           GSpirits (320003@1)are using me; larger voices callin'.
F (133211@1)                 C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)          GWhat (320003@1)heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten.
            C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)    G (320003@1)    C (x32010@1)              F (133211@1)   GI (320003@1)have been around the world, lookin' for that woman-girl
    C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)   GWho (320003@1)knows love can endure.
                 GG  FF  CC
And you know it will.
                 GG  FF  CG
And you know it will

G (320003@1)              F (133211@1)           CWhen (x32010@1)you see the Southern Cross for the first time,
    G (320003@1)            F (133211@1)               CYou (x32010@1)understand now why you came this way.
           G (320003@1)                F (133211@1)             C'Cause (x32010@1)the truth you might be runnin' from is so small,
            G (320003@1)        F (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)          Am (x02210@1)   GBut (320003@1)it's as big as the promise, the promise of a comin' day.

G (320003@1)         F (133211@1)                       CSo (x32010@1)I'm sailing for tomorrow. My dreams are a-dying.
       G (320003@1)        F (133211@1)                 C (x32010@1)         Am (x02210@1)   GAnd (320003@1)my love is an anchor tied to you, tied with a silver chain.
G (320003@1)       F (133211@1)                           CI (x32010@1)have my ship, and all her flags are a-flying.
       G (320003@1)             F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)   Am (x02210@1)   GShe (320003@1)is all that I have left, and music is her name.

F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)    GThink (320003@1)about how many times I have fallen.
F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)           GSpirits (320003@1)are using me; larger voices callin'.
F (133211@1)                 C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)           GWhat (320003@1)heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten.
            C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)    G (320003@1)    C (x32010@1)              F (133211@1)   GI (320003@1)have been around the world, lookin' for that woman-girl
    C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)    GWho (320003@1)knows love can endure.
                 GG  FF  CC
And you know it will.
                 GG  FF  CG
And you know it will

G (320003@1)            F (133211@1)         CSo (x32010@1)we cheated and we lied and we tested.
       G (320003@1)             F (133211@1)              C (x32010@1)              GAnd (320003@1)we never failed to fail; it was the easiest thing to do.
G (320003@1)      F (133211@1)           CYou (x32010@1)will survive being bested.
G (320003@1)                F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1)          Am (x02210@1)   GSomebody (320003@1)fine will come along make me forget about loving you

GG  FF  CC / GG  FF  CG
In the Southern Cross.

* Alternate:

open

G (320003@1)= AF  = GC  = DAm (xx0232@1)= Bm

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