Southern Cross — Crosby, Stills & Nash
Chords and lyrics for Southern Cross by Crosby, Stills & Nash (key of A).
Intro
[G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [A] [G] [C]
[G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [A] [G] [G]
Verse 1
Got out of [G]town on a [F]boat going southern [C]islands [A] [G] [C]
Sailing a [G]reach before a [F]following sea [C] [A] [G] [G]
She was [G]making for the [F]trades on the [C]outside [A] [G] [C]
And the [G]downhill run to [F]Papeete [C] [A] [G] [G]
Verse 2
Off the [G]wind on this [F]heading lie the [C]Marquesas [A] [G] [C]
We got [G]eighty feet of the [F]waterline nicely [C]making [Am]way [G]
In a [G]noisy bar in [F]Avalon I tried to [C]call you [A] [G] [C]
But on a [G]midnight watch I [F]realized why [C]twice you [Am]ran [G]away
Chorus
[F]Think about how [C]many times [F]I have [G]fallen
[F]Spirits are [C]using me [F]larger voices [G]calling
[F]What heaven brought [C]you and me [F]cannot be for[G]gotten
I have been [C]around the [F]world [G]
[C]Looking for that [F]woman girl [G]
Who [C]knows love [F]can endure [G]
And you know it will [G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [A] [G] [C]
And you know it will [G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [A] [G] [G]
Verse 3
When you [G]see the Southern [F]Cross for the first [C]time [A] [G] [C]
You [G]understand now [F]why you came this [C]way [A] [G] [G]
Cause the [G]truth you might be [F]running from is so [C]small [A] [G] [C]
But it's as [G]big as the [F]promise the [C]promise of a [Am]coming [G]day
Verse 4
So I'm [G]sailing for [F]tomorrow my dreams are a [C]dying [A] [G] [C]
And my [G]love is an [F]anchor tied to [C]you tied with a [Am]silver [G]chain
I have my [G]ship and all her [F]flags are a [C]flying [A] [G] [C]
She is [G]all that I have [F]left and [C]music [Am]is her [G]name
Chorus
[F]Think about how [C]many times [F]I have [G]fallen
[F]Spirits are [C]using me [F]larger voices [G]calling
[F]What heaven brought [C]you and me [F]cannot be for[G]gotten
I have been [C]around the [F]world [G]
[C]Looking for that [F]woman girl [G]
Who [C]knows love [F]can endure [G]
And you know it will [G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [A] [G] [C]
And you know it will [G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [A] [G] [G]
Solo Break
[G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [A] [G] [C]
[G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [A] [G] [G]
Verse 5
So we [G]cheated and we [F]lied and we [C]tested [A] [G] [C]
And we [G]never failed to [F]fail it was the [C]easiest thing to [G]do
You will [G]survive being [F]bested [C] [A] [G] [C]
But [G]somebody fine will [F]come along make me [C]forget about [Am]loving [G]you
Outro
In the Southern Cross
[G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [A] [G] [C]
[G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [A] [G] [G]