Southern Cross chords
Crosby, Stills and Nash 1982
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Cross_(Crosby,_Stills_and_Nash_song)
Capo II *
[G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] [C]
[G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] [G]
[G] [F] [C]
Got out of town on a boat goin' to southern islands.
[G] [F] [C]
Sailing a reach before a following sea.
[G] [F] [C]
She was making for the trades on the outside,
[G] [F] [C]
And the downhill run to Papeete.
[G] [F] [C]
Off the wind on this heading lie the Marquesas.
[G] [F] [C] [Am] [G]
We got eighty feet of waterline nicely making way.
[G] [F] [C]
In a noisy bar in Avalon, I tried to call you,
[G] [F] [C] [Am] [G] [G]
But on a midnight watch I realized why twice you ran away. (think about)
[F] [C] [F] [G]
Think about how many times I have fallen.
[F] [C] [F] [G]
Spirits are using me; larger voices callin'.
[F] [C] [F] [G]
What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten.
[C] [F] [G] [C] [F] [G]
I have been around the world, lookin' for that woman-girl
[C] [F] [G]
Who knows love can endure.
[G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] [C]
And you know it will.
[G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] [G]
And you know it will
[G] [F] [C]
When you see the Southern Cross for the first time,
[G] [F] [C]
You understand now why you came this way.
[G] [F] [C]
'Cause the truth you might be runnin' from is so small,
[G] [F] [C] [Am] [G]
But it's as big as the promise, the promise of a comin' day.
[G] [F] [C]
So I'm sailing for tomorrow. My dreams are a-dying.
[G] [F] [C] [Am] [G]
And my love is an anchor tied to you, tied with a silver chain.
[F] [C]
I have my ship, and all her flags are a-flying.
[G] [F] [C] [Am] [G] [G]
She is all that I have left, and music is her name. (think about)
[F] [C] [F] [G]
Think about how many times I have fallen.
[F] [C] [F] [G]
Spirits are using me; larger voices callin'.
[F] [C] [F] [G]
What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten.
[C] [F] [G] [C] [F] [G]
I have been around the world, lookin' for that woman-girl
[C] [F] [G]
Who knows love can endure.
[G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] [C]
And you know it will.
[G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] [G]
And you know it will
[G] [F] [C] [G] [F] [C] [Am] [G] [G] [F] [C] [G] [F] [C] [Am] [G]
[G] [F] [C]
So we cheated and we lied and we tested.
[G] [F] [C] [Am] [G]
And we never failed to fail; it was the easiest thing to do.
[G] [F] [C]
You will survive being bested.
[G] [F] [C] [Am] [G]
Somebody fine will come along make me forget about loving you
[G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] [C] \ [G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] [G]
In the Southern Cross.
* Alternates:
open
[G] = [A]
[F] = [G]
[C] = [D]
[Am] = [Bm]
Capo V
[G] = [E]
[F] = [D]
[C] = [A]
[Am] = [F#m]
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
[G] = [D]
[F] = [C]
[C] = [G]
[Am] = [Em]
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
[G] = [C]
[F] = [Bb]
[C] = [F]
[Am] = [Dm]
Set8
