{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1513535,"song":"Southern Nights","artist":"Allen Toussaint","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11279904-southern-nights-chords-by-allen-toussaint/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1513535?type=chord","rating":4.67682,"votes":30,"content":"Artist - Allen Toussaint\r\nSong - Southern Nights \r\nAlbum - Southern Nights [1975]\r\nMusic & Lyrics - Allen Toussaint\r\n\r\nCapo 1st Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]  \r\n|/  /  /  /|/  /  /  /|x2[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F6[/ch]      \r\nSouthern nights,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Have you ever felt a southern night?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]\r\nFree as a breeze, not to mention the trees,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]C7[/ch]                 \r\nWhistling tunes that you *know and love so.[/tab]\r\n\r\n    (*know)\r\n[tab]     [ch]C7[/ch]                     [ch]F6[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]F6[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch] \r\n6/4| /  /  /  /  /  / |4/4| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F6[/ch]        \r\nSouthern skies,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Just as good even when closed yours eyes,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]\r\nI apologise,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTo anyone who can truly say,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nThat he has found a better way.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]  \r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |x2[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F6[/ch]       \r\nFeel so good[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]\r\n Feels so good, it's frightening,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWish I could stop this world from fighting,[/tab]\r\n\r\n(la di da da etc)\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]       [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]C7[/ch]\r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]F6[/ch]           [ch]F6[/ch]    \r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |x2[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F6[/ch] \r\nSouthern skies,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Have you ever noticed southern skies?[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]\r\nIt's precious beauty lies just beyond the eye,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt goes running through your soul,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nLike the stories told of old.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Fsus4[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F6[/ch]\r\nOld man,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D7[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe and his dog that walked the old land,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]\r\nEvery flower touched his cold hand,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAs he slowly walked by,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nWeeping willows[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F6[/ch]\r\nWould cry for joy.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]F6[/ch]           [ch]F6[/ch]    \r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |x2[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F6[/ch]\r\nMysteries,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch] \r\n Like this and many others in the trees,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]\r\nBlow in the night,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F6[/ch]\r\n In the southern sky.[/tab]\r\n\r\n(la di da da etc)\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]F6[/ch]           [ch]D7[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F6[/ch]\r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / || Fade out [/tab]","plain_text":"Artist - Allen Toussaint\nSong - Southern Nights \nAlbum - Southern Nights [1975]\nMusic & Lyrics - Allen Toussaint\n\nCapo 1st Fret\n\n\n[Intro]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    (*know)\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n(la di da da etc)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(la di da da etc)","chords":["F","F6","G","Bbmaj7","Am","C7","D7","Fsus4","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}