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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2302831,"song":"Southern Cross","artist":"Jimmy Buffett","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2302831-southern-cross-chords-by-jimmy-buffett/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2302831?type=chord","rating":4.77129,"votes":198,"content":"SOUTHERN CROSS\r\nJimmy Buffett\r\n(Curtis/Curtis/Stills)\r\n\r\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9CgMAT2ybc\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGot out of town on a boat for the southern islands[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOn a reach before a followin' sea[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe were makin' for the trades on the outside[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOn the downhill run to Papeete[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOn this heading off the wind lie the Marquesas[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe got eighty feet of the waterline, nicely making way[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn a noisy bar in Avalon I tried to call you[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut on the midnight watch I realized why twice you ran away[/tab]\r\n\r\nThink about\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Think about how many times I have fallen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Spirits are using me, larger voices callin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI have been around the world[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLookin' for that woman, girl[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWho knows love can endure[/tab]\r\n[tab]N.C. [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd you know it will[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou know it will[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen you've seen the Southern Cross for the first time[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou understand just why you came this way[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'Cause the truth you've been runnin' from is so small[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut it's as big as the promise, the promise of a comin' day[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm headed all the way, my dreams are a-dyin'[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd my love is an anchor tied to you, tied with a silver chain[/tab]\r\n[tab]N.C. [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI have my ship and all my flags are a-flyin'[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe is all that I have left and music is her name[/tab]\r\n\r\nThink about\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Think about how many times I have fallen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Spirits are using me, larger voices callin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI have been around the world[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLookin' for that woman, girl[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWho knows love can endure[/tab]\r\n[tab]N.C. [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd you know it will[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou know it will[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo we cheated and we tried and we tested[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd we never failed to fail, it was the easiest thing to do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n You will survive being bested[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSomebody strong comes along and makes me forget[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nForget about loving you[/tab]\r\nN.C.\r\nAnd the Southern Cross\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]","plain_text":"SOUTHERN CROSS\nJimmy Buffett\n(Curtis/Curtis/Stills)\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9CgMAT2ybc\n\n[Intro]\nA G D D\nA G D A\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThink about\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThink about\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nA G D D\nA G D A\nA G D D\nA G D A\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\nN.C.\nAnd the Southern Cross\n\n[Outro]\nA G D D\nA G D D","chords":["A","G","D","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}