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Artist - Allen Toussaint
Song - Southern Nights 
Album - Southern Nights 1975  
Music & Lyrics - Allen Toussaint
Capo 1st Fret
[Intro]
|F/  /  /  /|F/  /  /  /|x2
[Verse 1]
F6Southern nights,
 Have you ever felt a Gsouthern night?
Bbmaj7Free as a breeze, not to mention the trees,
WAmhistling tunes that you *C7know and love so.
    (*know)
6/4| C7/  /  /  /  /  / |4/4| F6/  /  F/  / | F6/  /  F/  / |
[Verse 2]
F6Southern skies,
 D7Just as good even when Gclosed yours eyes,
I aBbmaj7pologise,
To anyAmone who can truly say,
That he has C7found a better way.
| F/  /  /  / | F/  /  /  / |x2
[Verse 3]
F6Feel so good
 D7Feels so good, it's frightening,
GWish I could stop this world from fighting,
(la di da da etc)
| Bbmaj7/  /  /  / | Bbmaj7/  /  /  / | Am/  /  /  / | C7/  /  /  / |
| F6/  /  /  / | F6/  /  /  / |x2
[Verse 4]
F6Southern skies,
 D7Have you ever noticed Gsouthern skies?
It's precious Bbmaj7beauty lies just beyond the eye,
It goes Amrunning through your soul,
Like the sC7tories told of old.
| Fsus4/  /  F/  / | F/  /  /  / |
[Verse 5]
F6Old man,
He and his D7dog that walked the Gold land,
Every flower touched his Bbmaj7cold hand,
As he Amslowly walked by,
Weeping C7willows
Would cry for F6joy.
| F6/  /  /  / | F6/  /  /  / |x2
[Verse 6]
F6Mysteries,
 D7Like this and many others Gin the trees,
Bbmaj7Blow in the night,
 CIn the southern F6sky.
(la di da da etc)
| F6/  /  /  / | D7/  /  /  / | G/  /  /  / | G/  /  /  / | Bbmaj7/  /  /  / | C/  /  /  / | F6/  /  /  / || Fade out 

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Southern Nights

by Allen Toussaint

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbmaj7

Fsus4

Artist - Allen Toussaint

Song - Southern Nights

1975

Album - Southern Nights

Music & Lyrics - Allen Toussaint

Capo 1st Fret

[Intro]

F F

|/ / / /|/ / / /|x2

[Verse 1]

Southern nights,

Have you ever felt a southern night?

Bbmaj7

Free as a breeze, not to mention the trees,

Am C7

Whistling tunes that you *know and love so.

(*know)

C7 F6 F F6 F

6/4| / / / / / / |4/4| / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 2]

Southern skies,

D7 G

Just as good even when closed yours eyes,

Bbmaj7

I apologise,

To anyone who can truly say,

That he has found a better way.

F F

| / / / / | / / / / |x2

[Verse 3]

Feel so good

Feels so good, it's frightening,

Wish I could stop this world from fighting,

(la di da da etc)

Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 Am C7

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

F6 F6

| / / / / | / / / / |x2

[Verse 4]

Southern skies,

D7 G

Have you ever noticed southern skies?

Bbmaj7

It's precious beauty lies just beyond the eye,

It goes running through your soul,

Like the stories told of old.

Fsus4 F F

| / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 5]

Old man,

D7 G

He and his dog that walked the old land,

Bbmaj7

Every flower touched his cold hand,

As he slowly walked by,

Weeping willows

Would cry for joy.

F6 F6

| / / / / | / / / / |x2

[Verse 6]

Mysteries,

D7 G

Like this and many others in the trees,

Bbmaj7

Blow in the night,

C F6

In the southern sky.

(la di da da etc)

F6 D7 G G Bbmaj7 C F6

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / || Fade out

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