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Southern Nights 
BW Stevenson
Intro
 Riff
       Part 1            Part 2              Part 3
E-------------------|-------------------|------------------
G----------1--------|----------1--------|---------1--------
D------2-3---4-2----|------2-3---4-2----|-----2-3---4-2----
A--2-3-----------4--|--2-3-----------4--|-2-3-----------4--
E-------------------|-------------------|------------------
       Part 4
E----------------------
B----------------------
G----------------------
D--5-4-2---------------
A--------5-4-2---------
E--------------5-3-2-0- E chord
Verse 1
ESouthern Nights, C#have you ever felt the F#7southern night?
AFree as a breeze, not to mention the trees, whistling
G#mtunes that you know and love B7so.
ESouthern Nights, C#just as good even when F#7closed your eyes.
I apolAogize, to any oG#mne who can truly say
that he has fB7ound a better way.
Riff
       Part 1            Part 2              Part 3
E-------------------|-------------------|------------------
G----------1--------|----------1--------|---------1--------
D------2-3---4-2----|------2-3---4-2----|-----2-3---4-2----
A--2-3-----------4--|--2-3-----------4--|-2-3-----------4--
E-------------------|-------------------|------------------
       Part 4
E----------------------
B----------------------
G----------------------
D--5-4-2---------------
A--------5-4-2---------
E--------------5-3-2-0- E chord
Verse 2
ESouthern Skies, C#have you ever noticed F#7southern skies?
AIt's precious beauty lies just beyond the eye.
It goes G#mrunning through your soul like the B7stories told of old.
EOld man, C#he and his dog that walked the F#7old land.
Every fAlower touched his cold hand.
As he G#mslowly walked by, weeping wB7illows would cry for Ejoy.           
Riff
       Part 1            Part 2              Part 3
E-------------------|-------------------|------------------
G----------1--------|----------1--------|---------1--------
D------2-3---4-2----|------2-3---4-2----|-----2-3---4-2----
A--2-3-----------4--|--2-3-----------4--|-2-3-----------4--
E-------------------|-------------------|------------------
(sing Joy )
       Part 4
E----------------------
B----------------------
G----------------------
D--5-4-2---------------
A--------5-4-2---------
E--------------5-3-2-0- E chord
Verse 3
EFeels so good, C#feels so good it's frightening.
F#7Wish I could, stop this world from fighting.
ALa da da da da da la da da da  da da 
G#mda da da da da da   B7da da da da  
EMysteries, C#like this and many others F#7in the trees.
ABlow in the night, in the B7southern Eskies.
Riff
       Part 1            Part 2             
E-------------------|-------------------|
G----------1--------|----------1--------|
D------2-3---4-2----|------2-3---4-2----|
A--2-3-----------4--|--2-3-----------4--|
E-------------------|-------------------|
Outro
ESouthern nights, C#they feel so good it's frightening 
F#7wish I could stop this world from fighting.
Ala da da da da da la da da da da da 
G#mda da da da da la da da da da  dB7a da da da  fade
flyinglibra51
God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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Southern Nights

by B.W. Stevenson

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F#7

G#m

Southern Nights

BW Stevenson

Intro

Riff

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

E-------------------|-------------------|------------------

G----------1--------|----------1--------|---------1--------

D------2-3---4-2----|------2-3---4-2----|-----2-3---4-2----

A--2-3-----------4--|--2-3-----------4--|-2-3-----------4--

E-------------------|-------------------|------------------

Part 4

E----------------------

B----------------------

G----------------------

D--5-4-2---------------

A--------5-4-2---------

E--------------5-3-2-0- E chord

Verse 1

E C# F#7

Southern Nights, have you ever felt the southern night?

Free as a breeze, not to mention the trees, whistling

G#m B7

tunes that you know and love so.

E C# F#7

Southern Nights, just as good even when closed your eyes.

A G#m

I apologize, to any one who can truly say

that he has found a better way.

Riff

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

E-------------------|-------------------|------------------

G----------1--------|----------1--------|---------1--------

D------2-3---4-2----|------2-3---4-2----|-----2-3---4-2----

A--2-3-----------4--|--2-3-----------4--|-2-3-----------4--

E-------------------|-------------------|------------------

Part 4

E----------------------

B----------------------

G----------------------

D--5-4-2---------------

A--------5-4-2---------

E--------------5-3-2-0- E chord

Verse 2

E C# F#7

Southern Skies, have you ever noticed southern skies?

It's precious beauty lies just beyond the eye.

G#m B7

It goes running through your soul like the stories told of old.

E C# F#7

Old man, he and his dog that walked the old land.

Every flower touched his cold hand.

G#m B7 E

As he slowly walked by, weeping willows would cry for joy.

Riff

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

E-------------------|-------------------|------------------

G----------1--------|----------1--------|---------1--------

D------2-3---4-2----|------2-3---4-2----|-----2-3---4-2----

A--2-3-----------4--|--2-3-----------4--|-2-3-----------4--

E-------------------|-------------------|------------------

(sing Joy )

Part 4

E----------------------

B----------------------

G----------------------

D--5-4-2---------------

A--------5-4-2---------

E--------------5-3-2-0- E chord

Verse 3

E C#

Feels so good, feels so good it's frightening.

F#7

Wish I could, stop this world from fighting.

La da da da da da la da da da da da

G#m B7

da da da da da da da da da da

E C# F#7

Mysteries, like this and many others in the trees.

A B7 E

Blow in the night, in the southern skies.

Riff

Part 1 Part 2

E-------------------|-------------------|

G----------1--------|----------1--------|

D------2-3---4-2----|------2-3---4-2----|

A--2-3-----------4--|--2-3-----------4--|

E-------------------|-------------------|

Outro

E C#

Southern nights, they feel so good it's frightening

F#7

wish I could stop this world from fighting.

la da da da da da la da da da da da

G#m B7

da da da da da la da da da da da da da da fade

flyinglibra51

God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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