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Southern Cross
Crosby, Stills and Nash
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Southern Cross chords Crosby, Stills and Nash Capo II * G G F F C C C G G F F C C G G F C Got out of town on a boat gon' 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 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 But on a midnight watch I realized why twice you ran away. 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 forgo------tten. 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 And you know it will. G G F F C C G And you know it will html ] 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. G F C I have my ship, and all her flags are a-flying. G F C Am G She is all that I have left, and music is her name. 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 for------gotten. 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 And you know it will. G G F F C C G And you know it will G F C So we cheated and we lied and we tested. G F C 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 G G F F C C G In the Southern Cross.* Alternate: open G = A F = G C = D Am = Bm Set8 http://sites.google.com/site/guitarmusicchordsandlyrics/
The Story Behind the Song
Southern Cross is based on the song "Seven League Boots" by Rick and Michael Curtis. Stills explained, "The Curtis Brothers brought a wonderful song called 'Seven League Boots,' but it drifted around too much. I rewrote a new set of words and added a different chorus, a story about a long boat trip I took after my divorce. It's about using the power of the universe to heal your wounds. Once again, I was given somebody's gem and cut and polished it."
The "Southern Cross" is a constellation also known as the Crux Constellation that can be viewed from most of the Southern hemisphere. The 4 brightest stars within the constellation form a cross pattern. Sailors have relied on the "Southern Cross" to help in navigating their boats. The national flags of Australia and New Zealand have versions of the Southern Cross on them.
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This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the
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This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the
song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.
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