Southern Cross Live chords by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

[Intro]

D G A A
D G A A
 
 
[Verse]

D          A         G
Got out of town on a boat 

goin' to Southern islands

G         A     D                  A
Sailing a reach before a followin' sea
A                      G             A
She was makin' for the trades on the outside
A                G      A
And the downhill run to Papeete
 
 
[Verse]

A                    F               A
Off the wind on this heading lie the Marquesas
G      A                 
We got eighty feet of the 
F         G             A
waterline nicely making way
A                 G                 A
In a noisy bar in Avalon I tried to call you
A                         G        
But on a midnight watch I realized 
                  A
why twice you ran away
 
 
[Chorus]

A
Think about
A           D                     A
Think about how many times I have fallen
A           G                      A
Spirits are using me larger voices callin'
A                          
What Heaven brought you and 
G            D
me cannot be forgotten

                   D           G          A
(Around the world) I have been around the world
          G                      A
(Lookin') Lookin' for that woman girl
                     
(Who knows she knows) 
A   G              A
Who knows love can endure

A                    D G A
And you know it will
 
 
[Verse]

G        A                D     
When you see the Southern Cross 
        A
for the first time

A                  G                 A
You understand now why you came this way
A                    G        
'Cause the truth you might be 
                A
runnin' from is so small

A                      G        
But it's as big as the promise, 
                         A
the promise of a comin' day
 
 
[Verse]

D      A           G        
So I'm sailing for tomorrow 
                D
my dreams are a dyin'
D      A          G               
And my love is an anchor tied to 
                       A
you tied with a silver chain
A                   
I have my ship and 
        G            A
all her flags are a' flyin'

A                      G    
She is all that I have left 
                 A
and music is her name
 
 
[Chorus]

A
Think about
A           D             
Think about how many times 
        A
I have fallen

A           G                      A
Spirits are using me larger voices callin'
A                  
What Heaven brought 
        G            D
you and me cannot be forgotten
                   D           G          A
(Around the world) I have been around the world
          G                      A
(Lookin') Lookin' for that woman girl
                      
(Who knows she knows) 
A   G              A
Who knows love can endure

A                    D G A
And you know it will
 
 
[Instrumental]

D A G
D A G
A G A
A G G
A
 
[Verse]

A                    G           A
So we cheated and we lied and we tested
A                      G       
And we never failed to fail, 
           D                A
it was the easiest thing to do
A        G             A
You will survive being bested
A                  G           
Somebody fine will come along, 
                            A
make me forget about loving you
A                     G D D A
In the Southern Cross

ℹ️ About This Song

On the 21st of June 1982, the track was released.

Track Info

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• Song: Southern Cross
• Artist: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
• Released Date: 21 June 1982

Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
• Key: D
• Chords: D, G, A, F
• BPM: 82
• Suggested Strumming:
• D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord

Guitar Chords	Ukulele Chords
D – xx0232 G – 320003 A – x02220 F – 133211	D – 2220 G – 0232 A – 2100 F – 2010