SOUTHERN CROSS
Jimmy Buffett
(Curtis/Curtis/Stills)
[Intro]
A G D
Got out of town on a boat for the southern is lands.
A G D A
Sailing a reach be fore a followin' sea.
G D
She was makin' for the trades on the outside,
A G D A
And the downhill run to Papeete Bay.
G D
On this heading off the wind lies the Marq uesas.
A G D B A
We got eighty feet of the waterline, Nicely making way.
G D
In a noisy bar in Avalon I tried to call you.
A G D B A
But on a midnight watch I realized why twice you ran a way.
Think about
G D G A
Think about how many times I have fallen,
G D G A
Spirits are using me, larger voices callin'.
G D G A
What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgot ten.
D G A
I have been a round the world,
D G A
Lookin' for that woman, girl,
D G A
Who knows love can en dure.
G D A
And you know it will. And you know it will.
A G D
When you see the Southern Cross for the first time,
A G D A
You understand now why you came this way.
G D
'Cause the truth you might be runnin' from is so small.
A G D A
But it's as big as the pr omise, the promise of a coming day.
G D
So I'm sailing for to morrow, my dreams are a dyin'.
A G D B A
And my love is an anchor tied to you, tied with a silver chain.
G D
I have my ship and all her flags are a flyin'
A G D B A
She is all that I have left and music is her name.
Think about
G D G A
Think about how many times I have fallen,
G D G A
Spirits are using me, larger voices callin'.
G D G A
What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgot ten.
D G A
I have been a round the world,
D G A
Lookin' for that woman, girl,
D G A
Who knows love can en dure.
G D A
And you know it will. And you know it will.
G D
So we cheated and we tried and we tested
A G D A
And we never failed to fail, it was the easiest thing to do.
G D
You will sur vive being bested.
A G
But somebody strong comes along and make me forget
D B A
For get about loving you.
G D A G D
At the Southern Cross.