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Southern Cross

Stephen Stills
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 
 
 
 and the verses are pretty much the same:
   Got out of town on  a boat go'n' to southern  islands
   Sailing  a reach  before a following  sea .......etc.
 the Bm is used during the end of the verse:
   why twice  you ran  away
 The words are:
 SOUTHERN CROSS
 Words and music by Stephen Stills, Richard Curtis, and Michael Curtis
 Got out of town on a boat go'n' to southern islands
 Sailing a reach before a following sea
 She was making for the trades on the outside,
 and the downhill run to Pape-ete.
 Off the wind on this heading, lie the Marquesas
 We got eighty feet of waterline nicely making way
 In a noisy bar in Avalon, I tried to call you
 But on the midnight watch I realized why twice you ran away.
 Think about how many times I have fallen
 Spirits are usin' me; larger voices callin'
 What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten.
 I have been around the world,
 looking for that woman-girl
 who knows love can endure.
 And you know it will.
 When you see the Southern Cross for the first time,
 You understand now why you came this way.
 'Cause the truth you might be running from is so small.
 But it's as big as the promise, the promise of a comin' day.
 So I'm sailing for tomorrow. My dreams are a-dying.
 And my love is an anchor tied to you, tied with a silver chain.
 I have my ship, and all her flags are a-flying.
 She is all that I have left, and music is her name.
 Think about...
 So we cheated and we lied and we tested.
 And we never failed to fail. It was the easiest thing to do.
 You will survive being bested.
 Somebody find will come along, make me forget about loving you
 and the Southern Cross.

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Readable chord sheet for Southern Cross by Stephen Stills

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

and the verses are pretty much the same:

 [A]       Got out of town on[G] a boat go'n' to southe[D]rn islands

 [D]       Sail[A]ing a rea[G]ch before a follow[D]ing sea [A].......etc.

the Bm is used during the end of the verse:

 [D]       why [Bm]twice you ran[A] away

The words are:

SOUTHERN CROSS
Words and music by Stephen Stills, Richard Curtis, and Michael Curtis

Got out of town on a boat go'n' to southern islands
Sailing a reach before a following sea
She was making for the trades on the outside,
and the downhill run to Pape-ete.

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

Think about how many times I have fallen
Spirits are usin' me; larger voices callin'
What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten.

I have been around the world,
looking for that woman-girl
who knows love can endure.
And you know it will.

When you see the Southern Cross for the first time,
You understand now why you came this way.
'Cause the truth you might be running from is so small.
But it's as big as the promise, the promise of a comin' day.

So I'm sailing for tomorrow. My dreams are a-dying.
And my love is an anchor tied to you, tied with a silver chain.
I have my ship, and all her flags are a-flying.
She is all that I have left, and music is her name.

Think about...

So we cheated and we lied and we tested.
And we never failed to fail.  It was the easiest thing to do.
You will survive being bested.
Somebody find will come along, make me forget about loving you
and the Southern Cross.

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