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 F 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 G
But on a midnight watch I realized why twice you ran away. (think about)
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 forgotten.
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 C
And you know it will.
G G F F C C C G
And you know it will
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.
F C
I have my ship, and all her flags are a-flying.
G F C Am G G
She is all that I have left, and music is her name. (think about)
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 forgotten.
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 C
And you know it will.
G G F F C C C G
And you know it will
G F C
So we cheated and we lied and we tested.
G F C Am 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 C / G G F F C C C G
In the Southern Cross.