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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4Southern Cross By Todd (Intro) A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 D A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 A A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Got out of town on a boat goin' to Southern islands A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 A Sailing a reach before a followin' sea A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 D She was makin' for the trades on the outside A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 A And the downhill run to Papeete A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Off the wind on this heading lie the Marquesas A G D G/B A We got eighty feet of the waterline nicely making way A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 D In a noisy bar in Avalon I tried to call you A G D G/B A But on a midnight watch I realized why twice you ran away (Chorus) A G D G A Think about, 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 forgotten A D G A Been around the world (I have been arou...nd the world) D G A Lookin' (Lookin' for that woman girl) A D G A //// (hold) Who knows she knows (Who knows love can endure) A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 D A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 A And you know it will A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 D When you see the Southern Cross for the first time A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 A You understand now why you came this way A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Cause the truth you might be runnin' from is so small A G D G/B A ////(hold) But it's as big as the promise, the promise of a comin' day A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 D So I'm sailing for tomorrow my dreams are a dyin' A G D G/B A And my love is an anchor tied to you tied with a silver chain A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 D I have my ship and all her flags are a' flyin' A G D G/B A She is all that I have left and music is her name (Chorus) A G D G A Think about, 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 forgotten A D G A I have been around the world (I have been arou...nd the world) D G A Lookin' (Lookin' for that woman girl) D G A ////(hold) (Who knows love can endure) A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 D And you know it will A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 A And you know it will (Interlude) A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 D A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 A (2x) A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 D So we cheated and we lied and we tested A G D G/B A And we never failed to fail it was the easiest thing to do A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 D You will survive being bested A G D G/B A Somebody fine will come along make me forget about loving you A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 D A G Dsus4 D Dsus2 A (hold) And the Southern Cross