Tom: G
Intro: (a / mean to mute the chord) ~walk^down~
[G] [G] / / [F] [F] / / [C]^a^g^[C]
[G] [G] / / [F] [F] / / [C]^a^g^[G]
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[Verse-1]
Got out of [G]town on a [F]boat going southern islands[C]^a^g^[C]
Sailing a [G]reach [F]before a following sea[C]^a^g^[G]
She was [G]making for the [F]trades on the outside[C]^a^g^[C]
And the [G]downhill [F]run to Papeete Bay[C]^a^g^[G]
[Verse-2]
Off the [G]wind on this [F]heading lie the Marquesas[C]^a^g^[C]
We got [G]eighty feet of the [C]waterline, [C]nicely [Am]making [G]way
In a [G]noisy bar in [F]Avalon I tried to call you[C]^a^g^[C]
But on a[G]midnight watch I[F]realized why[C]twice you[Am]ran[G]away[G] [G]
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[Chorus]
[F]Think about how [C]many times [F]I have [G]fallen
[F]Spirits are [C]using me, [F]larger voices [G]calling
[F]What heaven brought [C]you and me [F]cannot be for[G]gotten [G~hold~G]
I have been [C]arou[F]nd the [G]world
[C]looking for that [F]woman [G]girl
Who [C]knows love [F]can endure[G]^(STOP)
And you know it will [G] [G]// [F] [F]// [C]^a^g^[C]
And you know it will [G] [G]//[F] [F]// [C]^a^g^[G]
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[Verse-3]
When you [G]see the Southern [F]Cross for the first time[C]^a^g^[C]
You [G]understand now [F]why you came this way[C]^a^g^[G]
Cause the [G]truth you might be [F]runninG from is so small[C]^a^g^[C]
But it's as [G]big as the [F]promise, the [C]promise of a [Am]coming [G]day[G]
[Verse-4]
So I'm [G]sailing for [F]tomorrow, my dreams are a dying[C]^a^g^[C]
And my [G]love is an [F]anchor tied to you, [C]tied with a [Am]silver [G]chain
[G]I have my [F]ship and all her flags are a flyin[C]^a^g^[C]
She is [G]all that I have [F]left and [C]music [Am]is her [G]name[G]..think about..
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[Chorus]
[F]Think about how [C]many times [F]I have [G]fallen
[F]Spirits are [C]using me, [F]larger voices [G]calling
[F]What heaven brought [C]you and me [F]cannot be for[G]gotten [G~hold~G]
I have been [C]arou[F]nd the [G]world
[C]looking for that [F]woman [G]girl
Who [C]knows love [F]can endure[G]^(STOP)
And you know it will [G] [G]// [F] [F]// [C]^a^g^[C]
And you know it will [G] [G]// [F] [F]// [C]^a^g^[G]
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[Verse-5]
So we [G]cheated and we [F]lied and we tested[C]^a^g^[C]
And we [G]never failed to [F]fail, it was the [C]easiest thing to [G]do
[G]You will [F]survive being bested[C]^a^g^[C]
But [G]somebody fine will [F]come along make me [C]forget about [Am]loving [G]you
(Begin-Intro-Here)
In the Southern^Cross
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[Intro] (walk^down) (walk^down)
[G] [G]// [F] [F]// [C]^a^g^[C] ~ [G] [G]// [F] [F]// [C]^a^g^[G] (2X)
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