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] ------------------------------------------------------ [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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [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] ---------------------------------------------------- [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.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [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] ---------------------------------------------------- [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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] (walk^down) (walk^down) [G] [G]// [F] [F]// [C]^a^g^[C] ~ [G] [G]// [F] [F]// [C]^a^g^[G] (2X) --------------------------------------------------------------------