Southern Cross Acoustic Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

  Written like C^A^G^C and C^A^G^G

1.(Play the C-Chord - accenting the "C" note on the A-string)

2.(Play the open "A-string" while holding the rest of the"C-Chord")

3.(Play the "G"-note on the low-E-string-3rd-fret)

4 (Play the "C-Chord") or ("G-Chord" - 2nd time around)

I hope this explains my walk^down transcription.

The Southern Cross is a small constellation with the shape of a

cross (called Crux). Explorers of the Southern hemisphere used

Crux to guide them when sailing. By looking at Crux, they could

figure out in which direction to sail without getting lost.

Crosby Stills & Nash - Southern Cross

Intro

(the "/" means 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 Gtown on a Fboat going southern islandsC^A^G^C

 Sailing a Greach Fbefore a following seaC^A^G^G

 She was Gmaking for the Ftrades on the outsideC^A^G^C

 And the Gdownhill Frun to Papeete (Papa Ay Tay)C^A^G^G

Verse

2]

 Off the Gwind on this Fheading lie the MarquesasC^A^G^C

 We got Geighty feet of the Cwaterline, Cnicely Ammaking Gway

 In a Gnoisy bar in FAvalon I tried to call youC^A^G^C

 But on aGmidnight watch IFrealized whyCtwice youAmranGawayGG

Chorus

FThink about how Cmany times FI have Gfallen

FSpirits are Cusing me, Flarger voices Gcalling

FWhat heaven brought Cyou and me Fcannot be forGgotten [G~hold~G]

 I have been CarouFnd the Gworld

Clooking for that Fwoman Ggirl

 Who Cknows love Fcan endureG^(STOP)

 And you know it will GG// FF// C^A^G^C

 And you know it will GG//FF// C^A^G^G

Verse

3]

 When you Gsee the Southern FCross for the first timeC^A^G^C

 You Gunderstand now Fwhy you came this wayC^A^G^G

 Cause the Gtruth you might be Frunning from is so smallC^A^G^C

 But it's as Gbig as the Fpromise, the Cpromise of a Amcoming GdayG

Verse

4]

 So I'm Gsailing for Ftomorrow, my dreams are a dyingC^A^G^C

 And my Glove is an Fanchor tied to you, Ctied with a Amsilver Gchain

GI have my Fship and all her flags are a flyinC^A^G^C

 She is Gall that I have Fleft and Cmusic Amis her GnameG..think about.

Chorus

FThink about how Cmany times FI have Gfallen

FSpirits are Cusing me, Flarger voices Gcalling

FWhat heaven brought Cyou and me Fcannot be forGgotten [G~hold~G]

 I have been CarouFnd the Gworld

Clooking for that Fwoman Ggirl

 Who Cknows love Fcan endureG^(STOP)

 And you know it will GG// FF// C^A^G^C

 And you know it will GG// FF// C^A^G^G

Solo break

GG//FF//C^A^G^C - GG//FF//C^A^G^G (2X)

Verse

5]

 So we Gcheated and we Flied and we testedC^A^G^C

 And we Gnever failed to Ffail, it was the Ceasiest thing to Gdo

GYou will Fsurvive being bestedC^A^G^C

 But Gsomebody fine will Fcome along make me Cforget about Amloving Gyou

(Begin-Intro-Here)

In the Southern^Cross

Intro

(walk^down) (walk^down)

  GG// FF// C^A^G^C ~ GG// FF// C^A^G^G (2X)