Standard tuning, and simple strumming. The timing is simple but also key to this
song. Repeat the chord progression below for the following verses.
[Verse]
Got outta town on a boat going to southern islands
Sailing a reach before a a following sea
She was making for the trades on the outside
And the downhill run to Paapete
Off this wind on this heading lie the Marqueses
We got eighty feet of the waterline nicely making way
In a noisy bar in Avalon I tried to call you
But on a midnight watch I realized why twice you ran away
[Pre-Chorus]
Think about
Think about how many times I have fallen
Spirits are using me larger voices calling
What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten
[Chorus]
I have been around the world
Looking for that woman girl
Who knows love can endure
And you know it will
And you know it will
[Verse]
When you see the Southern Cross for the first time
You understand now why you came this way
Cause the truth you might be runnin from is so small
But its as big as the promise
The promise of a coming day
So Im sailing for tommorrow my dreams are a dying
And my love is an anchor tied to you
Tied with a silver chain
I have my ship and all her flags are a flying
She is all that I have left
And music is her name
Pre-Chorus]
Think about
Think about how many times I have fallen
Spirits are using me larger voices calling
What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten
[Chorus]
I have been around the world
Looking for that woman girl
Who knows love can endure
And you know it will
And you know it will
[Verse]
So we cheated and we lied and we tested
And we never failed to fail
It was the easiest thing to do
You will survive being bested
Somebody fine will come along
Make me forget about loving you
In the southern cross............
