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Southern Cross by Jimmy Buffett
Southern Cross
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
A G D D
A G D A
[Verse 1]
A G D
Got out of town on a boat for the southern islands
A G D A
On a reach before a followin' sea
A G D
She was makin' for the trades on the outside
A G D A
On the downhill run to Papeete
A G D
On this heading off the wind lies the Marquesas
A G D Bm A
We got eighty feet of the waterline, nicely making way
A G D
In a noisy bar in Avalon I tried to call you
A G D Bm A
But on a midnight watch I realized why twice you ran away
Think about
G D G A
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
[Chorus]
D G A
I have been around the world
D G A
Lookin' for that woman, girl
D G A N.C.
Who knows love can endure
A G D D
And you know it will.
A G D A
You know it will.
[Verse 2]
A G D
When you see the Southern Cross for the first time
A G D A
You understand now why you came this way
A G D
'Cause the truth you’ve been runnin' from is so small
A G D Bm A
But it's as big as the promise, the promise of a coming day
A G D
So I'm sailing for tomorrow, my dreams are a dyin'
A G D Bm A N.C.
And my love is an anchor tied to you, tied with a silver chain
A G D
I have my ship and all her flags are a flyin'
A G D Bm A
She is all that I have left and music is her name
Think about
G D G A
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
[Chorus]
D G A
I have been around the world
D G A
Lookin' for that woman, girl
D G A N.C.
Who knows love can endure
A G D D
And you know it will.
A G D A
You know it will.
[Solo]
A G D D
A G D A
A G D D
A G D A
[Verse 3]
A G D
So we cheated and we tried and we tested
A G D Bm A
And we never failed to fail, it was the easiest thing to do
A G D
You will survive being bested
A G
But somebody strong comes along and make me forget
D B A N.C.
Forget about loving you
And the Southern Cross
[Outro]
A G D D
A G D A
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version 2
Capo:no capo
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Jimmy Buffett - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Q=86
A G D
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
E E S S E E E S S E E E E E +E E S S E
|-0-0-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-(3)-3-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-0-(0)-0-x-x-x-|
|-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|---------------------|
|-----------3-3-x-x-x-|---------------------|
A G D A
E E S S E E E S S E E E E E +E E S S E
|-0-0-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-0-(0)-0-0-0-x--||
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x--||
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x--||
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x--||
|-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|-------0-(0)-0-0-0-x--||
|-----------3-3-x-x-x-|----------------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
A G D
E E S S E E E S S E E E E E +E E S S E
||--0-0-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-x-x-x-|
||o-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-(3)-3-x-x-x-|
||--2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-x-x-x-|
||--2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-0-(0)-0-x-x-x-|
||o-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|---------------------|
||------------3-3-x-x-x-|---------------------|
A G D A
E E S S E E E S S E E E E E +E E S S E
|-0-0-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-0-(0)-0-0-0-x--|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x--|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x--|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x--|
|-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|-------0-(0)-0-0-0-x--|
|-----------3-3-x-x-x-|----------------------|
G D
E E S S E E E S S E E E E E +E E S S E
|-0-0-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-(3)-3-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-0-(0)-0-x-x-x-|
|-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|---------------------|
|-----------3-3-x-x-x-|---------------------|
A G D A
E E S S E E E S S E E E E E +E E S S E
|-0-0-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-0-(0)-0-0-0-x---|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x---|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x---|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x---|
|-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|-------0-(0)-0-0-0-x---|
|-----------3-3-x-x-x-|-----------------------|
G D
E E S S E E E S S E E E E E +E E S S E
|-0-0-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-(3)-3-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-0-(0)-0-x-x-x-|
|-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|---------------------|
|-----------3-3-x-x-x-|---------------------|
A G D A
E E S S E E E S S E E E E E +E E S S E
|-0-0-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-0-(0)-0-0-0-x---|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x---|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x---|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x---|
|-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|-------0-(0)-0-0-0-x---|
|-----------3-3-x-x-x-|-----------------------|
G D
E E S S E E E S S E E E E E +E E S S E
|-0-0-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-(3)-3-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-0-(0)-0-x-x-x-|
|-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|---------------------|
|-----------3-3-x-x-x-|---------------------|
To Coda
A G D
2/4
E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E
|-0-0-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-x-x---||
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-x-x---||
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-x-x---||
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-x-x---||
|-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|-------------||
|-----------3-3-x-x-x-|-------------||
Pre-Chorus
A G D
4/4
E E E E +E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E
|-0-0-x-0-(0)-0-0-0-x-||-3-3-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x-||-0-0-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x-||-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x-||-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|
|-0-0-x-0-(0)-0-0-0-x-||-2-2-x-x-x-----------|
|---------------------||-3-3-x-x-x-----------|
G A G D
E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E
|-3-3-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|
|-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-|
|-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|
|-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-x-x-----------|
|-3-3-x-x-x-----------|-3-3-x-x-x-----------|
G A G D G A
2/4 4/4
E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E +E E S S E
|-3-3-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-0-(0)-0-0-0-x--|
|-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x--|
|-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x--|
|-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x--|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-x-x-----------|-2-2-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-0-(0)-0-0-0-x--|
|-3-3-x-x-x-----------|-3-3-x-x-x-----------|-3-3-x-x-x-|----------------------|
Chorus
D G A
E E E E +E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E
|-0-0-x-0-(0)-0-0-0-x-||-2-2-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x-||-3-3-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x-||-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x-||-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|
|-0-0-x-0-(0)-0-0-0-x-||-----------2-2-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|
|---------------------||-----------3-3-x-x-x-|---------------------|
D G A
E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E
|-2-2-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|
|-3-3-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|
|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|
|-----------2-2-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|
|-----------3-3-x-x-x-|---------------------|
D G A
E E S S E E E S S E E E E E e E Q
|-2-2-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-|-0-0-0-0-0------||
|-3-3-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-2-2-2------||
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-2-2-2------||
|-0-0-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-2-2-2------||
|-----------2-2-x-x-x-|-0-0-0-0-0------||
|-----------3-3-x-x-x-|----------------||
Interlude
A G D
E E S S E E E S S E E E E E +E E S S E
|-0-0-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-(3)-3-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-0-(0)-0-x-x-x-|
|-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|---------------------|
|-----------3-3-x-x-x-|---------------------|
1.
A G D A
E E S S E E E S S E E E E E +E E S S E
|-0-0-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-0-(0)-0-0-0-x--||
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x-o||
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x--||
|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x--||
|-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|-------0-(0)-0-0-0-x-o||
|-----------3-3-x-x-x-|----------------------||
Outro
2.
D.S. al Coda &
D A A A G
E E E E +E E S S E E E E E e E Q E E S S E E E S S E
|-2-2-x-0-(0)-0-0-0-x--||-0-0-0-0-0------||-0-0-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x--|
|-3-3-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x--||-2-2-2-2-2------||-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x--|
|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x--||-2-2-2-2-2------||-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x--|
|-0-0-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-x--||-2-2-2-2-2------||-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x--|
|-------0-(0)-0-0-0-x--||-0-0-0-0-0------||-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x--|
|----------------------||----------------||-----------3-3-x-x-x--|
H.=H
D A G D
E E E E +E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E +H
|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-x-x-3-3-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)----*|
|-3-3-x-3-(3)-3-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-(3)----*|
|-2-2-x-2-(2)-2-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-2-(2)----*|
|-0-0-x-0-(0)-0-x-x-x-|-2-2-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-|-0-0-x-0-(0)----*|
|---------------------|-0-0-x-x-x-2-2-x-x-x-|----------------*|
|---------------------|-----------3-3-x-x-x-|----------------*|
Got out of town on a boat for the southern islands
On a reach before a following sea
We were making for the trades on the outside
And the downhill run to Papeete
Off the wind on this heading lie the Marquesas
We got eighty feet of waterline nicely making way
In a noisy bar in Avalon I tried to call you
But on the midnight watch I realized why twice you ran away
Think about how many times I have fallen
Spirits are using me, larger voices calling
What heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten
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.
When you see the southern cross for the first time
You understand just why you came this way
Cause the truth you might be running from is so small
But its as big as the promise, the promise of a coming day
And I'm heading all the way, my dreams are 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 I have left and music is her name
So we cheated and we tried and we tested
And we never failed to fail, it was the easiest thing to do
You will survive being bested
Somebody strong comes along, makes me forget, forget about loving you
And the southern cross
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a -
acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it
represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.
Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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