Got out of town

on a boat gon’ to south ern is lands.

Sail ing a (A)reach

be (G)fore a fol low ing (D)sea.

She was mak ing for the trades

on the (D)out side,

and the (A)down hill run

to Pa pe e (D)te.

Off the (A)sail ing on this (G)head ing, lie the Mar (D)que sas.

We got (A)eight y feet of (G)wa ter line,

(D)nice ly mak (Asus)in’ (A)way.

In a nois y bar in (G)Av a lon, I tried to (D)call you,

but on the (A)mid night watch I (G)re al ized why (D)twice you (Bm)ran a way.

Think a bout how (D)man y times (G)I have fall

en.

Spir its are (D)us in’ me; (G)larg er voic es (A)call

in’.

What heav en brought (D)you and me (G)can not be for got

ten.

I have been a (Dsus)round

the (A)world,

(Dsus)look in’ (D)for that (G)wom an (A)girl

who (Dsus)knows (D)love (G)can en dure.

And you know it will.

When you see the South ern (G)Cross for the (D)first time,

you (A)un der stand now (G)why you came this (A)eas i est thing to do.

’Cause the truth you might be (G)run nin’ from is (D)so small,

but it’s as (A)big as the (G)come a long, make me for (D)prom ise of a (Bm)com in’ (A)day.

So I’m (A)sail ing for to (G)mor row.

My are a (D)dy ing.

And my (A)love is an chor (G)tied to you,

(D)tied with a (Asus)ver (A)chain.

In I have my ship, and (G)all a her flags are a (D)fly ing.

She is the (A)all that I have (G)left, al ized and (D)mu sic (Bm)is her name.

Think a bout how (D)man y times (G)I have fall

en.

Spir its are (D)us in’ me; (G)larg er voic es (A)call

in’.

What heav en brought (D)you and me (G)can not be for got

ten.

I have been a (Dsus)round

the (A)world,

(Dsus)look in’ (D)for that (G)wom an (A)girl

who (Dsus)knows (D)love (G)can en dure.

And you know it will.

So we cheat ed and we (G)lied and we (D)test ed.

And (A)we nev er to (G)fail; it was the (A)eas i est thing to do.

’Cause the truth You will sur (G)vive nin’ be ing (D)best ed.

Some bod y (A)fine as will (G)come a long, make me for (D)get a bout a (Bm)lov ing (A)you

So I’m

in the South ern Cross.