Southern
Cross
(Steve Cash / John Dillon)
The Car Over The Lake Album, 1975
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Chords, Guitar Tablature & Lyrics
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I think that there are 2 electric guitars in this one. I'm going to show you just the chords - you can take it from there. Be sure to visit my tab page in order to understand how I write tablature on the web.
Click here if you want only the lyrics.
THE CHORDS:
F C G G G G
(INTRO)
G
there's a lotta folks down at the island
that follow that astrology
some got a chart of the heavens
F C
and some got a fancy degree
G
but me I got a pick-up
and I drive it like a Fourth of July
and that's where I seen the vision
F C
when it fell right out of the sky, it said
D
follow, follow the southern cross
leave your luck in Mexico
there ain't no way to get lost
F C
cause there ain't no place to go
G
so I bought me a ticket to Texas
and I hopped on a plane to Peru
I met a little lady from Chile
F C
and she fed me a tropical root
G
now I'm down in Tierra del Fuego
and nothin' around me is right
I think I got a case of lumbago
F C
but it's better than the northern lights, I gotta
D
follow, follow the southern cross
leave your luck in Mexico
there ain't no way to get lost
F C
cause there ain't no place to go
G F C
G F C
(HORN SOLO)
G
so I paddled out to Easter Island
about as fast as I could go
I saw and albatross on the horizon
F C
and the stone heads all in a row
G
I found the secret of navigation
and the mystery of the Milky Way
now I'm livin' in the constellations
F C
tell me what more I can say, you gotta
D
follow, follow the southern cross
and leave your luck in Mexico
there ain't no way to get lost
F C
cause there ain't no place to go whoa!
G F C
G F C
G F C
(HORN STUFF)
(repeat & fad)
THE TAB:
G
1 -|| -------------4-----------------3
2 -|| -------------------------------0
3 -|| -------------------------------0
4 -|| -------------------------------0
5 -|| ------2------------------------2
6 -|| -------------3-----------------3
F
1 -|| -----1-------------------------1
2 -|| -----1-------------------------1
3 -|| ---------2---------------------2
4 -|| --------------4----------------3
5 -|| --------------3----------------3
6 -|| -----1-------------------------1
C
1 -|| -------------------------------0
2 -|| --------1----------------------1
3 -|| -------------------------------0
4 -|| ---------------2---------------2
5 -|| -----------------------3-------3
6 -|| --------------------------------
D
1 -|| ---------------2----------------2
2 -|| -----------------------3--------3
3 -|| ---------------1----------------2
4 -|| --------------------------------0
5 -|| ---------------------------------
6 -|| ---------------------------------
Alternate Chords:
G
1 -|| -----1-------------------------3
2 -|| -----1-------------------------3
3 -|| ---------2---------------------4
4 -|| --------------4----------------5
5 -|| --------------3----------------5
6 -|| -----1-------------------------3
C
1 -|| ----------1--------------------3
2 -|| ----------------3--------------5
3 -|| ----------------3--------------5
4 -|| ----------------3--------------5
5 -|| ----------1--------------------3
6 -|| --------------------------------
TIPS:
Uhhh.... take it fast...
Intro:
Each chord symbol in the intro receives 4 beats.
Rest of the song:
Chord symbols do not represent number of beats, except in the intro.
Intro & Rest of the song:
When playing the G chord in the long stretches, play the alternate G chord. When it sounds like its changing, play the alternate C chord very quickly and the go back to the G chord. If you can hear this in the song, then you should be playing the C chord twice for every eight beats when you see the G chord symbol. That is, for every eight beats of the G chord, you should be playing the C chord on the upbeats of the 7th and 8th beats - G everywhere else, including the downbeats of beats 7 and 8.
I hope you enjoyed playing this piece.
Remember, that by learning this song, you are helping to preserve the music of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils!
Thanks for stopping by - steve
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Lyrics are copyright 1975, 1976, Steve Cash &
John Dillon
chords & music interpreted by steven
hull
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Created 17 February 1999
Updated 17 February 1999
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