[1 2 3 4] 1 & 2 & 3&4 [A G [D n.c.] [A G] D A G D Got outta town on a boat for the southern islands A G D Sailing a reach before a following sea A G D She was making for the trades on the outside A G D And the downhill run to Papeete Bay A G D Off this wind on this heading lie the Marqueses 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 [Pre-Chorus] A Think about G D G A Think about how many times I have fallen G D G A Spirits are using me, larger voices calling 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 Looking for that woman girl D G A Who knows love can endure A G D And you know it will A G D And you know it will [Verse] A G D When you see the Southern Cross for the first time A G D You understand now why you came this way A G D Cause the truth you might be runnin' from is so small A G But it's as big as the promise D Bm A The promise of a coming day A G D So I'm sailing for tommorrow, my dreams are a dying A G And my love is an anchor tied to you D Bm A Tied with a silver chain A G D I have my ship and all her flags are a flying A G She is all that I have left D Bm A And music is her name Pre-Chorus] A Think about G D G A Think about how many times I have fallen G D G A Spirits are using me, larger voices calling 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 Looking for that woman girl D G A Who knows love can endure A G D And you know it will A G D And you know it will [Verse] A G D So we cheated and we lied and we tested A G And we never failed to fail D Bm A It was the easiest thing to do A G D You will survive being bested A G Somebody fine will come along D Bm A Make me forget about loving you A G D In the southern cross............ [Fade on A G D ]