A  G  D  D
A  G  D  A

[Verse]
           A         G                       D
Got out of town on a boat for the southern islands
          A        G                D    A
Sailing a reach be fore a followin' sea
                       G             D
She was makin' for the trades on the outside
        A        G           D    A
And the downhill run to Papeete
                        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
                  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
Who knows love can endure
                G     D               A
And you know it will. And you know it will

[Verse]
         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
                              G                  D
'Cause the truth you might be runnin' from is so small
            A            G                              D    A
But it's as big as the promise, the promise of a coming day
                     G                       D
So I'm sailing for tomorrow, my dreams are a dyin'
       A                         G    D           Bm     A
And my love is an anchor tied to you, tied with a silver chain
          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
Who knows love can endure
                G     D               A
And you know it will. And you know it will

[Verse]
                     G            D
So we cheated and we tried and we tested
       A               G                D                A
And we never failed to fail, it was the easiest thing to do
            G          D
You will survive being bested
             A                      G
But somebody strong comes along and make me forget
   D         B      A
Forget about loving you
                      G D A G D
At the Southern Cross