Intro


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       Part 1            Part 2              Part 3
E|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
B|----------1--------|----------1--------|---------1--------|
G|------2-3---4-2----|------2-3---4-2----|-----2-3---4-2----|
D|--2-3-----------4--|--2-3-----------4--|-2-3-----------4--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|

       Part 4
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--5-4-2---------------|
A|--------5-4-2---------|
E|--------------5-3-2-0-| E chord

Verse 1


E                C#                     F#7
Southern Nights, have you ever felt the southern night?
A
Free as a breeze, not to mention the trees, whistling
G#m                          B7
tunes that you know and love so.
E               C#                      F#7
Southern Nights, just as good even when closed your eyes.
      A              G#m
I apologize, to any one who can truly say
             B7
that he has found a better way.

Riff
       Part 1            Part 2              Part 3
E|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
B|----------1--------|----------1--------|---------1--------|
G|------2-3---4-2----|------2-3---4-2----|-----2-3---4-2----|
D|--2-3-----------4--|--2-3-----------4--|-2-3-----------4--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|

       Part 4
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--5-4-2---------------|
A|--------5-4-2---------|
E|--------------5-3-2-0-| E chord

Verse 2

E               C#                    F#7
Southern Skies, have you ever noticed southern skies?
A
It's precious beauty lies just beyond the eye.
        G#m                                B7
It goes running through your soul like the stories told of old.
E        C#                             F#7
Old man, he and his dog that walked the old land.
       A           
Every flower touched his cold hand.
      G#m                        B7                   E
As he slowly walked by, weeping willows would cry for joy.           

       


Riff
       Part 1            Part 2              Part 3
E|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
B|----------1--------|----------1--------|---------1--------|
G|------2-3---4-2----|------2-3---4-2----|-----2-3---4-2----|
D|--2-3-----------4--|--2-3-----------4--|-2-3-----------4--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|

(sing Joy )

       Part 4
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--5-4-2---------------|
A|--------5-4-2---------|
E|--------------5-3-2-0-| E chord

Verse 3

E              C#
Feels so good, feels so good it's frightening.
F#7
Wish I could, stop this world from fighting.
A
La da da da da da la da da da  da da 
G#m                 B7
da da da da da da   da da da da  
E          C#                        F#7  
Mysteries, like this and many others in the trees.
A                         B7       E
Blow in the night, in the southern skies.

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       Part 1            Part 2             
E|-------------------|-------------------|
B|----------1--------|----------1--------|
G|------2-3---4-2----|------2-3---4-2----|
D|--2-3-----------4--|--2-3-----------4--|
A|-------------------|-------------------|


Outro


E                C#
Southern nights, they feel so good it's frightening 
F#7
wish I could stop this world from fighting.
A
la da da da da da la da da da da da 
G#m                             B7
da da da da da la da da da da  da da da da  fade