Chords for Allen Toussaint - Southern Nights (Later Archive)
Tempo:
149.75 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
F
C
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gb]
[Ab] [Ebm]
Southern night, [Eb]
have you ever felt [Ab] a southern [Db] night?
[Ab]
[B] Free as a breeze, not to mention the trees
[Bbm] Whistling tunes [Db] that you know and love so
[Gb]
Southern skies, [Eb]
just as good even [Ab] when closed your [Db] eyes
[Ab]
[Ebm] I [B] apologize to [Bbm] anyone who can [Ebm] truly say
That he [Db] has found a better way
[Gb]
[Eb] [F]
[Eb]
Southern night, [C] feels so good it's frightening
[F] Wished I could stop this world [G] from [Ab] fighting
[Fm] [Eb]
[Gm] [Ab]
[Eb] Southern [D] skies, have [Cm] you [Am] ever noticed southern [F] skies?
It's [Ab] precious beauty to lie deep beyond the eye
And it [Gm] goes rushing through your soul like [Fm] the stories told of [Eb] old
Old man, [C]
he and [Ebm] his dog they [F] walked the old land
Every [C] flower [Ab] touched his cold hand
[Gm] As he slowly walked by, the [Ab] weeping willow would cry
[Eb] For joy, they would cry for joy
[C] Mysteries, [Dm] like this and [Em] many [F] others in the trees
They [G] [Ab] are blowing the night in the southern [Eb] skies
[F] [Bbm] [Bb]
[Eb] [C]
[A] [F]
[Ab]
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[F] [Bb]
[C] [Eb]
[Bb] [A] [Gb]
[Eb]
[Gb] [Eb] [F]
[N]
[Ab] [Ebm]
Southern night, [Eb]
have you ever felt [Ab] a southern [Db] night?
[Ab]
[B] Free as a breeze, not to mention the trees
[Bbm] Whistling tunes [Db] that you know and love so
[Gb]
Southern skies, [Eb]
just as good even [Ab] when closed your [Db] eyes
[Ab]
[Ebm] I [B] apologize to [Bbm] anyone who can [Ebm] truly say
That he [Db] has found a better way
[Gb]
[Eb] [F]
[Eb]
Southern night, [C] feels so good it's frightening
[F] Wished I could stop this world [G] from [Ab] fighting
[Fm] [Eb]
[Gm] [Ab]
[Eb] Southern [D] skies, have [Cm] you [Am] ever noticed southern [F] skies?
It's [Ab] precious beauty to lie deep beyond the eye
And it [Gm] goes rushing through your soul like [Fm] the stories told of [Eb] old
Old man, [C]
he and [Ebm] his dog they [F] walked the old land
Every [C] flower [Ab] touched his cold hand
[Gm] As he slowly walked by, the [Ab] weeping willow would cry
[Eb] For joy, they would cry for joy
[C] Mysteries, [Dm] like this and [Em] many [F] others in the trees
They [G] [Ab] are blowing the night in the southern [Eb] skies
[F] [Bbm] [Bb]
[Eb] [C]
[A] [F]
[Ab]
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[F] [Bb]
[C] [Eb]
[Bb] [A] [Gb]
[Eb]
[Gb] [Eb] [F]
[N]
Key:
Eb
Ab
F
C
Gb
Eb
Ab
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
Southern night, _ [Eb] _ _
have you ever felt [Ab] a southern _ _ [Db] night?
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [B] Free as a breeze, not to mention the _ trees
[Bbm] Whistling _ tunes [Db] that you know and love so
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Southern skies, _ [Eb] _
just as good even [Ab] when closed your _ [Db] eyes
_ [Ab] _ _ _
[Ebm] I _ [B] apologize _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to [Bbm] anyone who can [Ebm] truly say
That he [Db] has found a better way
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
Southern night, _ [C] _ feels so good it's frightening
[F] Wished I could _ _ _ stop this world [G] from [Ab] fighting _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Southern _ [D] skies, have _ [Cm] you [Am] ever noticed southern [F] skies? _ _ _
_ _ It's [Ab] precious beauty to lie _ deep beyond the eye _
_ _ _ _ And it [Gm] goes rushing through your soul like [Fm] the stories told of _ [Eb] old
Old _ man, _ [C] _
he and [Ebm] his dog they [F] walked the old land
_ _ Every [C] flower [Ab] touched his cold _ hand _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] As he slowly walked by, the [Ab] weeping willow would cry
[Eb] For joy, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ they would cry for joy _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Mysteries, [Dm] like this and [Em] many [F] others in the trees _
_ They _ _ [G] [Ab] are blowing the night _ _ in the southern [Eb] skies _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
Southern night, _ [Eb] _ _
have you ever felt [Ab] a southern _ _ [Db] night?
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [B] Free as a breeze, not to mention the _ trees
[Bbm] Whistling _ tunes [Db] that you know and love so
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Southern skies, _ [Eb] _
just as good even [Ab] when closed your _ [Db] eyes
_ [Ab] _ _ _
[Ebm] I _ [B] apologize _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to [Bbm] anyone who can [Ebm] truly say
That he [Db] has found a better way
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
Southern night, _ [C] _ feels so good it's frightening
[F] Wished I could _ _ _ stop this world [G] from [Ab] fighting _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Southern _ [D] skies, have _ [Cm] you [Am] ever noticed southern [F] skies? _ _ _
_ _ It's [Ab] precious beauty to lie _ deep beyond the eye _
_ _ _ _ And it [Gm] goes rushing through your soul like [Fm] the stories told of _ [Eb] old
Old _ man, _ [C] _
he and [Ebm] his dog they [F] walked the old land
_ _ Every [C] flower [Ab] touched his cold _ hand _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] As he slowly walked by, the [Ab] weeping willow would cry
[Eb] For joy, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ they would cry for joy _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Mysteries, [Dm] like this and [Em] many [F] others in the trees _
_ They _ _ [G] [Ab] are blowing the night _ _ in the southern [Eb] skies _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _