Southern Nights chords by Glen Campbell

Southern Nights
Glen Campbell
written by Allen Toussaint
1977 Album Southern Nights



Intro


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

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

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

(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.

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


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


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