Southern Nights - Allen Toussaint (1975)
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Intro
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Verse 1
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Southern nights,
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Have you ever felt a southern night?
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Free as a breeze, not to mention the trees,
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Whistling tunes that you *know and love so.
(*know)
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Verse 2
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Southern skies,
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Just as good even when closed yours eyes,
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I apologise,
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To anyone who can truly say,
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That he has found a better way.
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Verse 3
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Feel so good
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Feels so good, it's frightening,
G
Wish I could stop this world from fighting,
(la di da da etc)
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Verse 4
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Southern skies,
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Have you ever noticed southern skies?
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It's precious beauty lies just beyond the eye,
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It goes running through your soul,
C7
Like the stories told of old.
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Verse 5
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Old man,
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He and his dog that walked the old land,
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Every flower touched his cold hand,
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As he slowly walked by,
C7
Weeping willows
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Would cry for joy.
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Verse 6
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Mysteries,
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Like this and many others in the trees,
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Blow in the night,
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In the southern sky.
(la di da da etc)
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