Southern Nights
Glen Campbell
written by Allen Toussaint
1977 Album Southern Nights
Intro
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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
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Part 4
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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.
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(sing Joy )
Part 4
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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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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
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da da da da da la da da da da da da da da fade
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God Bless Glen Travis Campbell
