Goin' South

Lyrics

I think of goin' south for the winter
It's getting mighty cold
I watch the fire glow
The moon shining 'cross the snow
Maybe Florida or Mexico
Is where I oughta go

Somewhere where everything is green
Oo the change of scene
Might do a me good
When the swallows go
When they leave Capistrano
Fly away so gracefully
Maybe that's for me

Snowdrifts blowing up against my door
Going clear up to the roof
I could be lying on some sun-washed shore
Truth is, don't know what I'm waiting for

Think I'm goin' south for the winter
It's getting mighty cold
I watch the fire glow
The moon shinin' 'cross the snow
Maybe Florida or Mexico
Is where I oughta go

South of the border
Think I'm goin' south
Get my life in order
Think I'm goin' south
For the winter
It's gettin' mighty cold

Chords

.............................G..Em............D.................Bm7.......C
I think of goin' south for the winter, it's getting mighty cold
C/D.D...................G..Em............................D
I watch the fire glow, the moon shining 'cross the snow
..............Bm7............C...C/D...................C/G......G
Maybe Florida or Mexico, is where I oughta go

B7sus4......B7.........Em
Somewhere where everything is green
Em7/D.....C...................C/D.........................G
Ooh the change of scene might do me good
B7sus4.......B7.........................Em
When the swallows go, when they leave Capistrano
Em7/D..............C...........C/D.............C/G....G...D/F#
Fly away so gracefully, maybe that's for me

(sax solo: G / / / Em / / / D / / / / / Bm7 / C / / / C/D / / / C/G / / / G / / / )

Am7...............Bm7................Em7
Snowdrifts blowing up against my door
.............Am7.......Bm7...Em7
Going clear up to the roof
Am7............Em7..................A7
I could be lying on some sun-washed shore
.................Am7/D
Truth is, don't know what I'm waiting for

...(D).....................G...Em............D..............Bm7.........C
I think of goin' south for the winter, it's getting mighty cold
C/D.D....................G..Em...............................D
I watch the fire glow, the moon shining 'cross the snow
................Bm7.............C...C/D.................C/G.....G
Maybe Florida or Mexico, is where I oughta go

G......Em.........G......Em
South of the border
.............................G......Em....................G......Em
Think I'm goin' south, get my life in order
.............................G.......Em..........C
Think I'm goin' south, for the winter
C/D.........................C/G....G
It's gettin' mighty cold

Chart prepared by Francis Greene