Black Sabbath - The Sign of the Southern Cross: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "The Sign of the Southern Cross" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn The Sign of the Southern Cross ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Sign of the Southern Cross" smoothly on your ukulele.

D#m
If there isn't light when no one sees
Then how can I know what you might believe?
A story told that can't be real
Somehow must reflect the truth we feel, yeah

G#m         E
Fade away, fade away
Vanish into smoke
Fade away, fade away
Break the crystal ball

D#m
It's the sign
Feels like the time

On a small world, west of wonder
Somewhere, nowhere all
There's a rainbow that will shimmer
When the summer falls

If an echo doesn't answer
When it hears a certain song
Then the Beast is free to wander
But never seen around

Chorus:
             G#m                   D#m
And it's the sign of the southern cross
          G#m                   D#m
It's the sign of the southern cross, alright
D#m
Sail away to the sign

From the book, the word is spoken
Whispers from forgotten psalms
Gather all around the young ones
They will make us strong

Reach above your dreams of pleasure
Give a knife to those who died
Look beyond your own horizons
Sail the ship of sighs

Chorus:
And it's the sign of the southern cross
It's the sign of the southern cross

G#m   F#    E
Fade away, fade away
Break the crystal ball
Fade away, fade away
I can't accept it anymore

D#m
On a real world, west of wonder
                      C# D#m
Somewhere, nowhere all
There's a rainbow, see it shimmer
When the summer falls
From the book, the word is spoken
Whispers from forgotten psalms
Gather all around the young ones
They will make us strong

Chorus:
It's the sign of the southern cross
It's the sign of the southern cross

Don't live for pleasure
Make life your treasure
Fade away

Eight miles high, about to fall
And no one there to catch you
Look for the sign, the time
The sign of the southern cross
Play on!

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

C#

Ukulele chord C#

D#m

Ukulele chord D#m

E

Ukulele chord E

F#

Ukulele chord F#

G#m

Ukulele chord G#m

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Sign of the Southern Cross" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "The Sign of the Southern Cross" by Black Sabbath.

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