Key: D
Introduction:
D G D
Oh, I thought I heard the old man say,
A D
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
G D G D
It's a long hard pull to the next payday,
D A D
and It's time for us to leave her.
A D
Leave her, Johnny, leave her,
G D
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her.
G D G Bm
For the voyage is done and the winds don't blow,
D A D
and it's time for us to leave her.
D G D
Now the winds were foul and the work was hard,
A D
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
G D G D
From the Liverpool docks to the London yard,
D A D
and It's time for us to leave her.
D G D
Now the skipper was bad but the mate was worse,
A D
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
G D G D
He would cut you down with a swipe and a curse,
D A D
and it's time for us to leave her.
D G D
Now it was rotten meat and moldy bread,
A D
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
G D G D
You would eat it or you would starve to death,
D A D
And it's time for us to leave her.
D G D
Now it's time for us to say farewell,
A D
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
G D G D
For now those pumps are all pumped dry,
D A D
And it's time for us to leave her.