Key: D
Introduction:
D G D A
D G D A D
D G D
Fare thee well to Prince's Landing Stage.
D A
Mersey River, fare thee well.
D G D A D
Well, I am bound for California, but I know that I'll return someday.
A G D
So fare thee well, my own true love.
D A
When I return united we will be.
D G D A D
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me, but my darling when I think of thee.
D G D A
D G D A D
D G D
Oh, I have signed on the yankee sailin' ship.
D A
Davy Crockett is her name.
D G D A D
And Burgess is the captain of her, and they say that she's a floatin shame.
A G D
So fare thee well, my own true love.
D A
When I return united we will be.
D G D A D
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me, but my darling when I think of thee.
D G D A
D G D A D
D G D A
Oh, I have sailed with this Burgess once before, and I think that I know him quite well.
D G D A D
For if a man is a sailor, he can get along. If not, he's in a floating Hell
A G D
So fare thee well, my own true love.
D A
When I return united we will be.
D G D A D
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me, but my darling when I think of thee.
D G D A
D G D A D
D G D
The sun is on the harbor, love.
D A
And I wish that I could be thain.
D G D A D
Because I know it will be some long, long time before we see you again.
A G D
So fare thee well, my own true love.
D A
When I return united we will be.
D G D A D
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me, but my darling when I think of thee.
(music stops)
A G D
So fare thee well, my own true love.
D A
When I return united we will be.
D G D A D
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me, but my darling when I think of thee.