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The Leaving Of Liverpool

Key: D

Introduction:

difficulty
very easy |||||
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.