Leaving Of Liverpool chords by The High Kings

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse:
N.C.
Fare thee well to Prince's Landing Stage
N.C.
River Mersey, fare thee well
N.C.
I am bound for Californi-A
N.C.
It's a place that I know right well

Chorus:
  G+G         FF    C majorC
So fare thee well, my own true love
                 G+G
And when I return, united we will be
       C majorC             FF    C majorC
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
            G+G    C majorC
But my darling, when I think of thee

Verse:
             FF    C majorC
I have signed on a Yankee Clipper ship
                 G+G
'Davy Crockett' is her name
  C majorC       FF     C majorC
And Burgess is the Captain of her
             G+G    C majorC
And they say that she's a floating shame

Chorus:
  G+G         FF    C majorC
So fare thee well, my own true love
                 G+G
And when I return, united we will be
       C majorC             FF    C majorC
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
            G+G    C majorC
But my darling, when I think of thee

Verse:
              FF   C majorC
I have sailed with Burgess once before
            G+G
He's a man I know right well
   C majorC            FF  C majorC
If a man is a sailor, he can get along
            G+G    C majorC
And if nothing, he is sure in Hell

Chorus:
  G+G         FF    C majorC
So fare thee well, my own true love
                 G+G
And when I return, united we will be
       C majorC             FF    C majorC
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
            G+G    C majorC
But my darling, when I think of thee

Verse:
           FF    C majorC
Now the sun is on the harbour, love
           G+G
And I wish I could remain
   C majorC         FF     C majorC
For I know it will be a long, long time
       G+G  C majorC
Before I see you again
 C majorC     N.C.
(Here we go!)

Chorus:
  G+G         FF    C majorC
So fare thee well, my own true love
                 G+G
And when I return, united we will be
       C majorC             FF    C majorC
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
            G+G    C majorC
But my darling, when I think of thee

Chorus:
  G+G         FF    C majorC
So fare thee well, my own true love
                 G+G
And when I return, united we will be
       C majorC             FF    C majorC
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
            G+G    C majorC   FF C majorC
But my darling, when I think of thee