Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) 🎸 Verse 1: Fair thee well to Prince's Landing Stage G River Mersey, fair thee well C F C I'm bound for Californ-i-a G C A place I know right well 🎸 Chorus: G C F So fair thee well, my own true love C G When I return, united we will be C F C It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me G C But my darling when I think of thee
🎸 Verse 2: F C I am bound for Californ-i-a G By way of stormy Cape Horn C F C And I will write to thee a letter 'a love G C When I am homeward bound 🎸 Chorus: G C F So fair thee well, my own true love C G When I return, united we will be C F C It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me G C But my darling when I think of thee 🎸 Verse 3: F C I have sailed on a Yankee clipper ship G 'Davy Crockett' is her name C F C And Burgess is the captain of her G C And they say that she's a floating shame
🎸 Chorus: G C F So fair thee well, my own true love C G When I return, united we will be C F C It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me G C But my darling when I think of thee 🎸 Verse 4: F C I have sailed with Burgess once before G I think I know him well C F C Oh, if a man's a sailor he will get along G C But if not, then he's sure in hell 🎸 Chorus: G C F So fair thee well, my own true love C G When I return, united we will be C F C It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me G C But my darling when I think of thee 🎸 Verse 5: F C Fair thee well, to Lower Frederick Street G Anson Terrace and Park Lane C F C Oh, I am bound away for to leave you G C I may never see you again 🎸 Chorus: G C F So fair thee well, my own true love C G When I return, united we will be C F C It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me G C But my darling when I think of thee G C F So fair thee well, my own true love C G When I return, united we will be C F C It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me G C But my darling when I think of thee
