Gaelic Storm The Leaving of Liverpool --------------------------- Intro (twice): D D G D D D A A D D G D D A D 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 D G D D D A A D D G D D A D 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 D G D D D A A D D G D D A D 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 D G D D D A A D D G D D A D 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) So fare thee well, my own true love. When I return united we will be. It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me, but my darling when I think of thee. (music back in) 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