Leave Her Johnny Acoustic chords by Traditional

Chords with lyrics

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

Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:
A augmentedA
Oh I thought I heard the old man say
E MajorE         A augmentedA
Leave her Johnny, Leave her
D MajorD    A augmentedA    Bm/F#  A augmentedA
Tomorrow you will get your pay
    A augmentedA    E MajorE   A augmentedA
And its time for us to leave her

Chorus:
E MajorE         A augmentedA
Leave her Johnny, Leave her
  D MajorD        A augmentedA
Oh leave her Johnny,leave her
    D MajorD     A augmentedA
For the voyage is long
    Bm/F#    A augmentedA
And the winds don't blow
     A augmentedA    E MajorE   A augmentedA
And it's time for us to leave her

Verse 2:
A augmentedA
Oh the skipper was bad but the mate was worse
E MajorE         A augmentedA
Leave her Johnny, Leave her
     D MajorD    A augmentedA     Bm/F#   A augmentedA
He would cut you down with a spike or a curse
    A augmentedA    E MajorE   A augmentedA
And its time for us to leave her

Chorus:
E MajorE         A augmentedA
Leave her Johnny, Leave her
  D MajorD        A augmentedA
Oh leave her Johnny,leave her
    D MajorD     A augmentedA
For the voyage is long
    Bm/F#    A augmentedA
And the winds don't blow
     A augmentedA    E MajorE   A augmentedA
And it's time for us to leave her

Verse 3:
A augmentedA
Well the wind was foul and the seas ran high
E MajorE         A augmentedA
Leave her Johnny, Leave her
  D MajorD     A augmentedA     Bm/F#   A augmentedA
We shipped it green, and none went by
    A augmentedA    E MajorE   A augmentedA
And its time for us to leave her

Chorus:
E MajorE         A augmentedA
Leave her Johnny, Leave her
  D MajorD        A augmentedA
Oh leave her Johnny,leave her
    D MajorD     A augmentedA
For the voyage is long
    Bm/F#    A augmentedA
And the winds don't blow
     A augmentedA    E MajorE   A augmentedA
And it's time for us to leave her

Verse 4:
A augmentedA
How I hate to sail on this rotten tub
E MajorE         A augmentedA
Leave her Johnny, Leave her
  D MajorD   A augmentedA     Bm/F#  A augmentedA
No grog allowed and rotten grub
    A augmentedA    E MajorE   A augmentedA
And its time for us to leave her

Chorus:
E MajorE         A augmentedA
Leave her Johnny, Leave her
  D MajorD        A augmentedA
Oh leave her Johnny,leave her
    D MajorD     A augmentedA
For the voyage is long
    Bm/F#    A augmentedA
And the winds don't blow
     A augmentedA    E MajorE   A augmentedA
And it's time for us to leave her

Verse 5:
A augmentedA
Now pull you lubbers, or you'll get no pay
E MajorE         A augmentedA
Leave her Johnny, Leave her
  D MajorD    A augmentedA      Bm/F# A augmentedA
Oh pull you lubbers and then belay
    A augmentedA    E MajorE   A augmentedA
And its time for us to leave her

Chorus:
E MajorE         A augmentedA
Leave her Johnny, Leave her
  D MajorD        A augmentedA
Oh leave her Johnny,leave her
    D MajorD     A augmentedA
For the voyage is long
    Bm/F#    A augmentedA
And the winds don't blow
     A augmentedA    E MajorE   A augmentedA
And it's time for us to leave her

Verse 6:
A augmentedA
We sweare by wrote, for want of more
E MajorE         A augmentedA
Leave her Johnny, Leave her
  D MajorD     A augmentedA        Bm/F# A augmentedA
But now we're through so we'll go on shore
    A augmentedA    E MajorE   A augmentedA
And its time for us to leave her

Chorus:
E MajorE         A augmentedA
Leave her Johnny, Leave her
  D MajorD        A augmentedA
Oh leave her Johnny,leave her
    D MajorD     A augmentedA
For the voyage is long
    Bm/F#    A augmentedA
And the winds don't blow
     A augmentedA    E MajorE   A augmentedA
And it's time for us to leave her

Other versions of Leave Her Johnny Acoustic

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