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Leave Her Johnny Acoustic by Traditional

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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