Leaving Of Liverpool chords by The Pogues

***THE LEAVING OF LIVERPOOL - trad. Arr. by The Pogues
from the single "Sally MacLennane"

The Leaving Of Liverpool - as performed by The Pogues

  C           F    C
Fare thee well to you, my own true love,
              G
there were many fare thee wells.
  C       F  C
I am bound for California,
        G     C
a place that I know right well.
  G         F    C
So fare the well, my own true love,
              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.

  C           F   C
I am bound on a yankee clipper ship,
           G
Davy Crockett is her name.
  C            F  C
And her captain's name it is Burgess,
             G    C
and they say that she's a floating Hell.
  G         F    C
So fare the well, my own true love,
              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.

  C         F  C
I sailed with Burgess once before,
            G
and I think I know him well,
  C            F  C
If a man's a sailor he will get along,
            G   C
if he's not then he's sure in Hell.
  G         F    C
So fare the well, my own true love,
              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.

  C         F   C
The ship is in the harbor, love,
           G
and you know I can't remain,
  C         F    C
I know it will be a long long time
       G    C
before I see you again.

So fare the 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.

So fare the 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