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Intro (twice):
DDGDDDAADDGDDADDDGD
Fare thee well to Prince's Landing Stage.
DA
Mersey River, fare thee well.
DGDAD
Well, I am bound for California, but I know that I'll return someday.
AGD
So fare thee well, my own true love.
DAA7
When I return united we will be.
DD7GDAD
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me, but my darling when I think of thee.
DDGDDDAADDGDDADDDGD
Oh, I have signed on the yankee sailin' ship.
DAA7
Davy Crockett is her name.
DGDAD
And Burgess is the captain of her, and they say that she's a floatin shame.
AGD
So fare thee well, my own true love.
DAA7
When I return united we will be.
DD7GDAD
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me, but my darling when I think of thee.
DDGDDDAADDGDDADDDGDAA7
Oh, I have sailed with this Burgess once before, and I think that I know him quite well.
DGDAD
For if a man is a sailor, he can get along. If not, he's in a floating Hell
AGD
So fare thee well, my own true love.
DAA7
When I return united we will be.
DD7GDAD
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me, but my darling when I think of thee.
DDGDDDAADDGDDADDDGD
The sun is on the harbor, love.
DAA7
And I wish that I could remain.
DGDAD
I know it will be some long, long time before we see you again.
AGD
So fare thee well, my own true love.
DAA7
When I return united we will be.
DD7GDAD
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)
AGD
So fare thee well, my own true love.
DAA7
When I return united we will be.
DD7GDAD
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me, but my darling when I think of thee.