G C G
[Chorus]
G
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark
Am C
Good-bye, Mitzi Brown
G
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark
G
I'm gonna leave this town
[Verse]
G
Old Joe Clark used to clean the bar
Em
Liquor was his pay (pay)
G
Never saved a golden eagle
G
Drank it all away
[Chorus]
G
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark
Am C
Good-bye, Mitzi Brown
G
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark
G
I'm gonna leave this town
[Verse]
G
I don't want your old time religion
Em
Or what you got to say (say)
G
But pass me down the barley jug
G
I'll be on my way, a-singin'
[Chorus]
G
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark
Am C
Good-bye, Mitzi Brown
G
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark
G
I'm gonna leave this town
[Instrumental]
G C G Em G
[Verse]
G
Old Joe Clark walked downtown backwards
Em
People asked him, "Why?" (why)
G
I come back for one more drink
G
While wavin' you good-bye!"
[Chorus]
G
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark
Am C
Good-bye, Mitzi Brown
G
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark
G
I'm gonna leave this town
[Chorus]
G
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark
Am C
Good-bye, Mitzi Brown
G
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark
G
I'm gonna leave this town
