Chords for The Leaving Of Liverpool (Live at New York, 1984)
Tempo:
70.9 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Ab
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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We were very much indebted to the people who went to see, the [Ab] men and the women.
[D] sang.
sort of folk revival in the 1960s in England.
[C] [F] [C]
[G] [G] [C]
Farewell to you, [F] my [C] own true love, I am going [G] far away.
[C] I am bound for [F]
[C] California, but I know [G] that I'll return someday.
[D] sang.
sort of folk revival in the 1960s in England.
[C] [F] [C]
[G] [G] [C]
Farewell to you, [F] my [C] own true love, I am going [G] far away.
[C] I am bound for [F]
[C] California, but I know [G] that I'll return someday.
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We were very much indebted to the people who went to see, the [Ab] men and the women.
They left us some of [G] the greatest songs that we ever [D] sang.
And one of the most singable and lovely sea songs came out in this last sort of folk revival in the 1960s in England.
A song called The Leaving of Liverpool, and you all know the chorus and the singing.
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
Farewell to you, [F] my [C] own true love, I am going [G] far away.
_ [C] I am bound for _ [F] _
[C] California, but I know [G] that I'll return someday.
[C] _ [G] So fare thee well, [F] my [C] own true love, and when I return, united [G] we will be.
[C] It's not the leaving of [F] Liverpool that could [C] ease me, but my darling [G] will I [C] take of thee.
_ I have signed on a [F] Yankee [C] sailing ship, Davy Crocker _ [G] is her name.
[C] And [G] Marges [F] is the captain [C] of her, and they say that [G] she's a floating [C] shame.
_ [G] So fare thee well, [F] my [C] own true love, and when I return, united [G] we will be.
It's [C] not the leaving of Liverpool [F] that could [C] ease me, but my darling [G] will I take [C] of thee.
I have sailed with [F] Marges once [C] before, and I think I know [G] him right well.
_ [C] If a man is a sailor, [F] he can [C] yell, but if not, [G] then he's [C] surely in hell.
So [G] fare thee well, [F] my [C] own true love, and when I return, united [G] we will be.
It's [C] not the leaving of Liverpool [F] that could [C] ease me, but my darling will [G] I take [C] of thee.
_ Oh, the sun is on [F] the moon, [C] _ _ _ I wish I could [G] remake, _ [C] for I know it will be [F] some long [C] before I [G] see you again.
[C] So [G] fare thee well, [F] my [C] own true love, and when I return, united [G] we will be.
It's [C] not the leaving of Liverpool [F] that could ease me, but my darling will [G] I take [C] of thee.
_ So [G] fare thee well, [F] my own [C] true love, and when I return, united we [G] will be.
It's not the leaving of Liverpool [F] that could ease me, but my darling will [G] I take [C] of thee. _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They left us some of [G] the greatest songs that we ever [D] sang.
And one of the most singable and lovely sea songs came out in this last sort of folk revival in the 1960s in England.
A song called The Leaving of Liverpool, and you all know the chorus and the singing.
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
Farewell to you, [F] my [C] own true love, I am going [G] far away.
_ [C] I am bound for _ [F] _
[C] California, but I know [G] that I'll return someday.
[C] _ [G] So fare thee well, [F] my [C] own true love, and when I return, united [G] we will be.
[C] It's not the leaving of [F] Liverpool that could [C] ease me, but my darling [G] will I [C] take of thee.
_ I have signed on a [F] Yankee [C] sailing ship, Davy Crocker _ [G] is her name.
[C] And [G] Marges [F] is the captain [C] of her, and they say that [G] she's a floating [C] shame.
_ [G] So fare thee well, [F] my [C] own true love, and when I return, united [G] we will be.
It's [C] not the leaving of Liverpool [F] that could [C] ease me, but my darling [G] will I take [C] of thee.
I have sailed with [F] Marges once [C] before, and I think I know [G] him right well.
_ [C] If a man is a sailor, [F] he can [C] yell, but if not, [G] then he's [C] surely in hell.
So [G] fare thee well, [F] my [C] own true love, and when I return, united [G] we will be.
It's [C] not the leaving of Liverpool [F] that could [C] ease me, but my darling will [G] I take [C] of thee.
_ Oh, the sun is on [F] the moon, [C] _ _ _ I wish I could [G] remake, _ [C] for I know it will be [F] some long [C] before I [G] see you again.
[C] So [G] fare thee well, [F] my [C] own true love, and when I return, united [G] we will be.
It's [C] not the leaving of Liverpool [F] that could ease me, but my darling will [G] I take [C] of thee.
_ So [G] fare thee well, [F] my own [C] true love, and when I return, united we [G] will be.
It's not the leaving of Liverpool [F] that could ease me, but my darling will [G] I take [C] of thee. _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _