The Leaving Of Liverpool chords

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Intro (twice): 

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Fare thee well to Prince's Landing Stage. 
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Mersey River, fare thee well. 
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Well, I am bound for California, but I know that I'll return someday. 

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So fare thee well, my own true love.  
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When I return united we will be. 
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It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me, but my darling when I think of thee. 


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Oh, I have signed on the yankee sailin' ship. 
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Davy Crockett is her name.  
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And Burgess is the captain of her, and they say that she's a floatin shame. 

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So fare thee well, my own true love.  
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When I return united we will be. 
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It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me, but my darling when I think of thee. 


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Oh, I have sailed with this Burgess once before, and I think that I know him quite well. 
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For if a man is a sailor, he can get along. If not, he's in a floating Hell 

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So fare thee well, my own true love.  
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When I return united we will be. 
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It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me, but my darling when I think of thee. 


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The sun is on the harbor, love.  
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And I wish that I could be thain. 
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Because I know it will be some long, long time before we see you again. 

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So fare thee well, my own true love.  
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When I return united we will be. 
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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) 
   A                  G        D 
So fare thee well, my own true love.  
     D                       A 
When I return united we will be. 
             D                         G       D                         A        D 
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me, but my darling when I think of thee.