The Leaving Of Liverpool Dubliners Intro [G] [C] [G] [D7] [G] last 2 lines of verse [Verse 1] Fare-[G]-well to you my own [C] true [G] love River Mersey fare thee [D7] well I am [G] bound for Cali-[C]-forni [G] a A place that I [D7] know right [G] well |Chorus: |So [D] fare thee well, my [C] own true [G] love |When I return united we will [D] be |It's not the [G] leaving of [G7] Liverpool that [C] grieves [G] me |But my darling when I [D7] think of [G] thee [Verse 2] I am [G] bound on a Yankee [C] clipper [G] ship Davy Crockett is her [D7] name And her [G] captain's name it is [C] Burg-[G]-ess And they say that she's a [D7] floating [G] shame Chorus: [Verse 3] I [G] sailed with Burgess [C] once [G] before And I think I know him [D7] well If a [G] man's a sailor he will [C] get [G] along If he's not then he's [D7] sure in [G] hell Chorus: [Verse 4] The [G] ship is in the [C] harbour, [G] love And you know I can't [D7] remain I [G] know it will be a [C] long long [G] time Before I see [D7] you [G] again [Chorus - Acapella] |So [D] fare thee well, my [C] own true [G] love |When I return united we will [D] be |It's not the [G] leaving of [G7] Liverpool that [C] grieves [G] me |But my darling when I [D7] think of [G] thee. |Chorus: |So [D] fare thee well, my [C] own true [G] love |When I return united we will [D] be |It's not the [G] leaving of [G7] Liverpool that [C] grieves [G] me [SLOWING DOWN] |But my darling when I [D7] think of [G] thee