Leaving Of Liverpool

Intro E 

    E                 A        E 
Farewell to Prince’s landing stage, 
                        B 
River Mersey fare thee well 
      E             A    E 
I am bound for California, 
                B           E 
a place that I know right well. 
      E                  A     E 
I am bound on a yankee sailing ship, 
                      B 
Davy Crockett is her name. 
    E                 A        E 
And Burgess is the captain of her, 
                      B        E 
and they say she's a floating shame. 

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

E, A, E         B, E 

    E                       A      E 
I have sailed with Burgess once before, 
                             B 
and I think that I know him well, 
     E                A        E 
If a man's a sailor he’ll get along, 
                       B      E 
But if not then he's sure in hell. 
       E              A        E 
Oh the sun is on the harbour, love 
                          B 
And I wish that I could remain, 
      E                  A        E 
For I know it will be a long long time 
               B     E 
Before I see you again. 
  
   B                 A        E 
So fare the well, my own true love, 
                              B 
when I return, united we will be. 
              E                         A      E 
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me, 
                        B       E 
but my darling when I think of thee. 

E A E       E B 
E A E       E B E 

      E 
It’s not the leaving of Liverpool, 
     E 
I’m grieving when I think of you 
   E 
I miss you, I miss you 
     E 
The sun is on the harbour, love 
     E 
the ocean with the sky above 
     F# 
It’s not the sea that makes me grieve 
     A 
the tide is high, I have to leave 

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

E A E   E B E 

(bass only) 
    E                A        E 
Farewell to you, my own true love 
                      B 
I am sailing far, far away 
      E             A    E 
I am bound for California 
               B           E 
But I know I’ll return some day. 

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