Oh it's [A] fare thee well my [D] darlin' [A] true,
I'm [A] leaving in the [D] first hour of the [E] morn.
I'm [A] bound off for the bay of [D] [A] Mexico
Or [A] maybe the [E] coast of [A] Californ.
So it's [E] fare thee well my [D/F#] one true [A] love,
We'll [A] meet [D] another [A] day, another [E] time.
It ain't the [A] leaving
That's [D] a-grievin' [A] me
But my [A] true love who's [E] bound to stay [A] behind.
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Oh the [A] weather is against [D] me and [A] the wind blows hard
And [A] the rain she's [D] a-turnin' into [E] hail.
I [A] still might strike it lucky [D] on [A] a highway going west,
[A] Though I'm [E] traveling on a [A] path beaten trail.
So it's [E] fare thee well my [D/F#] own true [A] love,
We'll [A] meet [D] another [A] day, another [E] time.
It ain't the [A] leaving
That's [D] a-grievin' [A] me
But my [A] true love who's [E] bound to stay [A] behind.
I will [A] write you a letter [D] from [A] time to time,
As [A] I'm ramblin' you [D] can travel with [E] me too.
With [A] my head, my heart and my [D] [A] hands, my love,
I [A] will send [E] what I learn [A] back home to you.
So it's [E] fare thee well my [D/F#] own true [A] love,
We'll [A] meet [D] another [A] day, another [E] time.
It ain't the [A] leaving
That's [D] a-grievin' [A] me
But my [A] true love who's [E] bound to stay [A] behind.
I will [A] tell you of the [D] laughter [A] and of troubles,
Be [A] them somebody [D] else's or my [E] own.
With [A] my hands in my pockets [D] and [A] my coat collar high,
I [A] will travel [E] unnoticed [A] and unknown.
So it's [E] fare thee well my [D/F#] own true [A] love,
We'll [A] meet [D] another [A] day, another [E] time.
It ain't the [A] leaving
That's [D] a-grievin' [A] me
But my [A] true love who's [E] bound to stay [A] behind.
I've [A] heard tell of a town [D] where I [A] might as well be bound,
It's [A] down around [D] the old Mexican [E] plains.
They [A] say that the people are [D] all [A] friendly there
And [A] all they [E] ask of you is [A] your name.
So it's [E] fare thee well my [D/F#] own true [A] love,
We'll [A] meet [D] another [A] day, another [E] time.
It ain't the [A] leaving
That's [D] a-grievin' [A] me
But my [A] true love who's [E] bound to stay [A] behind.
