Verse
C# F# C#
Oh it's fare thee well my darlin' true,
G#
I'm leavin' in the first hour of the morn.
C# F# C#
I'm bound off for the bay of Mexico
[Chorus]
C# G# C#
Or maybe the coast of Californ.
G# F# C#
So it's fare thee well my own true love,
C#sus4 G#
We'll meet another day, another time.
C#
It ain't the leavin'
F# C#
That's a-grievin' me
C# G# C#
But my darlin' who's bound to stay behind.
[Harmonica Solo]
C# F# C#
C# G#
C# F# C#
C# G# C#
[Verse 2]
C# F# C#
Oh the weather is against me and the wind blows hard
C#sus4 G#
And the rain she's a-turnin' into hail.
C# F# C#
I still might strike it lucky on a highway goin' west,
G#
Though I'm travelin' on a path beaten trail.
[Chorus]
G# F# C#
So it's fare thee well my own true love,
C#sus4 C# G#
We'll meet another day, another time.
C#
It ain't the leavin'
F# C#
That's a-grievin' me
C# G# C#
But my darlin' who's bound to stay behind.