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