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