Verse
D G D
Oh it's fare thee well my darlin' true,
D G A
I'm leavin' in the first hour of the morn.
D G D
I'm bound off for the bay of Mexico
D A D
Or maybe the coast of Californ.
A G/B D
So it's fare thee well my one true love,
D G D A
We'll meet another day, another time.
D
It ain't the leavin'
G D
That's a-grievin' me
D A D
But my true love who's bound to stay behind.
[Verse 2]
D G D
Oh the weather is against me and the wind blows hard
D G A
And the rain she's a-turnin' into hail.
D G D
I still might strike it lucky on a highway goin' west,
D A D
Though I'm travelin' on a path beaten trail.
A G/B D
So it's fare thee well my own true love,
D G D A
We'll meet another day, another time.
D
It ain't the leavin'
G D
That's a-grievin' me
D A D
But my true love who's bound to stay behind.
[Verse 3]
D G D
I will write you a letter from time to time,
D G A
As I'm ramblin' you can travel with me too.
D G D
With my head, my heart and my hands, my love,
D A D
I will send what I learn back home to you.
A G/B D
So it's fare thee well my own true love,
D G D A
We'll meet another day, another time.
D
It ain't the leavin'
G D
That's a-grievin' me
D A D
But my true love who's bound to stay behind.
[Verse 4]
D G D
I will tell you of the laughter and of troubles,
D G A
Be them somebody else's or my own.
D G D
With my hands in my pockets and my coat collar high,
D A D
I will travel unnoticed and unknown.
A G/B D
So it's fare thee well my own true love,
D G D A
We'll meet another day, another time.
D
It ain't the leavin'
G D
That's a-grievin' me
D A D
But my true love who's bound to stay behind.
[Verse 5]
D G D
I've heard tell of a town where I might as well be bound,
D G A
It's down around the old Mexican plains.
D G D
They say that the people are all friendly there
D A D
And all they ask of you is your name.
A G/B D
So it's fare thee well my own true love,
D G D A
We'll meet another day, another time.
D
It ain't the leavin'
G D
That's a-grievin' me
D A D
But my true love who's bound to stay behind.
The difficult way!
Chords:
D x02225 (half barre)
G/D x04230 (half barre)
A 022100
G/B 200232
D
D G/D D
Oh it's fare thee well my darlin' true,
D G/D A
I'm leavin' in the first hour of the morn.
D G/D D
I'm bound off for the bay of Mexico
D A D
Or maybe the coast of Californ.
A G/B D
So it's fare thee well my own true love,
D G/D D A
We'll meet another day, another time.
D
It ain't the leavin'
G/D D
That's a-grievin' me
D A D
But my true love who's bound to stay behind.