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