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Liam Clancy - Fare Thee Well
[INTRO:]     G    C    G    C      G   C   D  G  
[VERSE 1:]
Oh, fare thee well my Cdarling Gtrue
I'm leaving the first hour of the Dmorn'
I'm Gbound all for the Bay of CMexiGco
Or maybe the Ccoast of DCaliGforn'
[CHORUS:]
Then Dfare thee well my Cown true Glove
We'll meet another Emday, another Dtime
It's not a CleavGing that's Cgrieving Gme
But my true love who's Cbound to Dstay beGhind
[VERSE 2:]
I've heard of a city where I Cmight as well be Gbound
Down among the Mexican Dplain
They Gsay that the people are all Cfriendly Gthere
All they ask of Cyou Dis your Gname
[CHORUS:]
So, Dfare thee well my Cown true Glove
We'll meet another Emday, another Dtime
It's not a CleavGing that's Cgrieving Gme
But my true love who's Cbound to Dstay beGhind
[VERSE 3:]
Oh, the weather is against me and the Cwind is blowing Ghard
And the rain is turning into Dhail
But I Gstill might strike it lucky on a Chighway going Gwest
Though I'm travelling aClong a Dlonesome Gtrail
[CHORUS:]
Then Dfare thee well my Cown true Glove
We'll meet another Emday, another Dtime
It's not a CleavGing that's Cgrieving Gme
But my true love who's Cbound to Dstay beGhind
[INSTRUMENTAL:]   G   C~   G    C      G   C   D  G  
[VERSE 4:]
I write to you of the laughter and the CsorGrow
Be they somebody else's or my Down
With my Ghands in my pockets and my Ccoat collar Ghigh
I'll travel unCnoticed Dand aGlone
[CHORUS:]
Then Dfare thee well my Cown true Glove
We'll meet another Emday, another Dtime
It's not a CleavGing that's Cgrieving Gme
But my true love who's Cbound to Dstay beGhind
[OUTRO:]    G   C   D   G   C  G  

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Fare Thee Well

by Liam Clancy

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Liam Clancy - Fare Thee Well

G C G C G C D G

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

C G

Oh, fare thee well my darling true

I'm leaving the first hour of the morn'

G C G

I'm bound all for the Bay of Mexico

C D G

Or maybe the coast of Californ'

[CHORUS:]

D C G

Then fare thee well my own true love

Em D

We'll meet another day, another time

C G C G

It's not a leaving that's grieving me

C D G

But my true love who's bound to stay behind

[VERSE 2:]

C G

I've heard of a city where I might as well be bound

Down among the Mexican plain

G C G

They say that the people are all friendly there

C D G

All they ask of you is your name

[CHORUS:]

D C G

So, fare thee well my own true love

Em D

We'll meet another day, another time

C G C G

It's not a leaving that's grieving me

C D G

But my true love who's bound to stay behind

[VERSE 3:]

C G

Oh, the weather is against me and the wind is blowing hard

And the rain is turning into hail

G C G

But I still might strike it lucky on a highway going west

C D G

Though I'm travelling along a lonesome trail

[CHORUS:]

D C G

Then fare thee well my own true love

Em D

We'll meet another day, another time

C G C G

It's not a leaving that's grieving me

C D G

But my true love who's bound to stay behind

G C G C G C D G

[INSTRUMENTAL:] ~

[VERSE 4:]

C G

I write to you of the laughter and the sorrow

Be they somebody else's or my own

G C G

With my hands in my pockets and my coat collar high

C D G

I'll travel unnoticed and alone

[CHORUS:]

D C G

Then fare thee well my own true love

Em D

We'll meet another day, another time

C G C G

It's not a leaving that's grieving me

C D G

But my true love who's bound to stay behind

G C D G C G

[OUTRO:]

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