Fare Thee Well

Intro: G    C  G  C  G    C D G 

verse 1: 
                      C       G 
Oh, fare thee well my darling true 
                                  D 
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' 


     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 
                       D 
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 


    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 
                             D 
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 

 
     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 


Instrumental: G  C ~ G  C  G    C D G 


verse 4: 
                                       C  G 
I write to you of the laughter and the sorrow 
                              D 
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 


 
     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 


OUTRO: G   C D G C G