The Leaving Of Liverpool chords by Louis Killen, The Clancy Brothers

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Farewell to you,
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my own true love,
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I am going far away.
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I  am bound for Calais for life,
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but I know that I'll return some day.
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So fare thee well, my own true love,
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and when I return, united we will be.
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It's not the leaving of Liverpool
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that grieves me
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But my darling, when I think of thee
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I have shaped on a Yankee sailing ship
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Davy Crockett is her name
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And Porges is the captain of her,
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And they say she's a floating hell.
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So fare thee well, my own true love,
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And when I return, united we will be.
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Em 
It's not the leaving of Liverpool
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that grieves me
But my darling,
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when I think of thee
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Oh, the sun is on the harbour, love,
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And I wish I could remain,
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For I know it will be some long time
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before I see you again.
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So fare thee well, my old true love,
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and when I return yet again we will be.
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It's not the leader of Liverpool
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that breeds me,
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But my darling, when I think of thee.