The Leaving Of Liverpool original guitar chords by 
The Dubliners 
Key: A major
Verse 1
A
A7
D
A
Farewell at Princes' Landing Stage
A
A7
D
A
I am bound for Ca- lifornia
E7
A
A place I know right well
Chorus 1
E7
A
So fare thee well, my own true love
A
A7
It's not the leaving of Liverpool
D
A
that grieves me
E7
A
But my darling when I think of thee
Verse 2
A
A7
D
A
I am bound for Cali fornia
A
A7
D
A
I will write to thee a letter, love
E7
A
When I am homeward bound
Chorus 2
E7
A
So fare thee well, my own true love
A
A7
It's not the leaving of Liverpool
D
A
that grieves me
E7
A
But my darling when I think of thee
Verse 3
A
A7
D
A
I have shipped on a Yankee clipper ship
A
A7
D
A
And Burgess is the captain of her
E7
A
And they say that she's a floating hell
Chorus 3
E7
A
So fare thee well, my own true love
A
A7
It's not the leaving of Liverpool
D
A
that grieves me
E7
A
But my darling when I think of thee
Verse 4
A
A7
D
A
I have sailed with Burgess once before
A
A7
D
A
If a man's a sailor he will get along
E7
A
If not then he's sure in hell
Chorus 4
E7
A
So fare thee well, my own true love
A
A7
It's not the leaving of Liverpool
D
A
that grieves me
E7
A
But my darling when I think of thee
Interlude 1
A
A7
D
A
A
E7
A
A7
D
A
A
E7
A
Verse 5
A
A7
D
A
Farewell to Low- er Frederick Street
A
A7
D
A
I am bound away for to leave you
E7
A
And I'll never see you again
Chorus 5
E7
A
So fare thee well, my own true love
A
A7
It's not the leaving of Liverpool
D
A
that grieves me
E7
A
But my darling when I think of thee
Interlude 2
A
A7
D
A
A
E7
A
A7
D
A
A
E7
A
Chorus 6
E7
A
So fare thee well, my own true love
A
A7
It's not the leaving of Liverpool
D
A
that grieves me
E7
A
But my darling when I think of thee
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ChordsA A7 D E7
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