E     022100
D/F#  200232

A

[Verse 1]

        A                 D       A
Oh it's fare thee well my darlin' true,
    A              D                 E
I'm leavin' in the first hour of the morn.
    A                        D   A
I'm bound off for the bay of Mexico
   A         E            A
Or maybe the coast of Californ.
        E                 D/F#     A
So it's fare thee well my one true love,
      A      D     A            E
We'll meet another day, another time.
             A
It ain't the leavin'
         D        A
That's a-grievin' me
       A               E               A
But my true love who's bound to stay behind.


[Verse 2]


        A                 D       A
Oh the weather is against me and the wind blows hard
    A              D                 E
And the rain she's a-turnin' into hail.
    A                        D   A
I still might strike it lucky on a highway goin' west,
   A         E            A
Though I'm travelin' on a path beaten trail.
        E                 D/F#     A
So it's fare thee well my own true love,
      A      D     A            E
We'll meet another day, another time.
             A
It ain't the leavin'
         D        A
That's a-grievin' me
       A               E               A
But my true love who's bound to stay behind.


[Verse 3]


        A                 D       A
I will write you a letter from time to time,
    A              D                 E
As I'm ramblin' you can travel with me too.
    A                        D   A
With my head, my heart and my hands, my love,
   A         E            A
I will send what I learn back home to you.
        E                 D/F#     A
So it's fare thee well my own true love,
      A      D     A            E
We'll meet another day, another time.
             A
It ain't the leavin'
         D        A
That's a-grievin' me
       A               E               A
But my true love who's bound to stay behind.


[Verse 4]


        A                 D       A
I will tell you of the laughter and of troubles,
    A              D                 E
Be them somebody else's or my own.
    A                        D   A
With my hands in my pockets and my coat collar high,
   A         E            A
I will travel unnoticed and unknown.
        E                 D/F#     A
So it's fare thee well my own true love,
      A      D     A            E
We'll meet another day, another time.
             A
It ain't the leavin'
         D        A
That's a-grievin' me
       A               E               A
But my true love who's bound to stay behind.


[Verse 5]


        A                 D       A
I've heard tell of a town where I might as well be bound,
    A              D                 E
It's down around the old Mexican plains.
    A                        D   A
They say that the people are all friendly there
   A         E            A
And all they ask of you is your name.
        E                 D/F#     A
So it's fare thee well my own true love,
      A      D     A            E
We'll meet another day, another time.
             A
It ain't the leavin'
         D        A
That's a-grievin' me
       A               E               A
But my true love who's bound to stay behind.



The difficult way!


Chords:

A     x02225 (half barre)
D/A   x04230 (half barre)
E     022100
D/F#  200232
A

        A                 D/A     A
Oh it's fare thee well my darlin' true,
    A              D/A               E
I'm leavin' in the first hour of the morn.
    A                        D/A A
I'm bound off for the bay of Mexico
   A         E            A
Or maybe the coast of Californ.
        E                 D/F#     A
So it's fare thee well my own true love,
      A      D/A   A            E
We'll meet another day, another time.
             A
It ain't the leavin'
         D/A      A
That's a-grievin' me
       A               E               A
But my true love who's bound to stay behind.