Oh it's [A]fare thee well my [D]darlin' [A]true,
I'm [A]leaving in the [D]first hour of the [E]morn.
I'm [A]bound off for the bay of [D] [A]Mexico
Or [A]maybe the [E]coast of [A]Californ.
So it's [E]fare thee well my [D/F#]one true [A]love,
We'll [A]meet [D]another [A]day, another [E]time.
It ain't the [A]leaving
That's [D]a-grievin' [A]me
But my [A]true love who's [E]bound to stay [A]behind.
.
Oh the [A]weather is against [D]me and [A]the wind blows hard
And [A]the rain she's [D]a-turnin' into [E]hail.
I [A]still might strike it lucky [D]on [A]a highway going west,
[A]Though I'm [E]traveling on a [A]path beaten trail.
So it's [E]fare thee well my [D/F#]own true [A]love,
We'll [A]meet [D]another [A]day, another [E]time.
It ain't the [A]leaving
That's [D]a-grievin' [A]me
But my [A]true love who's [E]bound to stay [A]behind.
I will [A]write you a letter [D]from [A]time to time,
As [A]I'm ramblin' you [D]can travel with [E]me too.
With [A]my head, my heart and my [D] [A]hands, my love,
I [A]will send [E]what I learn [A]back home to you.
So it's [E]fare thee well my [D/F#]own true [A]love,
We'll [A]meet [D]another [A]day, another [E]time.
It ain't the [A]leaving
That's [D]a-grievin' [A]me
But my [A]true love who's [E]bound to stay [A]behind.
I will [A]tell you of the [D]laughter [A]and of troubles,
Be [A]them somebody [D]else's or my [E]own.
With [A]my hands in my pockets [D]and [A]my coat collar high,
I [A]will travel [E]unnoticed [A]and unknown.
So it's [E]fare thee well my [D/F#]own true [A]love,
We'll [A]meet [D]another [A]day, another [E]time.
It ain't the [A]leaving
That's [D]a-grievin' [A]me
But my [A]true love who's [E]bound to stay [A]behind.
I've [A]heard tell of a town [D]where I [A]might as well be bound,
It's [A]down around [D]the old Mexican [E]plains.
They [A]say that the people are [D]all [A]friendly there
And [A]all they [E]ask of you is [A]your name.
So it's [E]fare thee well my [D/F#]own true [A]love,
We'll [A]meet [D]another [A]day, another [E]time.
It ain't the [A]leaving
That's [D]a-grievin' [A]me
But my [A]true love who's [E]bound to stay [A]behind.