Capo 3
[Verse]
A
Oh I thought I heard the old man say
E E
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
D A F#m
It's a hard old pull to the next payday
A E A
And it's time for us to leave her.
[Chorus]
E A
Leave her, Johnny,leave her
D A
Oh leave her, Johnny,leave her.
D A F#m
Oh the voyage is done and the winds don't blow
A E A
And it's time for us to leave her.
[Verse]
A
Now the winds were foul and the work was hard
E E
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
D A F#m
From the Liverpool docks to the London yard
A E A
And it's time for us to leave her.
[Chorus]
A
Now the skipper was bad but the mate was worse
E E
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
D A F#m
He would cut you down with a swipe and a curse
A E A
And it's time for us to leave her.
[Verse]
A
Now it was rotten meat and moldy bread
E E
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
D A F#m
You would eat it or you would starve to death.
A E A
Now it's time for us to leave her.
(strum the chord pretty much after every time you pluck the notes
to get the fuller sound.)
A E A D A E A
e|--------------------------------0h2--2--0--0--------------------------|
B|-2-2--0-0--------0--0-0-0-2-5----3---3--3----3-5-----2--2-2--0-0------|
G|-----------2-2-------------------2---2--2--------6-----------------2--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0--0-0--0-0---2--2-2---0-0------------------------0--0-0--2-2---0--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
A
Now it's time for us to say farewell
E E
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
D A F#m
For now those pumps are all pumped dry.
A E A
Now it's time for us to leave her.
[Chorus]
A
Now the skipper was bad but the mate was worse
E E
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
D A F#m
He would cut you down with a swipe and a curse
A E A
And it's time for us to leave her.