[Verse]
C G C Am G C
Farewell my lovely Johnny, a thousand times adieu
F G F Em C Am G
You are going away from the holy ground and the ones that love you true
C G C G C Em
You will sail the salt seas over and then return for sure__
F Dm F Am C G F C Dm G
To see again the ones you love and the holy ground once more__
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C G C Am G C
You're on the salt sea sailing, and I am safe behind
F G F Em C Am G
Fond letters I will write to you, the secrets of my mind
C G C G C Em
And the secrets of my mind, my love, you're the one that I adore__
F Dm F Am C G F C Dm G
And still I live in hopes you'll see the holy ground once more__
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C G C Am G C
I see the storm a-rising, and it's coming quick and soon
F G F Em C Am G
And the night's so dark and cloudy you can scarcely see the moon
C G C G C Em
And the secrets of my mind, my love, you're the one that I adore__
F Dm F Am C G F C Dm G
And still I live in hopes you'll see the holy ground once more__
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C G C Am G C
But now the storms are over, and you are safe and well
F G F Em C Am G
We will go into a public house and we'll sit and drink our fill
C G C G C Em
We will drink strong ale and porter and we'll make the rafters roar__
F Dm F Am C G F C G
And when our money, it is all spent, you'll go to sea once more__
[Outro]
C G C Em
You're the one that I adore__
F Dm F Am C G C
And still I live in hopes you'll see the holy ground once more