Fare Thee Well
Pete Seeger Key
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A A7 D E
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Verse 1
A Bm7 E
Fare thee well my darlin' true
A D/F# E7
I'm leavin' in the hours of the morn
A Bm7 E
I'm bound for the bay of Mexico
A E7 A
Or maybe the coast of Californ'
Chorus
E D A
It's fare thee well my own true love
A A7 D Bm7 E7
We'll meet another day, another time
A Bm7 E7
It's not the leavin' that's a-grievin' me
A E A A7 D E
But my darlin' who's bound to stay behind
A A7 D E
2x
Verse 2
A Bm7 E
I'll write you a letter from time to time
A D/F# E7
While I ramble you can travel with me, too
A Bm7 E
With my head, my heart and my hands, my love
A E7 A
I'll write what I know back home to you
Chorus
E D A
So it's fare thee well my own true love
A A7 D Bm7 E7
We'll meet another day, another time
A Bm7 E7
It's not the leavin' that's a-grievin' me
A E A A7 D E
But my darlin' who's bound to stay behind
A A7 D E
2x
Verse 3
A Bm7 E
I'll write you of troubles and of laughter
A D/F# E7
Be them somebody else's or my own
A Bm7 E
With my hands in my pocket, and my coat collar high
A E7 A
I will travel unnoticed and unknown
Chorus
E D A
So it's fare thee well my own true love
A A7 D Bm7 E7
We'll meet another day, another time
A Bm7 E7
It's not the leavin' that's a-grievin' me
A E A A7 D E
But my darlin' who's bound to stay behind
A A7 D E
2x
[Instrumental Verse]
A A Bm7 E
A D/F# E7 E7
A A Bm7 E
A E7 A A
Chorus
E D A
So it's fare thee well my own true love
A A7 D Bm7 E7
We'll meet another day, another time
A Bm7 E7
It's not the leavin' that's a-grievin' me
A E A A7 D E
But my darlin' who's bound to stay behind
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