i made up a little solo that goes along with it
kevin (buddy wasisname)plays it on violin
what i came up with isnt perfect but its pretty close
rate it please??
Capo 5th fret
G
Oh I thought I heard the old man say
D D
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
C G Em
It's a hard old pull to the next payday
G D G
And it's time for us to leave her.
Chorus:
D G
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
C G
Oh leave her, Johnny, leave her.
C G Em
Oh the voyage is done and the winds don't blow
G D G
And it's time for us to leave her.
G
Now the winds were foul and the work was hard
D D
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
C G Em
From the Liverpool docks to the London yard
G D G
And it's time for us to leave her.
Chorus
G
Now the skipper was bad but the mate was worse
D D
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
C G Em
He would cut you down with a swipe and a curse
G D G
And it's time for us to leave her.
Chorus
G
Now it was rotten meat and moldy bread
D D
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
C G Em
You would eat it or you would starve to death.
G D G
Now it's time for us to leave her.
Chorus
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-5-5--4-4-------3--3-3--3--5-8----5-8/10-10-8--6-6-8-----5--5-5-3-3---|
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G
Now it's time for us to say farewell
D D
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
C G Em
For now those pumps are all pumped dry.
G D G
Now it's time for us to leave her.
Chorus
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i came up with this way of playin it..it sounds better for when you do the solo and
if you only have one guitar
Capo 3
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
C 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.
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.
A
Now it was rotten meat and moldy bread
E E
Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
C G Em
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 A E A D A E
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-2-2--0-0--------0--0-0-0-2-5----3---3--3----3-5-----2--2-2--0-0------|
-----------2-2-------------------2---2--2--------6-----------------2--|
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-0-0--0-0--0-0---2--2-2---0-0------------------------0--0-0--2-2---0--|
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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
