INTRO: G C G C G C D G VERSE 1: C G Oh, fare thee well my darling true D I'm leaving the first hour of the morn' G C G I'm bound all for the Bay of Mexico C D G Or maybe the coast of Californ' CHORUS: D C G Then fare thee well my own true love Em D We'll meet another day, another time C G C G It's not a leaving that's grieving me C D G But my true love who's bound to stay behind VERSE 2: C G I've heard of a city where I might as well be bound D Down among the Mexican plain G C G They say that the people are all friendly there C D G All they ask of you is your name CHORUS: D C G So, fare thee well my own true love Em D We'll meet another day, another time C G C G It's not a leaving that's grieving me C D G But my true love who's bound to stay behind VERSE 3: C G Oh, the weather is against me and the wind is blowing hard D And the rain is turning into hail G C G But I still might strike it lucky on a highway going west C D G Though I'm travelling along a lonesome trail CHORUS: D C G Then fare thee well my own true love Em D We'll meet another day, another time C G C G It's not a leaving that's grieving me C D G But my true love who's bound to stay behind INSTRUMENTAL: G C ~ G C G C D G VERSE 4: C G I write to you of the laughter and the sorrow D Be they somebody else's or my own G C G With my hands in my pockets and my coat collar high C D G I'll travel unnoticed and alone CHORUS: D C G Then fare thee well my own true love Em D We'll meet another day, another time C G C G It's not a leaving that's grieving me C D G But my true love who's bound to stay behind OUTRO: G C D G C G