Leave Her Johnny Cifras

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.
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