C G C G
[Verse 1]
(start singing with the previous G)
C G
Fare thee well
C G
My own true love
C G
Farewell for a while
C G
I'm going away
C G
But I'll be back
[Chorus 1]
F
Though I go 10,000 miles
C G
10,000 miles
C G
My own true love
C G
10,000 miles or more
C G
The rocks may melt
C G
And the seas may burn
F C G
If I should not return
[Verse 2]
C G
Oh, don't you see
C G
That lonesome dove?
C G
Sitting on an ivy tree
C G
She's weeping for
C G
Her own true love
[Chorus 2]
F G F G
As I shall weep for mine
[Verse 3]
C G
Oh, come ye back
C G
My own true love
C G
And stay a while with me
C G
If I had a friend
C G
All on this Earth
[Bridge]
F G F G
You've been a friend to me
F G
You've been a friend to me
F G
You've been a friend to me
[Outro]
(single strums)
C G
Fare thee well
C G
My own true love
C G
Farewell for a while
C
I'm going away
