Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her — Stan Rogers
Chords and lyrics for Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her by Stan Rogers (key of D).
Verse
[D]Oh, I thought I heard the [G]old man [D]say,
[A]Leave her, Johnny, [D]leave her.
It's a[G] long hard [D]pull to [G]the next [D]payday,
and It's [D]time for us to [A]leave [D]her.
Chorus
[A]Leave her, Johnny, [D]leave her,
Oh, [G]leave her, Johnny, [D]leave her.
For the [G]voyage is [D]done and the [G]winds don't [Bm]blow,
and it's [D]time for us to [A]leave [D]her.
[D]Now the winds were foul [G]and the work[D] was hard,
[A]Leave her, Johnny, [D]leave her.
From [G]the [D]Liverpool docks [G]to the [D]London yard,
and It's [D]time for us to [A]leave [D]her.
Chorus
[A]Leave her, Johnny, [D]leave her,
Oh, [G]leave her, Johnny, [D]leave her.
For the [G]voyage is [D]done and the [G]winds don't [Bm]blow,
and it's [D]time for us to [A]leave [D]her.
[D]Now the skipper was bad [G]but the mate[D] was worse,
[A]Leave her, Johnny, [D]leave her.
He [G]would cut you [D]down with[G] a swipe [D]and a curse,
and it's [D]time for us to [A]leave [D]her.
Chorus
[A]Leave her, Johnny, [D]leave her,
Oh, [G]leave her, Johnny, [D]leave her.
For the [G]voyage is [D]done and the [G]winds don't [Bm]blow,
and it's [D]time for us to [A]leave [D]her.
[D]Now it was rotten meat and[G] moldy [D]bread,
[A]Leave her, Johnny, [D]leave her.
You [G]would eat it [D]or you [G]would starve [D]to death,
And it's [D]time for us to [A]leave [D]her.
Chorus
[A]Leave her, Johnny, [D]leave her,
Oh, [G]leave her, Johnny, [D]leave her.
For the [G]voyage is [D]done and the [G]winds don't [Bm]blow,
and it's [D]time for us to [A]leave [D]her.
[D]Now it's time for us to [G]say [D]farewell,
[A]Leave her, Johnny, [D]leave her.
For [G]now those [D]pumps are [G]all pumped [D]dry,
And it's [D]time for us to [A]leave [D]her.
Chorus
[A]Leave her, Johnny, [D]leave her,
Oh, [G]leave her, Johnny, [D]leave her.
For the [G]voyage is [D]done and the [G]winds don't [Bm]blow,
and it's [D]time for us to [A]leave [D]her.
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