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.
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. 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.