Leave Her Johnny Shanty

      G
Oh, i thought I heard the old man say
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Leave her, Johnny, leave her
  C      G       Am       G
Tomorrow ye will get your pay
         C        G      Am   G
An' it's time for us to leave her

Am                 G
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
   C                   G
Oh leave her, Johnny, leave her
        C         G            Am          G
For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow
         C        G     Am    G
And it's time for us to leave her

        G
Oh, the wind was foul and the sea ran high
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Leave her, Johnny, leave her
    C          G         Am        G
She shipped it green an' none went by
         C        G     Am    G
And it's time for us to leave her


Am                 G
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
   C                   G
Oh leave her, Johnny, leave her
        C         G            Am          G
For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow
         C        G     Am    G
And it's time for us to leave her

  G
I hate to sail on this rotten tub
Am                 G
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
   C      G         Am     G
No grog allowed and rotten grub
         C        G     Am    G
And it's time for us to leave her


Am                 G
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
   C                   G
Oh leave her, Johnny, leave her
        C         G            Am          G
For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow
         C        G     Am    G
And it's time for us to leave her

   G
We swear by rote for want o' more
Am                 G
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
    C         G           Am          G
Oh, now we're through, so we'll go on shore
         C        G     Am    G
And it's time for us to leave her


Am                 G
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
   C                   G
Oh leave her, Johnny, leave her
        C         G            Am          G
For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow
         C        G     Am    G
And it's time for us to leave her