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T:Leave her Johnny
C: trad. shanty
S: https://www.macsimum.ch/musik/pdf/leave_her_johnny.pdf
N: https://www.shantychoir.com/about-the-choir/discography-and-lyric-library/leave-her-johnny/
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L:1/4
K:C
"C"z2 z1 C/D/ | "C"E E E D/C/ | "G"E D "C"C2 | "G"D D D>C |
w: Oh the times was hard and the wa-ges low Leav her John-ny
"C"(E/G/) G2 c/B/ | "F"A A "C"G E/E/ | "G"F D "C"E C/D/ | E>G G>E | "G"D "C"C3 |
w: leave* her. But now once more on-to the shore well go And it's time for us to leave her
"G" D D D>C | "C"(E/G/) G2 c/B/ | "F"A A A>G | "C"G E2 c/B/ |
w:R:~Leave her Joh-nny leave* her! O- Oh leave her Joh-nny leave her! For the
"F" A A "C"G E/E/ | "G"F D E C/D/ | E>G G>E | D C3 |
w: voy-age's done and the winds don't blow and it's time for us to leave her.
W:2.I thought I heard the old man say (Leave her ..)
W: Tomorrow you will get your pay
W:
W:3. Oh, the work was hard and the voyage long ...
W:Oh, the sea was high and the gails was strong
W:
W:4. Oh, sing that we boys will never be
W:In a hungry bitch, the likes of she
W:
W:5. Well the rats have left, and we the crew
W:Oh, its time by damn that we went to