CHORUS: Fare thee [D7] well, for I must leave thee Do not [G] let the parting grieve thee And re-[D7]member that the best of friends must [G] part, must part A-[G]dieu, adieu kind friends, adieu, adieu, adieu I can no longer stay with you, stay with you [G] [D7] I’ll [G] hang my [G7] harp on a [C] weeping willow tree And may the world go well with thee [D7] [G] [G] Note: The asterisked verse below does not appear in the oldest published version. *** And now I see him nevermore (nevermore) [G] He [G] never knocks upon my [D7] door (on my door) Oh woe is me he pinned a little note [G] [G7] [C] And [D7] these were all the words he [G] wrote [G]
CHORUS: Fare thee [D7] well, for I must leave thee Do not [G] let the parting grieve thee And re-[D7]member that the best of friends must [G] part, must part A-[G]dieu, adieu kind friends, adieu, adieu, adieu I [G] can no longer stay with [D7] you, stay with you I’ll [G] hang my [G7] harp on a [C] weeping willow tree And [D7] may the world go well with [G] thee [G] Note: The asterisked verse below does not appear in the oldest published version. *** And [G] now I see him nevermore (nevermore) He [G] never knocks upon my [D7] door (on my door) Oh [G] woe is [G7] me he [C] pinned a little note And [D7] these were all the words he [G] wrote [G]