G   C   G

[Chorus]
G
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark
                Am C
Good-bye, Mitzi Brown
G
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark
G
I'm gonna leave this town

[Verse]
G
Old Joe Clark used to clean the bar
               Em
Liquor was his pay (pay)
G
Never saved a golden eagle
G
Drank it all away

[Chorus]
G
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark
                Am C
Good-bye, Mitzi Brown
G
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark
G
I'm gonna leave this town

[Verse]
G
I don't want your old time religion
                   Em
Or what you got to say (say)
    G
But pass me down the barley jug
G
I'll be on my way, a-singin'

[Chorus]
G
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark
                Am C
Good-bye, Mitzi Brown
G
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark
G
I'm gonna leave this town

[Instrumental]
G   C   G    Em   G

[Verse]
G
Old Joe Clark walked downtown backwards
                   Em
People asked him, "Why?" (why)
G
I come back for one more drink
G
While wavin' you good-bye!"

[Chorus]
G
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark
                Am C
Good-bye, Mitzi Brown
G
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark
G
I'm gonna leave this town

[Chorus]
G
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark
                Am C
Good-bye, Mitzi Brown
G
Fare thee well, old Joe Clark
G
I'm gonna leave this town