Goodbye Liza Jane

The Highwoods String Band

Traditional

Key of G · Chords: I II IV V

Verse 4

Goodbye Miss Liza Jane (live) by The Highwoods String Band
CD:  Feed Your Babies Onions--Fat City Favorites
℗ 1994 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Provided to YouTube by The Universal Music Group

Intro

G G C C
G G D D
G G C C
G G D G
A7 A7 A7 D
G G C C
D D G G
C C C C
G G C C
D D G G
C C C C
D D C A
G D G

Verse 1

G
Oh lookie here Liza, listen to me
C
You ain't the girl that you promised to be
G
Did't you say you'd always be true-oo-oo-oo
G
Saw you out riding with Mr. Brown
C
Now I'm the laughing stock of the town
G                          D G
Please said to never trust you--oo-oo
A
Throw up your hands baby I'm a-going to go
A
I was a good man when I had the dough, so

Verse 2

G
Goodbye Miss Liza
C
I'm going to leave you
D
You know when I go
G
I'm the fella with the dough dough dough
G  C
So sing a little song as I travel along
C
Travel along, yes I travel along
G
Bid me good day baby I'm on my way
G            D    G
Goodbye Miss Liza Jane

Instrumental

G G G G
C C C C
D D D D
G G G G
C C C C
D D A A
A A G G

Verse 3

G
Give me back my gold watch and chain
C
Give me my umbrella 'cause it might rain
G                                   D
Give me the clothes that I paid for too
G
Give me my trunk now give me those things
C
Give me back my diamond ring
G                                  D G
Get Mr. Brown to dress  you all up new-ew-ew
A
Throw up your hands baby I'm a gonna go
A                               D
I was a good man when I had the dough, so

Chorus

G                  C
Goodbye Miss Liza, I'm gonna leave you
D                    G
You know, when I go, I'm the fella with the dough dough dough'-
G      C                   C                   C
So you sing a little song, sing a little song, sing a little song
G                           D
Goodbye now baby, I'm on my way
D                 G
Goodbye Miss Liza Jane

Instrumental

G G G G
C C C C
D D D D
G G G G
C C C C
D D D D
D D G G

Chorus

G                  C
Goodbye Miss Liza, I'm gonna leave you
D         D          G                      G     G     G
You know, when I go, I'm the fella with the dough dough dough!
G      C                   C                   C
So you sing a little song, sing a little song, sing a little song
D                 D
Goodbye now baby, I'm on my way
D                 G
Goodbye Miss Liza Jane

Outro

D D D D
D D G G