|------------| D|------3-----------5-----| B|------1-----------3-----| E|------0-----------0-----| [Intro] [Verse 1] It’s sad to be parted with those that we love Strange faces we see every day Each heartstring of mine is broken in time When I think of those dear ones at home Goodbye dear old stepstone goodbye to my home God bless those I leave with a sigh I’ll cherish fond memories when I’m far away To roam oh this wide world alone And so I stood on my doorstep one evening and mourned And the wind whispered bye with a howl Fields may be widenin’ but I will be gone To roam oh this wide world alone Goodbye to my stepstone goodbye to my home God bless those I leave with a sigh (oh) I’ll cherish fond memories when I’m far away To roam oh this wide world alone [Interlude] [Verse 2] And so I stood by my school when that school time was over And I wished for that time to go by And now that it’s past and I stand here tonight To bid this old stepstone goodbye Goodbye dear old stepstone goodbye to my home God bless those I leave with a sigh (oh) I will cherish fond memories when I’m far away To roam oh this wide world alone