G Am
Fare thee well my honey
Bb F C
Fare thee well my only true one
G Dm
All the birds that were singing
Bb C
Have flown except you alone
F
F Bb
Going to leave this broke-down palace
F Dm Bb F
On my hands and knees I will roll, roll, roll
F Am Bb F
Make myself a bed by the waterside
F G Bb F
In my time, in my time, I will roll, roll, roll
F A
In a bed, in a bed
Bb F G
By the waterside I will lay my head
F G
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
Bb F
To rock my soul
F
River gonna take me
Bb6
sweet and sleepy
F Dm
Sing me sweet and sleepy
Bb F
All the way back back home
F A
It's a far gone lullaby
Bb F
Sung many years ago
F G
Mama, mama, many worlds I've come
Bb F
Since I first left home
F A
Going home, going home
Bb F G
By the waterside I will rest my bones
F G
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
Bb F
To rock my soul
F Bb
Going to plant a weeping willow
F Dm Bb F
On the banks green edge it will grow, grow, grow
F Am Bb F
Sing a lullaby beside the slow water
F G Bb F
Lovers come and go, the river roll, roll, roll
F A
Fare thee well, fare thee well
Bb F G
I love you more than words can tell
F G
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
Bb F
To rock my soul
F A
Fare thee well, fare thee well
Bb F G
I love you more than words can tell
F G
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
Bb F
To rock my soul
F G
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
Bb F
To rock my soul