(intro) G

G                 Am    Bb         F                 C
Fare you well, my honey,  fare you well my only true one.
C                       Dm          Bb                 C
All the birds that were singing are flown, except you alone.

F                      Bb
Im Going to leave this brokedown palace,
Bb    F            Dm            Bb          F
On my hands and my knees, I will roll, roll, roll.
F             Dm         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         A7               Bb               F      G
In a bed, in a bed, by the waterside I will lay my head.
F                   G                    Bb      F
Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul.

F                            Bb
River going to take me, sing sweet and sleepy,
F                 Dm             Bb       F
Sing me sweet and sleepy all the way back home.
F               Dm       Bb              F
It's a far gone lullaby, sung many years ago.
F               G                      Bb           F
Mama, mama many worlds I've come since I first left home.

F           A7                 Bb               F       G
Goin' home, goin' home, by the waterside I will rest my bones,
F                   G                    Bb      F
Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul.

F                Bb
Going to plant a weeping willow,
Bb     F            Dm           Bb          F
By the bank's green edge it will grow, grow, grow.
F           Dm   Bb       F
Sing a lullaby beside the water,
F               G             Bb          F
Lovers come and go, the river roll, roll, roll.

F              A7               Bb                 F         G
Fare you well, fare you well, I love you more than words can tell,
F                   G                    Bb      F
Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul.

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