G / / /
INTRO PART (These chords only happen on this first part)
G Am
Fare you well, my honey,
Bb F C (quick change to G)
fare you well my only true one.
G Dm
All the birds that were singing
Bb C ðŸ«
are flown, except you alone.
F / / /
F Bb Going to leave this brokedown palace, F Dm Bb F On my hands and my knees, I will roll, roll, roll. F Am Bb F Make myself a bed in 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 Bb F Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul.
F / / / ðŸ«
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 Am 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 A Goin’ home, goin’ home, Bb F G 🫠By the waterside I will rest my bones, F G Bb F Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul.
F / / / ðŸ«
F Bb Going to plant a weeping willow, F Dm Bb F On the bank’s green edge it will grow, grow, grow. F Am Bb F Sing a lullaby beside the water, F G Bb F Lovers come and go, the river roll, roll, roll. F A Fare you well, fare you well, Bb F G 🫠I love you more than words can tell, F G Bb F Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul.