[(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. 

Termina com: F Bb F G Bb F Bb F G Bb F G Bb F