[Intro]
G Am Bb F C
Fare you well, my honey, fare you well my only true one.
G Dm Bb C F
All the birds that were singing are flown, except you alone.
[Verse 1]
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,
G Bb F
In my time, In my time, I will roll, roll roll.
[Chorus 1]
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.
[Verse 2]
F Bb
River going to take me, sing me 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.
G Bb F
Mama, mama many worlds I've come since I first left home.
[Chorus 2]
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.
[Verse 3]
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,
G Bb F
Lovers come and go, the river roll, roll, roll.
[Chorus 3]
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.
