[Intro]
A Bm C G D
Fare you well, my honey, fare you well my only true one.
A Em C D
All the birds that were singing are flown, except you alone.
[Verse]
G C
Going to leave this brokedown palace,
G Em C G
On my hands and my knees, I will roll, roll, roll.
G Bm C G
Make myself a bed in the waterside,
A C G
In my time, In my time, I will roll, roll roll.
[Chorus]
G B
In a bed, in a bed,
C G A
By the waterside I will lay my head.
G A C G
Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul.
[Verse]
G C
River going to take me, sing me sweet and sleepy,
G Em C G
Sing me sweet and sleepy all the way back home.
G Bm C G
It's a far gone lullaby, sung many years ago.
A C G
Mama, mama many worlds I've come since I first left home.
[Chorus]
G B
Goin' home, goin' home,
C G A
By the waterside I will rest my bones,
G A C G
Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul.
[Verse]
G C
Going to plant a weeping willow,
G Em C G
On the bank's green edge it will grow, grow, grow.
G Bm C G
Sing a lullaby beside the water,
A C G
Lovers come and go, the river roll, roll, roll.
[Chorus]
G B
Fare you well, fare you well,
C G A
I love you more than words can tell,
G A C G
Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul.