| A | Bm | C | G | D | |
| Fare you well, my | honey, | fare you w | ell my only true o | ne. |
| A | Em | C | D | |
| All the birds that were | singing are | flown, except you | alone. |
| 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 | water | side, |
| A | C | G | |
| In my time, In my | time, I will | roll, roll | roll. |
| 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. |
| 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 a | go. |
| A | C | G | |
| Mama, mama many | worlds I've come since | I first left | home. |
| 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. |
| 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 lulla | by | beside the | water, |
| A | C | G | |
| Lovers come and | go, the river | roll, roll, | roll. |
| 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. |