[Intro]
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[Verse]
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If I had wings, like Noah's dove 
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I'd fly the river, to the one I love 
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Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well
[Verse]
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Well I had a man, who was long and tall 
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He moved his body like a cannonball 
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Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well
[Verse]
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I remember one evening, in the pouring rain 
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And in my heart was an aching pain 
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Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well
[Instrumental]
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C F C  G C  ( F C )
[Verse]
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Muddy river, was muddy and wild 
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Can't give a bloody for my unborn child 
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Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well
[Verse]
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Sure as a bird, flying high above 
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Life ain't worth living without the one you love 
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Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well  
          C     F  C      G         C 
Fare thee well, my honey, fare thee well