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