Fare Thee Well
Tony Rice
Written by Bob Dylan
Key of G · Chords: I IV V
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play alongVerse 1
G C G Oh it's fare thee well my darlin' true D7 I'm leavin' in the first hour of the morn G C G I'm bound off for the bay of Mexico D7 G Or maybe the coast of Californ
Verse 2
D7 C G So it's fare thee well my own true love D7 We'll meet another place another time G C It ain't the leavin' that's a-grievin' me D7 G But the true love who's bound to stay behind
Verse 3
C G Oh the weather is against me and the wind she blows hard D7 And the rain she's a-turnin' into hail G C G I still might strike it lucky on a highway goin' west D7 G Or travelin' on a path beaten trail
Verse 2
D7 C G So it's fare thee well my own true love D7 We'll meet another place another time G C It ain't the leavin' that's a-grievin' me D7 G But the true love who's bound to stay behind
Verse 4
C G I will tell you of the laughter and the troubles I have seen D7 Be it somebody else's or my own G C G With my hands in my pockets and my coat collar high D7 G I will travel unnoticed and unknown
Verse 2
D7 C G So it's fare thee well my own true love D7 We'll meet another place another time G C It ain't the leavin' that's a-grievin' me D7 G But the true love who's bound to stay behind
Verse 5
C G I've heard tales of a town that I might as well be bound D7 It's down around the Mexican plains G C G They say that the people are all friendly there D7 G And all they ask of you is your name
Verse 2
D7 C G So it's fare thee well my own true love D7 We'll meet another place another time G C It ain't the leavin' that's a-grievin' me D7 G But the true love who's bound to stay behind