Fare Thee Well (Dinks song) chords & everything
by Dave Van Ronk and others · posted by harmusman
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
Fare thee well O Honey
(Dink’s song)
Diatonic tab from music notes in Key D
¾ time sig. with guitar chords of
D,D7,G,A7
With the advent of the Coen brothers film
“Inside Llewyn Davis” inspired by
Dave Van Ronk’s memoir
“The Mayor Of MacDougal Street”
I give you this version from the
collection of Traditional folk songs by
Alan Lomax
Also the Dave Van Ronk version for guitar
He did this in 6/8 time Key of G.
Lyrics for this song are varied DvR
starts his with Lomax’s 6th verse
D---------------------- D7
4 5 6 6 -6 -6 6~~ 5 5
When I// wore my a-pron/low could-n’t/
G---------------------------------
5 5~~~4 -4 5 -4~ 4 5
Keep you---from my/door Fare thee/
D-------------- A7---------D-----
7~~~~ -6 6 5 -4~~~ 4 4
Well----O/honey Fare thee/well /
V2
D------------------- D7--
when I wore my apron high
------- G----------------------
sca’sely ever seed you passin’ by
chorus. Fare the well etc
V3
When my apron come unpin
Pass my door an’ you wouldn’ come in
V4
If I had a-lissened what mama said
I’d been a-sleepin’ in mama’s bed
V5
One of these days an’it won’t be long
You’ll call my name and I’ll be gone
V6
If I had wings like Noah’s Dove
I’d fly up the river to the man I love
(one)
Here is a version for guitar chords
In key G, 3/4 time
Intro chords G///-/// Em///-/// x 2
Em G C D
If I had wings~~~~~ like Noahs~~~ dove~~~
D Em C D
I’d fly up the river~~~ to the one I love~~
Chorus
D G Em
Fare thee well~~ Oh honey~~~~~
C D G Em/// ///G/// ///
Fare~~~ thee~~~ well~~~~
Em G C G
The woman I love~~~ is long and tall~~~
G Em C G
She moves her body like a cannonball
Chorus as before
Fare thee well etc
Em G C G
Early one morning~~ drizzlin’ rain~~~
G C D
In my heart~~ I felt an aching pain
Chorus
Fare thee well etc
Em G C G
One of these mornings~~~ it won’t be long
G Em C D
You’ll call my name~~ and I’ll be gone
Chorus
Fare thee well etc
Then return to v1 followed by chorus
And finish with your intro chords