Fare Thee Well (Dinks song) chords & everything

by Dave Van Ronk , others

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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