Brokedown Palace — Grateful Dead
Chords and lyrics for Brokedown Palace by Grateful Dead (key of G).
Intro
[A]Fare you well, my [Bm]honey, [C]fare you [G]well my only true [D]one.
[A]All the birds that were [Em]singing are [C]flown, except you [D]alone.
Verse
[G]Going to leave this [C]brokedown palace,
On my [G]hands and my [Em]knees, I will [C]roll, roll, [G]roll.
[G]Make myself a [Bm]bed in the [C][G]waterside,
In my time, In my [A]time, I will [C]roll, roll [G]roll.
Chorus
[G]In a bed, [B]in a bed,
By the [C]waterside I will [G]lay my [A]head.
[G]Listen to the river [A]sing sweet songs, to [C]rock my [G]soul.
Verse
[G]River going to take me, [C]sing me sweet and sleepy,
[G]Sing me sweet and [Em]sleepy all the [C]way back [G]home.
[G]It's a far gone [Bm]lullaby, sung [C]many years [G]ago.
Mama, mama many [A]worlds I've come since [C]I first left [G]home.
Chorus
[G]Goin' home, [B]goin' home,
By the [C]waterside I will [G]rest my [A]bones,
[G]Listen to the river [A]sing sweet songs, to [C]rock my [G]soul.
Verse
[G]Going to plant a [C]weeping willow,
[G]On the bank's green [Em]edge it will [C]grow, grow, [G]grow.
[G]Sing a [Bm]lullaby [C]beside the [G]water,
Lovers come and [A]go, the river [C]roll, roll, [G]roll.
Chorus
[G]Fare you well, [B]fare you well,
I [C]love you more than [G]words can [A]tell,
[G]Listen to the river [A]sing sweet songs, to [C]rock my [G]soul.
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