Steve Forbert - Oh to Be Back With You Lyrics

Dm (with variations shown at end of the song )G Am



Dm G Am

In the shadow of the old north church I courted her

DmGAm

While the pigeons and the gargoyles perched she sang

Dm G Am

Is there anyone who's seen those eyes dismissing her ?

DmG Am

Is there anyone who's lips she's kissed complained?





Chorus:

Dm7F G CC/BAm

Seven months and seven wonders, seven roads of rain and thunder

Dm7 FG CC/BAm

Seven hills of lamplight gleaming, seven turns toward where you're

dreaming

DmGAm

Oh, to be back with you



DmGAm

On a mission of the crossroad palms, simplicity

DmGAm

Could function as a fine first prize for pain

DmG Am

But picking up the breadcrumb clues efficienctly

DmG Am

Will light me up a new days dawn, but strange





(Chorus)

DmG Am

In the shadow of the old north church I courted her

Dm G Am

In the clanging of the cast iron bell, her face

DmGAm

While the shadows of the hilltop shop distorted her

DmGAm

I tumbled on my pride, pitfall from grace





(Chorus)

Dm7FG C C/BAm

Lots of time to think it over, lots of pain to claim and shoulder

Dm7 F G

I was wrong, I don't deny it

C C/BAm

Please forgive me, would you try it

Dm GAm

Oh, to be back with you

Dm G Am

Oh, to be back with you







The Dm at the beginning, as well as throughout the song can be

supplemented by changing the note played on the 6th (highest ) string.

That is:



Dm GDm7 ( so you don't have to look it up)



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Lyrics supplied by Mike Berry.



Alternative version (supplied by "MoonMan"):







capo on 3rd fret...



intro:



[Em][A] [D] walk down to [Bm] <~~~ play twice[Em] [A] [Bm]



In the [Em]shadow of the old norh [A]church

I [Bm]courted her,

While the [Em]pigeons and the gargoyles [A]perched

she [Bm]sang.

Is [Em]there anyone who's seen those [A]eyes

[Bm]dismissing her?

Is there [Em]anyone whose lips she's [A]kissed [Bm]complained?



Chorus: (play like intro)

[Em]Seven months and [A]seven wonders,

[D]Seven roads of the [Bm]rain and thunder,

[Em]Seven hills of [A]lamplight gleaming,

[D]Seven turns towards where you're [Bm]dreaming,

[Em]Oh, [A]to be back with [Bm]you.



[Em]On a mission of the crossroad [A]palms

[Bm]simplicity

[Em]Could function as a fine first [A]prize for [Bm]pain,

[Em]But picking up the bread crumb [A]clues

[Bm]effeciently

[Em]Will light me up a new day's [A]dawn,

but [Bm]strange.



{Chorus



[Em]In the shadow of the old north [A]church

I [Bm]courted her,

[Em]In the clanging of the cast iron [A]bells,

her [Bm]face;

[Em]While windows of the hilltop [A]shop

[Bm]distorted her,

I [Em]tumbled on my pride [A]pitfall from [Bm]grace.



[Em]Seven months and [A]seven wonders,

[D]Seven roads of [Bm]rain and thunder,

[Em]Seven hills of [A]lamplight gleaming,

[D]Seven turns towards [Bm]where you're dreaming,

[Em]Lots of time to [A]think it over,

[D]Lots of blame to [Bm]claim and shoulder,

[Em]I was wrong, I [A]don't deny it,

[D]Please forgive me, [Bm]would you try it?

[Em]Oh, [A]to be back with [Bm]you,

[Em]Oh, [A]to be back with [Bm]you.