Oh, To Be Back With You Lyrics - Steve Forbert

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 

Dm G Am 

While the pigeons and the gargoyles perched she sang 

Dm G Am 

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

Dm G Am 

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

Chorus: 

Dm7 F G C C/B Am 

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

Dm7 F G C C/B Am 

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

dreaming 

Dm G Am 

Oh, to be back with you 

Dm G Am 

On a mission of the crossroad palms, simplicity 

Dm G Am 

Could function as a fine first prize for pain 

Dm G Am 

But picking up the breadcrumb clues efficienctly 

Dm G Am 

Will light me up a new days dawn, but strange 

(Chorus) 

Dm G 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 

Dm G Am 

While the shadows of the hilltop shop distorted her 

Dm G Am 

I tumbled on my pride, pitfall from grace 

(Chorus) 

Dm7 F G C C/B Am 

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/B Am 

Please forgive me, would you try it 

Dm G Am 

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 G Dm7 ( so you don't have to look it up) 

__1__1__3__1__0__3____________1_________________ 

__3__3__3__3__3__0____________1_________________ 

__2__2__2__2__2__0____________2_________________ 

_________________0____________0_________________ 

_________________2_____________________________ 

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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] 

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.