C  Em  Dm  G    C  Em  Dm  G

[Verse 1]
          C
There are seven sisters weeping
     Em
Down by the old Oxbow
       Dm
As the coffee coloured river
          G
Starts to swell with melting snow


[Verse 2]
       C
Soon a bittersweet new season
              Em
Will turn the grey to green again
         F    
And I'll have to find a way
           Am             G
To say goodbye to you, my friend


[Chorus]
          F                C
I'm gonna miss you, this I know 
               Em           F             G
Though I'll be just another memory when I go
         Am         G/B    C
Will you forgive me all my sins
    Am     G/B     C
And gather me back in
         F                       G
Like the prodigal son no more to roam
         F            G             C     Em  Dm  G
Will you let me once again call you home


[Verse 3]
           C
The sky is open like a chalice
     Em
All along the river road
          Dm
Where the patchwork field tobacco barns
G
Shiver in the cold


[Verse 4]
        C
I could drink it in for hours
    Em
And never take my fill
  F    
I tell myself that I'll forget 
      Am           G
But I know I never will


[Chorus]
          F                C
I'm gonna miss you, this I know 
               Em           F             G
Though I'll be just another memory when I go
         Am         G/B    C
Will you forgive me all my sins
    Am     G/B     C
And gather me back in
         F                       G
Like the prodigal son no more to roam
         F            G             C     Em  Dm  G
Will you let me once again call you home


[Instrumental]
 F      G      Bb  G  Am      F      C/E  C/D  C  G 


[Verse 5]
         C
The wild birds take their passage
 Em
Across the vernal sky
        Dm
Like an arrow loosed from God's own bow
   G
So swift and true they fly


[Verse 6]
      C
Lord, draw me from your quiver
    Em
And take away my tears
         F    
Shoot me o'er the seven sisters
          Am            G
Somewhere far away from here


[Chorus]
          F                C
I'm gonna miss you, this I know 
               Em           F             G
Though I'll be just another memory when I go
         Am         G/B    C
Will you forgive me all my sins
    Am     G/B     C
And gather me back in
         F                       G
Like the prodigal son no more to roam
         F            G             C     Em  Dm  G
Will you let me once again call you home