D                       D/F#      G          D
Oh my dear Margolaigne, while the primroses bloom
D              Bm     G            A
I am riding my pony at last home to you
           D               D/F#     G           D
Though the road it was long and the ride it was rough
       D            Bm            A            D
Margolaigne, I’ve returned to the arms of your love

[VERSE 2]
D                         D/F#      G          D
It’s been ten now and seven since pale was your skin
D              Bm                G            A
Kissed I cold cheeks the fever burned no longer in
           D           D/F#        G       D
Like your body my arms ‘round your memory hold
       D            Bm        A         D
Margolaigne, as I promised, I never let go

[CHORUS 1]
      G                              D
Margolaigne, there were roses in the summertime
      G             Bm                    A
Margolaigne, in the spring I brought your columbine
           D               D/F#     G           D
Though the road it was long and the ride it was rough
       D            Bm            A            D
Margolaigne, I’ve returned to the arms of your love


[VERSE 3]
D                        D/F# G          D
I remember the sweet smell of linden perfume
D                         Bm               G            A
Through the sage would it rise though were I weeks from you
       D              D/F#     G         D
I have taken the lives now of many young men
       D          Bm       A          D
Margolaigne, I am dying to see you again

[CHORUS 2]
      G                                  D
Margolaigne, braids of sweetgrass in the summertime
      G             Bm                    A
Margolaigne, in the spring I brought your columbine
           D               D/F#     G           D
Though the road it was long and the ride it was rough
       D            Bm            A            D
Margolaigne, I’ve returned to the arms of your love

[VERSE 4]
D                           D/F# G       D
In this pass we have frozen, my pony and I
D                 Bm           G            A
Fallen have we at last in this cold hell to die
         D              D/F#     G      D
Should my body be found grant my only request
       D               Bm             A      D
Carve these words into stone where my memory rests

[CHORUS 3]
D                         D/F#    G         D
Oh my dear Margolaigne, while the primroses bloom
D              Bm      G            A
I am riding my pony at last home to you
           D               D/F#     G           D
Though the road it was long and the ride it was rough
       D            Bm            A            D
Margolaigne, I’ve returned to the arms of your love


[TAGS]
D                         D/F#  G             D
All the dust I have gathered at last calls my name
D              Bm      G          A
I am riding my pony to you, Margolaigne
           D               D/F#     G           D
Though the road it was long and the ride it was rough
       D            Bm            A            D
Margolaigne, I’ve returned to the arms of your love