Intro 
Bb  F  Gm  Eb  Bb  Cm Gm F  Eb F Bb 

Verse 
                                     F 
When the cold nights of winter weigh heavy on my mind 
       Dm                   Eb 
I walk down to the river to ease my worried mind 
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I can see the reflection of the moon on every ice floe in the bay 
      Eb               F               Bb 
And I know that you’ll soon be on your way 

Verse 
                                            F 
And when the pines stand tall and silent, beneath the starry sky 
    Dm                          Eb 
The letter that you wrote me, I read a thousand times 
      Bb                         Cm            Gm              F 
I can see the reflection of your face on every ice floe in the bay 
      Eb               F               Bb 
And I know that you’ll soon be on your way 
 

[Refrão]
          F           Gm                 Eb 
Come back home to the ones that love you true 
          F           Gm                 Eb 
Come back home to the ones that miss you so 
           Bb 
Seems like you were gone forever 
        Cm               Gm         F 
But for you I’ll wait forever and a day 
      Eb               F               Bb 
And I know that you’ll soon be on your way 

Instrumental 
Bb  F  Gm  Eb  Bb  Cm Gm F  Eb F Bb 

Verse 
                                      F 
When the first rays of sunshine, come melt the night away 
       Dm                     Eb 
On the day you return, I will walk down to the bay 
         Bb                          Cm                 Gm            F 
And I’ll wait by the water, ‘til the ship pulls in that took you far away 
    Eb             F                  Bb 
Oh, mother dear, I miss you more each day 

Verse 
                                F 
And my brother and my father, I know they miss you, too 
    Dm                        Eb 
The waiting would be easy, if only we could know 
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Have you reached your destination in some far off shore, wherever it may lay? 
      Eb               F               Bb 
And I know that you’ll soon be on your way 


[Refrão]
          F           Gm                 Eb 
Come back home to the ones that love you true 
          F           Gm                 Eb 
Come back home to the ones that miss you so 
           Bb 
Seems like you were gone forever 
        Cm               Gm         F 
But for you I’ll wait forever and a day 
      Eb               F               Bb 
And I know that you’ll soon be on your way 

Instrumental 
Bb  F  Gm  Eb  Bb  Cm Gm F  Eb F Bb   F  Gm  Eb 


[Refrão]
           Bb 
Seems like you've been gone forever 
        Cm               Gm         F 
But for you I’ll wait forever and a day 
      Eb               F               Bb 
And I know that you’ll soon be on your way