Mother Miramichi

Em D Em C D G G Em I happened to be walking down the beach when I spied an old man C D G He was lying on his back with a bottle of wine and a smile on his face as he travelled through time. G Em He opened his eyes and he turned my way and we talked til the sun went down C D he said “I left this river in ’51 an god its good to be back home!”.... Back Home! Am C G D And he cried roll on mother Miramichi, Am C G D continue your journey to the deep blue sea, Am C G D let me stand on your shoreline and feel your soft breeze, Am C G Roll on mother Miramichi, Am C G Roll on mother Miramichi, Em D Di diddle aye diddle aye diddle deedle di D Di diddle aye diddle aye diddle deedle di Em C D G Di diddle aye diddle aye diddle deedle di G Em Well I fished on the northwest Miramichi with the boys from Baisley road, C D G we’d strike Sunny Corner on a Saturday night where we’d dance to the fiddle til the morning light. G Em He went off to talk of springtime girls and Christmas stocking Peaches, C D Life on the farm in Maple Glenn, how getting by was so much harder then… Harder then! Am C G D And he cried roll on mother Miramichi, Am C G D continue your journey to the deep blue sea, Am C G D let me stand on your shoreline and feel your soft breeze, Am C G Roll on mother Miramichi, Am C G Roll on mother Miramichi, Em D Di diddle aye diddle aye diddle deedle di D Di diddle aye diddle aye diddle deedle di Em C D G Di diddle aye diddle aye diddle deedle di G Em His wife back in Toronto, she just could not stray away, C D from the grandkids and the opera club but Christ he wanted to stay, G Em He loved the miramichi river and the people strong and kind, C D but he had to leave and join his wife, all those memories out of time… out of time! Am C G D And he cried roll on mother Miramichi, Am C G D continue your journey to the deep blue sea, Am C G D let me stand on your shoreline and feel your soft breeze, Am C G Roll on mother Miramichi, Am C D Roll on mother Miramichi, Em D Di diddle aye diddle aye diddle deedle di D Di diddle aye diddle aye diddle deedle di Em C D G Di diddle aye diddle aye diddle deedle di