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The Pilgrim Chapter 33 by Kris Kristofferson - Guitar Chords
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PILGRIM CHAPTER 33 (Kris Kristofferson)
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comp. K. Kristofferson, 1971 ("transcr./arr." tcg)
4/4 // Keys of G, A // Moderately
rhythm guitar: alternate bass (see Intro; ^ = downstrum; v = "upstrum")
INTRO: G ^ v G6 ^ v
e||-----3--3---------3--3----||
B||-----0--0---------0--0----||
G||o----0--0---------0--0---o||
D||o----0--0---0h2---2--0---o||
A||--------------------------||
E||--3-----------------------||
INTRO Recitation (over riff above):
"I started out writin' this song about . . . [insert own music gods!]"
Notes: * each chord name below = one entire "bum-chicky-bum-chicky";
* (...sus4) = add sus4 to 2nd half of measure)
VERSE 1: (add sus4 to 2nd half of G measures at will)
G G G G
See him wasted on the sidewalk in his jacket and his jeans,
C C G G
Wearin' yesterday's misfortunes like a smile--
C C G G/F# Em
Once he had a future full of money, love, and dreams,
A7 A7 D (...sus4) D
Which he spent like they was goin' outa style--
G G G G
And he keeps right on a'changin' for the better or the worse,
C D G G
Searchin' for a shrine he's never found--
C C G G
Never knowin' if believin' is a blessin' or a curse,
C D G G
Or if the goin' up was worth the comin' down--
CHORUS:
C C
He's a poet, he's a picker--
G G
He's a prophet, he's a pusher--
D D D G
He's a pilgrim and a preacher, and a problem when he's stoned--
C C G G
He's a walkin' contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction,
D D D G G
Takin' ev'ry wrong direction on his lonely way back home.
(modulate whole-step up) A (...sus4) A (...sus4)
VERSE 2: (add sus4 to 2nd half of A measures at will)
A A A A
He has tasted good and evil in your bedrooms and your bars,
D D A A
And he's traded in tomorrow for today--
D D A A/G# F#m
Runnin' from his devils, Lord, and reachin' for the stars,
B7 B7 E E
And losin' all he's loved along the way--
A A A A
But if this world keeps right on turnin' for the better or the worse,
D E A A
And all he ever gets is older and around--
D D A A
From the rockin' of the cradle to the rollin' of the hearse,
D (or Bm) E A A
The goin' up was worth the comin' down--
CHORUS
D D
He's a poet, he's a picker--
A A
He's a prophet, he's a pusher--
E E E A
He's a pilgrim and a preacher, and a problem when he's stoned--
D D A A
He's a walkin' contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction,
E E E A A / G# F#
Takin' ev'ry wrong direction on his lonely way back home.
E E E A (coda riff)
There's a lotta wrong directions on that lonely way back home.
CODA Riff: AM6
1 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 (hold)
e|----------------------------------|---------------------/2-----------||
B|----------------------------------|---------------------/2-----------||
G|----------------------------------|-----2---------------/2-----------||
D|-------------------2---4---2------|---------------------/2-----------||
A|--0----2---3---4------------------|-------------0========0-----------||
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
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We also have 9 songs by Kris Kristofferson
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- For The Good Times
- Help Me Make It Through The Night
- Loving Her Was Easier
- Me And Bobby Mcgee
- Sunday Morning Coming Down
- The Pilgrim Chapter 33
- The Silver Tongued Devil And I
- Why Me Lord
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