Kris Kristofferson – The Pilgrim Chapter 33 (Guitar)
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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|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| home.