Artist: | Kris Kristofferson (English) |
User: | George Rowe |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
Abusive: | |
Comment: | - |
PILGRIM
(G) See him wasted on the sidewalk in his jacket and his jeans,
Wearin' (C) yesterday's misfortunes like a (G) smile (G) ,
(C) Once he had a future full of (G) money, love, and (Em) dreams,
Which he (A) spent like they was goin' outa (D) style--
And he (G) keeps right on a'changin' for the better or the worse,
(C) Searchin' for a (D) shrine he's never (G) found--(G)
Never (C) knowin' if believin' is a (G) blessin' or a curse,
Or if the (C) goin' up was (D) worth the comin' (G) down--
CHORUS:
He's a (C)poet, he's a picker--
He's a (G)prophet, he's a pusher--
He's a (D) pilgrim and a preacher, and a problem when he's (G) stoned--
He's a (C) walkin' contradiction, partly (G) truth and partly fiction,
Takin' (D) ev'ry wrong direction on his lonely way back (G) home.
He has (A) tasted good and evil in your bedrooms and your bars,
And he's (D) traded in tomorrow for (A) today--(D)
(D) Runnin' from his devils, Lord, and (A) reachin' for the (Fm) stars,
And (B7) losin' all he's loved along the (E) way—
(E) But if this (A) world keeps right on turnin' for the better or the worse,
And (D) all he gets is (E) older and (A) around--
From the (D) rockin' of the cradle to the (A) rollin' of the hearse,
D(or Bm) E A A
The (D) goin' up was (E) worth the comin' (A) down--
CHORUS
He's a (D) poet, he's a picker--
He's a (A)prophet, he's a pusher--
He's a (E) pilgrim and a preacher, and a problem when he's (A) stoned--
He's a (D) walkin' contradiction, partly (A) truth and partly fiction,
Takin' (E) ev'ry wrong direction on his lonely way back (A) home.
There's a (E) lotta wrong directions on that lonely way back (A) home.