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WEEPING PILGRIM (traditional arr. Natalie Merchant from "The House Carpenter's Daughter") 
Chorded by Izzylou
Capo 3
if you see Gthem father
Please tell them
I'm a poor mourning pilgrimC  
Bound for Canaan landD  
Well I weep Gand I moan
And I move slowly G/F#onEm  
I'm a poGor mouring pilgrimC  
Bound for Canaan landD  
If you see them sister
Please tell them
I'm a poor mourning pilgrim
Bound for Canaan land
Well I weep and I moan
And I move slowly on
I'm a poor mourning pilgrim
Bound for Canaan land
If you see them brother 
Please tell them
I'm a poor mourning pilgrim
Bound for Canaan land
Well I weep and I moan
And I move slowly on
I'm a poor mourning pilgrim
Bound for Canaan land
Fiddle Solo:        G  C,     D        G  G/F#    Em       G       C  D  
If you see them mother
Please tell them
I'm a poor mourning pilgrim
Bound for Canaan land
Well I weep Gand I moan
And I move slowly G/F#onEm  
I'm a poor Gmourning pilgrimC  
                                          Emend.
Bound for Canaan land

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Weeping Pilgrim

by Natalie Merchant

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

WEEPING PILGRIM (traditional arr. Natalie Merchant from "The House Carpenter's Daughter")

Chorded by Izzylou

Capo 3

if you see them father

Please tell them

I'm a poor mourning pilgrim

Bound for Canaan land

Well I weep and I moan

G/F# Em

And I move slowly on

G C

I'm a poor mouring pilgrim

Bound for Canaan land

If you see them sister

Please tell them

I'm a poor mourning pilgrim

Bound for Canaan land

Well I weep and I moan

And I move slowly on

I'm a poor mourning pilgrim

Bound for Canaan land

If you see them brother

Please tell them

I'm a poor mourning pilgrim

Bound for Canaan land

Well I weep and I moan

And I move slowly on

I'm a poor mourning pilgrim

Bound for Canaan land

G C D G G Em G C D

Fiddle Solo: , /F#

If you see them mother

Please tell them

I'm a poor mourning pilgrim

Bound for Canaan land

Well I weep and I moan

G/F# Em

And I move slowly on

G C

I'm a poor mourning pilgrim

end.

Bound for Canaan land

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