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Weeping Pilgrim

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Cmajor

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1/32

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 32Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

This song is off Help Me to Sing: Songs of The Sacred Harp.  Great cover.
Capo 4
Elvis plays C 032013 for a lot of the song, but it sounds fine either way.
Intro C* (032013)
CYou may tell them madam 
When you see this them
I'm a pAmoor mourning pilgrim
I'm bouFnd to the promise lCand
CYou may tell them Adam 
When you see this them
I'm a pAmoor mourning pilgrim
I'm boFund to the promise laCnd
I wAmeep and I mCoan
And I mFove slowly Amon
I'm a Ampoor mourning pilCgrim
I'm BFound for Canaan laCnd 
CYou may tell them father
When you see them
I'm a Ampoor mourning pilgrim
I'm bFound for the promise lCand
CYou may tell them my mother
When you see them
I'm a pAmoor mourning pilgrim
I'm bouFnd for the promise lCand
I wAmeep and I mCoan
And I mFove slowly Amon
I'm a pAmoor mourning pilgrCim
I'm BFound for Canaan's Cland 
(Solo)
e|-----C---------------------Am-----------F------------------------------C--------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0-2--0---0-----1---1---1----1--1-----------------------------------|
D|---0-2---------2-----2---2---2---------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----C---------------------Am-------------F------------------------------C------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0-2--0---0-----1---1---1----1--1-----------------------------------|
D|---0-2---------2-----2---2---2---------------------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Harmonica solo same chords^^)
CYou may tell them my brother 
When you see this them
I'm a pAmoor mourning pilgrim
I'm bFound to the promise laCnd
CYou may tell them sweet sister 
When you see this them
I'm a pAmoor mourning pilgrim
I'm bouFnd to the promise lCand
I wAmeep and I moCan
And I mFove slowly Amon
I'm a Ampoor mourning Cpilgrim
I'm bFound for Canaan's lCand 
**********************************************
-Matt L.

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Weeping Pilgrim

by Elvis Perkins

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

This song is off Help Me to Sing: Songs of The Sacred Harp. Great cover.

Capo 4

Elvis plays C 032013 for a lot of the song, but it sounds fine either way.

Intro C* (032013)

You may tell them madam

When you see this them

I'm a poor mourning pilgrim

F C

I'm bound to the promise land

You may tell them Adam

When you see this them

I'm a poor mourning pilgrim

F C

I'm bound to the promise land

Am C

I weep and I moan

F Am

And I move slowly on

Am C

I'm a poor mourning pilgrim

F C

I'm Bound for Canaan land

You may tell them father

When you see them

I'm a poor mourning pilgrim

F C

I'm bound for the promise land

You may tell them my mother

When you see them

I'm a poor mourning pilgrim

F C

I'm bound for the promise land

Am C

I weep and I moan

F Am

And I move slowly on

Am C

I'm a poor mourning pilgrim

F C

I'm Bound for Canaan's land

(Solo)

C Am F C

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------0-2--0---0-----1---1---1----1--1-----------------------------------|

D|---0-2---------2-----2---2---2---------------------------------------------|

A|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C Am F C

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------0-2--0---0-----1---1---1----1--1-----------------------------------|

D|---0-2---------2-----2---2---2---------------------------------------------|

A|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Harmonica solo same chords^^)

You may tell them my brother

When you see this them

I'm a poor mourning pilgrim

F C

I'm bound to the promise land

You may tell them sweet sister

When you see this them

I'm a poor mourning pilgrim

F C

I'm bound to the promise land

Am C

I weep and I moan

F Am

And I move slowly on

Am C

I'm a poor mourning pilgrim

F C

I'm bound for Canaan's land

**********************************************

-Matt L.

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