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My Pilgrim Dear
Cass McCombs
Intro:     D     G      D  G  
WDorried man --- Gworried woman --- Dworried child --- Gworried dog
  F#7Af--gGhan--F#7istan Gwas F#7the last GhurF#7rah
   DI remember it clearly: it Gwas Ramadan
   DThere were fat men evGerywhere
  F#7Fat maGn on a F#7bike  ---G-  FaF#7t man on a lawGn chaF#7ir
    A  BMy Pilgrim Dear ---- I wEmon’t interfere witGmh you
AWhat a wicked thing to do
DI was having a drink from the saltGy water fountain
DThe ceremony had already Gbegun
    F#7When I GturF#7n ten ----G--PF#7ops says he’ll bGuy me a F#7gun
    DAnd lalalalaGlalalalalalDalalalala
Was all you could Gsay
F#7I dream Gof pF#7ianos  -----G-- biF#7g onesG  F#7  
     A  BMy Pilgrim Dear.
I won’t Eminterfere with Gmyou
AWhat a wicked thing to do
AWhat a wicked thing to do
  D    G    D    G     D    G     D    G    D

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My Pilgrim Dear

by Cass McCombs

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F#7

My Pilgrim Dear

Cass McCombs

D G D G

Intro:

D G D G

Worried man --- worried woman --- worried child --- worried dog

F#7 G F#7 G F#7 G F#7

Af--ghan--istan was the last hurrah

D G

I remember it clearly: it was Ramadan

D G

There were fat men everywhere

F#7 G F#7 G F#7 G F#7

Fat man on a bike ---- Fat man on a lawn chair

A B Em Gm

My Pilgrim Dear ---- I won’t interfere with you

What a wicked thing to do

D G

I was having a drink from the salty water fountain

D G

The ceremony had already begun

F#7 G F#7 G F#7 G F#7

When I turn ten ------Pops says he’ll buy me a gun

D G D

And lalalalalalalalalalalalalala

Was all you could say

F#7 G F#7 G F#7 G F#7

I dream of pianos ------- big ones

A B

My Pilgrim Dear.

Em Gm

I won’t interfere with you

What a wicked thing to do

D G D G D G D G D

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