Kris Kristofferson – The Prophet chords
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From: tgannon@charlie.usd.edu (spideir) PILGRIM CHAPTER 33 (Kris Kristofferson) ================== -- 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 ||-----3--3---------3--3----|| ||-----0--0---------0--0----|| ||o----0--0---------0--0---o|| ||o----0--0---0h2---2--0---o|| ||--------------------------|| ||--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) * letters in < > are bass notes than can optionally be incorporated into guitar accompaniment] 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 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 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--CHORUSD 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] |----------------------------------|---------------------/2-----------|| |----------------------------------|---------------------/2-----------|| |----------------------------------|-----2---------------/2-----------|| |-------------------2---4---2------|---------------------/2-----------|| |--0----2---3---4------------------|-------------0========0-----------|| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| home.