Southwestern Pilgrimage
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Intro
| D A/E | D/F# G | A | G |
| A | G A | D | D |
A D A/E D/F# G A
I’m tired of drinking your muddy water, babe, sleepin’ in your hollow love.
G A G A D
I’m gonna take up with a stranger, get myself a fast-movin' dog.
A D A/E D/F# G A
Goodby you empty closets, my true love of seven years,
G A G A D
I’m on a Southwestern pilgrimage to be a frontier sonneteer.
[Verso 1]
A D A/E D/F# G A
Goodbye you auctioneers, you guillotine racketeers,
G A G A D
I’m looking for a holy man, out here on the old frontier.
A D A/E D/F# G A
I’m gonna take along a lady who ain’t never seen a mountain before,
G A G A D
I’m on a SW pilgrimage where the middle class can't hunt me down no more.
Interlude
| A | D A/E | D/F# G | A |
| G | A | G A | D |
[Verso 3]
A D A/E D/F# G A
I should have been a gypsy all along and I know that now
G A G A D
but I got slowed up, I let a city woman drag me down.
A D A/E D/F# G A
And the contracts and the circus acts they make it so I can’t relax no more
G A G A D
but my stomach never hurt me much when I was sleepin’ on the floor.
[Verso 4]
A D A/E D/F# G A
That old buzzard’s flying all around that same old Texas sky
G A G A D
and I take that as a sign that it is time to either lay me down or fly.
A D A/E D/F# G A
So, it's out of my house and it's into my truckin’ clothes,
G A G A D D
I’m on a Southwestern pilgrimage where the wheel stops, nobody knows!
How to play Southwestern Pilgrimage
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.