Pilgrims — Van der Graaf Generator
Chords and lyrics for Pilgrims by Van der Graaf Generator (key of D#).
Verse 1
Van der Graaf Generator - Pilgrims
from the album Still Life (1976).
Updated by Cory <coryp23@gmail.com>
Intro example:
[Ebmaj7] [Fmaj7] [Esus]
Verse Line 6 example:
[G] [Fmaj7] [Gm] [D] [Dsus]
Bridge voicing examples:
[Bb7] [Bbdim] [Adim] [Bb7] [Bbdim] [Adim]
Chorus Line 2 example:
[Ab] [Fm] [Bb7] [Eb]
Intro
[Ebmaj7] [Fmaj7] [Esus]
Verse 1
[Eb]Sometimes you feel so far away,
distanced from all the action of the [D]play,
[Eb]unable to grasp significance,
marking the plot with diffident [D]dismay,
[Ebmaj7]stranded at [Fmaj7]centre [Esus]stage,
[G]scrabbling through your [Fmaj7]diary for a [Gm]lost [D][Dsus]page:
[Ebmaj7]unsure [Fmaj7]of the [Esus]dream.
Verse 2
[Eb]Kicking a stone across the beach,
aching [D]for love and comfort out of reach;
[Eb]the way ahead seems to be so bleak,
there's no-one [D]with any friendship left to speak
[Ebmaj7]or show[Fmaj7] any [Esus]relation
between your [Gm]present and [Fmaj7]future [Gm][D][Dsus]situations...
[Ebmaj7]lost to[Fmaj7] the [Esus]dream.
Bridge
[Bb7]Away, [Bbdim]away, [Adim]away - [F#]look to the [G#7]future [A#]day
[Bb7]for hope, some [Bbdim]form of [Adim]peace
[F#]within the [G#7]growing [A#]storm.
Chorus
[Ab]I climb through the [Gm]evening, [Ab]alive and [Gm]believing
[Ab]in time we shall [Fm]all know [Bb7]our [Eb]goals and so, [Bb]finally, home;
[Ab]for now, all is [Gm]secret - [Ab]though how could I [Gm]speak it,
[Ab]allow me the [Fm]dream in [Bb7]my [Eb]eye!
I've been [Bb]waiting for such a long [Ab]time
just to [F#]see [G#]it at [Bb]last,
all of the [F#]hands [G#]tightly [Bb]clasped,
all of us [F#][G#]pilgrims.
Verse 3
[Eb]Walking in silence down the coast,
merely to journey, here hope is the [D]most,
[Eb]merely to know there is an end;
all [D]of us, lovers, brothers, sisters, friends
[Ebmaj7]hand in[Fmaj7] [Esus]hand....
[Gm]Shining [Fmaj7]footprints on the [Gm]wet [D][Dsus]sand
[Ebmaj7]lead to[Fmaj7] the [Esus]dream.
Bridge 2
[Bb7]The time has [Bbdim]come, the [Adim]tide has [F#][G#7]almost [A#]run
and [Bb7]drained the [Bbdim]deep:
I [Adim]rise from [F#][G#7]lifelong [A#]sleep.
Chorus 2
[Ab]It seems such a [Gm]long time I've [Ab]dreamed -
now, [Gm]awake, I can [Ab]see
we are [Fm]pilgrims [Bb7]and [Eb]so must walk this [Bb]road,
[Ab]unknown in our [Gm][Ab]purpose, alone, [Gm]but not worthless,
[Ab]and home ever [Fm]calling [Bb7]us [Eb]on.
We've been [Bb]waiting here for so [Ab]long,
all of our [F#]hands [G#]joined in [Bb]hope,
holding the [F#]weight [G#]on the [Bb]rope -
all of us [F#][G#]Pilgrims.
Sax solo over Chorus chords till end.
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