A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

I Am A Pilgrim by Merle Travis - Guitar Chords

<< Back to Merle Travis Song List

Version 1

            In the fourth line of each verse, there's a bass run between E and B7. The notes are:

E G# A B 

played on the 6th and 5th strings. Using the first verse as an example, the run would start on "good" and end
on "not" (the first "not"). The final note of the run, the B, is played where the B7 is indicated in 
chart below.


[Verse 1]
E      B7            E
I am a pilgrim and a stranger
          A7                      E
Traveling through this wearisome land
                      E7           A7
And I've got a home in that yonder city, good Lord
         E                    B7               E
And it's not (good Lordy it's not) not made by hand

[Verse 2]
E       B7                     E
I got a mother, a sister and a brother
         A7                 E
Who have gone to that sweet home
                       E7     A7
And I am determined to go and see them, good Lord
     E                   B7               E
Over on (good Lordy over on) that distant shore

[Verse 3]
E       B7                 E
As I go down to that river Jordan
        A7             E
Just to bathe my weary soul
                 E7           A7
If I could touch but just the hem of His garment, good Lord
    E                      B7                          E
I believe (good Lordy I believe) that it would make me whole

[Verse 4]
E            B7                 E
Now when I'm dead, laying in my coffin
          A7                 E
All of my friends all gather round
                  E7        A7
They can say that he's just laying there sleeping, good Lord
      E                  B7                 E
Sweet peace (Lordy sweet peace) his soul is found

We also have 4 songs by Merle Travis

123GuitarChords.com Email: info@123GuitarChords.com