Key: A major
Verse 1
C
G
Where he went to I can't say
C
F
Though I teach I'm not a preacher,
C
F
C
and I aim to stay that way
C
G
back - been there for some time
C
F
He says he knows me very well,
Dm
F
C
but he's no friend of mine
G
F
C
I am not a humble pilgrim
Bb
F
Eb
Bb
There's no need to scrape and squeeze
Ab
Eb
F
G
And don't beg for silver paper
D
F
When I'm trying to sell
you cheese
C
G
C
Verse 2
F
C
G
Oh, the devil came from Kansas.
C
G
where he went to I can't say
C
F
If you really are my brother
C
F
then you'd better start to pray
C
G
For the sins of those departed
C
G
and the ones about to go
C
F
Am
There's a dark cloud just above us,
Dm
F
C
don't tell me 'cos I know
G
C
I am not a humble pilgrim
Bb
F
Eb
Bb
There's no need to scrape and squeeze
Ab
Eb
F
G
And don't beg for silver paper
D
F
When I'm trying to sell you cheese
Interlude 1
C
G
C
F
C
G
C
G
C
F
C
G
C
G
C
G
C
F
C
G
C
Verse 3
C
G
don't forget to thank the cook
C
F
Which re minds me of my
C
F
duty: I was lost and now I look
C
G
C
For the turnings and the signpost
C
F
To that pool inside the forest in
Dm
F
C
whose waters I shall drown
G
C
I am not a humble pilgrim
Bb
F
Eb
Bb
There's no need to scrape and squeeze
Ab
Eb
F
G
And don't beg for silver paper
D
F
C
When I'm trying to sell you cheese
Outro 1
G
C
F
C
G
C
G
C
G
C
F
C
G
C
G
C
G
C
F
C
G
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