Weeping pilgrim (video)

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1. You may tell them, madam, when you see them,

Am F C

I’m a poor mourning pilgrim, I’m bound to the Promised Land.

C

You may tell them, Adam, when you see them,

Am F C

I’m a poor mourning pilgrim, I’m bound to the Promised Land.

Am C F Am

I’ll weep, I’ll moan, and I’ll move slowly on,

Am C F C

I’m a poor mourning pilgrim, I’m bound for Canaan’s land.

C

2. You may tell them, father, when you see them,

Am F C

I’m a poor mourning pilgrim and I’m bound to the Promised Land.

C

You may tell them, my mother, when you see them,

Am F C

I’m a poor mourning pilgrim, I’m bound to the Promised Land.

+ CHORUS + instrumental = verse 2 & CHORUS

C

3. You may tell them, my brother, when you see them,

Am F C

I’m a poor mourning pilgrim, I’m bound to the Promised Land.

C

You may tell them, sweet sister, when you see them,

Am F C

I’m a poor mourning pilgrim and I’m bound to the Promised Land.

+ CHORUS

(orig. = capo 4th) (Elvis Perkins, from “Salvation Boulevard”)