Pilgrim

The Wood Brothers

Key of G · Chords: I II IV V VII

Intro

A G D F D

Verse 1

D
When I step off of that train
C
I better sit down and wait
        G                      D
Cause a soul can't travel that fast

Verse 2

         D                         C
The best part of me will surely be late
        G                      D
Cause a soul can't travel that fast

Verse 3

  D
A soul's gotta walk
C
Like a pilgrim he stops
   G                         D
To smell every flower on the path

Verse 4

  D
I better slow down
        C
Cause a soul can't
G                 D
Travel that fast, Travel that fast

Verse 5

D
When I get off of the road
        C
And I'm thinkin' I'm home
         G           D
I try to remember to remember

Verse 6

D
When I'm holdin' my baby
        C
But I'm leaving her cold
                 G                      D
It's all cause a soul can't travel that fast

Verse 7

D
Well a soul takes it's time
       C
Like a pilgrim he's tryin'
   G                                D
To find him some peace that's gonna last

Verse 8

  D
I better slow down
             C
Cause a soul can't
G                        D
Travel that fast, Travel that fast

Verse 9

D
I better slow down
        C
Cause a soul can't
G                 D
Travel that fast, Travel that fast

Instrumental

A G
A G
D F D

Verse 10

   D
If I'm runnin' or I'm flyin'
        C
And I'm losin' my mind
        G
Take my foot off of the gas
D
Let the other fools pass

Verse 11

  D
A soul takes it slow
       C
Like a pilgrim he knows
     G
He's gonna get where he's goin'
      D
If he just stays on the path

Verse 12

D
I better slow down
        C
Cause a soul can't
G                 D
Travel that fast, Travel that fast

Verse 13

D
I better slow down
        C
Cause a soul can't
G                 D
Travel that fast, Travel that fast