Tuning:

Van der Graaf Generator - Pilgrims from the album Still Life (1976). Updated by Cory Intro example: Ebmaj7 Fmaj7 Esus ---------------------| --3------5-------10--| --3------5-------9---| --5------7-------9---| --6------8-------7---| ---------------------| Verse Line 6 example: G Fmaj7 Gm D Dsus --3----------------------0----------3----2-2h3h2----| --3----------------------1----------3----3-------3--| --4----------------------2----------3----2----------| --5----------------------3----------5----0----------| ----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| Bridge voicing examples: Bb7 Bbdim Adim Bb7 Bbdim Adim ---------------| --10----9-----8--| ---------------| --9-----8-----7--| --7----6----5--| --10----9-----8--| --6----5----4--| --8-----8-----7--| ---------------| -----------------| --6----6----5--| -----------------| Chorus Line 2 example: Ab Fm Bb7 Eb --4--------------4--------4---3--| --4--------------4--------3---4--| --5--------------5--------3---3--| --6--------------3--------3---5--| ---------------------------------| ---------------------------------| Intro: Ebmaj7 Fmaj7 Esus Verse 1:

^EbSometimes you feel so far away, distanced from all the action of the pla^Dy, ^Ebunable to grasp significance, marking the plot with diffident dism^Day, ^Ebmaj7stranded at ^Fmaj7centre ^Esusstage, ^Gscrabbling through your ^Fmaj7diary for a ^Gmlost ^Dpa^Dsusge: ^Ebmaj7unsure ^Fmaj7of the ^Esusdream.

Verse 2:

^EbKicking a stone across the beach, aching for l^Dove and comfort out of reach; ^Ebthe way ahead seems to be so bleak, there's no-one with^D any friendship left to speak ^Ebmaj7or show^Fmaj7 any r^Esuselation between your ^Gmpresent and ^Fmaj7future s^Gmituat^Dio^Dsusns... ^Ebmaj7lost to^Fmaj7 the d^Esusream.

Bridge:

^Bb7Away, ^Bbdimaway, ^Adimaway - ^F#look to the ^G#7future ^A#day ^Bb7for hope, some ^Bbdimform of ^Adimpeace ^F#within the ^G#7growing ^A#storm.

Chorus:

^AbI climb through the ^Gmevening, ^Abalive and bel^Gmieving ^Abin time we shall ^Fmall know ^Bb7our ^Ebgoals and so, finally^Bb, home; ^Abfor now, all is s^Gmecret - ^Abthough how could I ^Gmspeak it, ^Aballow me the ^Fmdream in ^Bb7my e^Ebye! I've been ^Bbwaiting for such a long t^Abime just to ^F#see ^G#it at ^Bblast, all of the ^F#hands ^G#tightly ^Bbclasped,

all of us ^F#pil^G#grims.

Verse 3:

^EbWalking in silence down the coast, merely to journey, here hope is the m^Dost, ^Ebmerely to know there is an end; all of us,^D lovers, brothers, sisters, friends ^Ebmaj7hand in^Fmaj7 hand..^Esus.. ^GmShining ^Fmaj7footprints on the ^Gmwet s^Dan^Dsusd ^Ebmaj7lead to^Fmaj7 the dr^Esuseam.

Bridge 2:

^Bb7The time has ^Bbdimcome, the ^Adimtide has ^F#almo^G#7st r^A#un and ^Bb7drained the ^Bbdimdeep: I ^Adimrise from l^F#ifel^G#7ong ^A#sleep.

Chorus 2:

^AbIt seems such a ^Gmlong time I've d^Abreamed - now, ^Gmawake, I can ^Absee we are ^Fmpilgrims ^Bb7and ^Ebso must walk this ^Bbroad, un^Abknown in our ^Gmpurp^Abose, alone, but^Gm not worthless, ^Aband home ever ^Fmcalling ^Bb7us o^Ebn. We've been ^Bbwaiting here for so ^Ablong,

all of our ^F#hands ^G#joined in ^Bbhope, holding the ^F#weight ^G#on the ^Bbrope - all of us ^F#Pil^G#grims.

Sax solo over Chorus chords till end.