Waltz of the Pilgrim

3/4 G

I'm dirty from my head to my toes, I'm dirty from my head to my toes.

     C                                G

I'm battered and bruised and there's holes in my shoes,

        D

I have only a few more miles to go.

It feels like the winter is done, feels like the winter's all done.

When the drifters all awaken from their long hibernation

and head west toward the warm setting sun.

Times when I felt all alone, Times when I felt all alone

Like I fought and I failed, and the other side prevailed 

So I laid down my guns and walked home

But I met a man on the street. I met a man on the street.

He was robbed, he was beaten, no stranger to mistreatment

He had holes in his hands and his feet 

    C                       G

The waltz of a pilgrim, it plays on and on

    C                            Em

To the sounds of my footsteps as they push me along.

    C                            G

The mud stains my pant legs as I dance to the song.

    C        D                G

I'm here for a while, then I'm gone


Tony Lollio 2018