Pilgrims Progress

[D]I sat me do[G]wn to wr[Bm]ite a simple st[Em]ory     [D]
        Which m[C]aybe in the [G/B]end became a [Am7]song    [G]
        In t[D/F#]rying to [Dm]fin[F]d the [C/E]words which might [Ebdim]begin it
        I f[Em]ound these were the th[Am]oughts I'd brought al[C]ong   [D]

        At first I sought to be an anchor
        I gathered up my fears to ride me round
        But then I clearly saw my own delusion
        And found my struggles further brought me down

        In starting out I thought to go exploring
        And set my foot upon the nearest road
        In vain I looked to find the promised turning
        But only saw how far I was from home

        In s[D]earching I for[D7/C]sook the paths of l[G/B]earning   [C]     [G/B]         [C]           [G/B]
        A[D]nd sought in[D7/C]stead to find some [G/B]pirate's gold  [C]    [G/B]        [C]          [G/B]
        In f[D]ighting I did [D7/C]hurt those dearest[G/B] to me  [C]    [G/B]        [C]          [G/B]
        S[C]till no hidden [G/B]truths could I u[Am7]nfold   [Am7/G]

chord progression as per last two lines of verse)

        I sat me down to write a simple story
        Which maybe in the end became a song
        The words have all been read by one before me
        We're taking turns in trying to pass them on
        [B7]Oh,[Eb]  we're t[Em]aking turns in [Am7]trying to [Am7/D]pass them [G]on [N.C.]

        piano (chords and rests as indicated):

        [D]/ } / }  [D/C] / } / }  [G/B] / } / }  [Am] / } / }

        band enters; continue to fade:

        [D]/  / /   [D/C]/ / / /   [G/B]/ / / /   [Am/C]/ / / /

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers