Pilgrimage Chords by Suzanne Vega

Pilgrimage chords by Suzanne Vega

Guitar chords with lyrics

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: Gm

♫ Intro:

Gm  Gmadd9 Gm  Gmadd9
Gm  Gmadd9 Gm  Gmadd9
Gm  Gmadd9 Gm  Gmadd9
Gm  Gmadd9 Gm  Gmadd9



♫ Verse :
Gm   Gmadd9       Gm
     This line is burning
Gmadd9     Gm        Gmadd9
Turning to ash as it hits the
Gm    Gmadd9    Gm         Gmadd9
Every step is a day in the week
       Gm        Gmadd9
It's a Sunday or Monday
  Gm         Gmadd9        Gm  Gmadd9 Gm  Gmadd9 Gm  Gmadd9
A march over months of the year

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Gm   Gmadd9       Gm
     This line is burning
Gmadd9     Gm        Gmadd9
Turning to ash as it hits the
Gm    Gmadd9      Gm         Gmadd9
Every death is an end in the race
       Gm           Gmadd9
It's a stopping and starting
  Gm         Gmadd9      Gm  Gmadd9 Gm  Gmadd9  Gm  Gmadd9
A march over millions of years

♫ Chorus:
Gm       Am
Travel. Arrival
Bb          Eb
Years of an inch and a step
         Gm
Toward a source
              Am
I'm coming to you
                 Bb  Eb
I'll be there in time

♫ Interlude:
Gm F Gmadd9 Gm  Gmadd9
Gm F Gmadd9 Gm  Gmadd9



♫ Verse :
Gm  Gmadd9       Gm
    This line is burning
Gmadd9     Gm        Gmadd9
Turning to ash as it hits the
Gm    Gmadd9    Gm         Gmadd9
Every line is a place on a map
       Gm      Gmadd9
It's a city or valley
  Gm           Gmadd9    Gm    Gmadd9 Gm  Gmadd9  Gm  Gmadd9
A mark on these miles of fields

♫ Chorus:
Gm       Am
Travel. Arrival
Bb          Eb
Years of an inch and a step
         Gm
Toward a source
              Am
I'm coming to you
                 Bb  Eb
I'll be there in time

Gm       Am
Travel. Arrival
Bb          Eb
Years of an inch and a step
         Gm
Toward a source
              Am
I'm coming to you
                 Bb  Eb
I'll be there in time

♫ Post-Chorus:
Gm
Take this
Gmadd9
Mute mouth
Gm             Gmadd9
Broken tongue, now this
Gm
Dark life
   Gmadd9            Gm
Is shot through with light

Gm
Take this
Gmadd9
Mute mouth
Gm             Gmadd9
Broken tongue, now this
Gm
Dark life
   Gmadd9            Gm
Is shot through with light

♫ Bridge:
Eb
Take this, mute mouth, broken tongue, now this dark life, is shot through with light
Cm
Take this, mute mouth, broken tongue, now this dark life, is shot through with light

♫ Chorus:
Gm       Am
Travel. Arrival
Bb          Eb
Years of an inch and a step
         Gm
Toward a source
              Am
I'm coming to you
                 Bb  Eb
I'll be there in time

Gm       Am
Travel. Arrival
Bb          Eb
Years of an inch and a step
         Gm
Toward a source
              Am
I'm coming to you
                 Bb  Eb
I'll be there in time

♫ Outro:
Gm           Am
This line is burning
           Bb                 Eb
Turning to ash as it hits the air
                           Gm
Every step is a day in the week
       Am
It's a Wednesday or Thursday
  Bb                       Eb
A march over months of the year

Gm           Am
This line is burning
           Bb                 Eb
Turning to ash as it hits the air
                           Gm
Every step is a day in the week
       Am
It's a Wednesday or Thursday
  Bb                       Eb    Gm
A march over months of the year



Chord variants:
Gm     3553xx
Gmadd9 3573xx

Published: August 14, 2022

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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