• Song:

    Pied Piper

  • Artist:

    St Peters Crispian

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Originally a minor US hit for the Changing Times (a studio group led by
the writers); covered by Crispian St. Peters', who took it to #4 in the
summer of 1966.

                            "The Pied Piper"
                    (Artie Kornfeld - Steve Duboff)

The acoustic guitar is capoed at the fourth fret and played in G: B6 = 320000,
E = x23010,  etc.

Verse 1:

	Bass [4X; acoustic guitar enters 2nd time]

	(B6)              (E)
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----4---4---4---|-----4---1-------|
	---------------1-|-2---------4-0-1-|
	-2-----2---2-----|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|

	(B6)
	You
	          (E)
	With your masquerading
	B6
	And you
	        E
	Always contemplating
	 B6
	What to do
	         E
	In case heaven has found you
	 B6
	Can't you see
	           E         C#m
	That it's all around you

	(C#m)                               (F#)
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v
	-----6---6-------|-----6---3-------|-----------------|---|
	-------6---6-1-2-|-----------6-1-2-|-----4---4-------|---|
	-4---------------|-4---------------|-------4---4-0-1-|---|
	-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-2-|
	(you)                               (me)

	          F#
	So follow me

Chorus:

	                      B
	[1, 2: Hey] come on, babe
	       E
	Follow me
	              B
	I'm the Pied Piper
	       E
	Follow me
	              B
	I'm the Pied Piper
	         C#m                 F#
	And I'll show you where it's at

	Come on, babe
	Can't you see
	I'm the Pied Piper
	Trust in me
	I'm the Pied Piper
	         C#m       F#        B    E
	And I'll show you where it's at

Verse 2:

	Girl
	Don't be scared to move
	Hey, babe
	What are you tryin' to prove
	It ain't true
	That your life has kicked you
	It's your mind
	And that's all that's trickin' you
	So step in line

	[repeat chorus, 2X]

Coda:

	          B
	Come on, babe
	       E
	Follow me
	          B
	Come on, babe
	         E
	Trust in me
	          B
	Come on, babe
	           E
	Can't you see
	          B
	Come on, babe
	       E
	Follow me
	         B             [end cold]
	I'm the Pied Piper


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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