The Pied Piper
Crispian St. Peters

(Artie Kornfeld - Steve Duboff)

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 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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