Mr Pitiful chords by Otis Redding

Chords with lyrics

...MR. PITIFUL... by Otis Redding
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*from 'The Great Otis Redding
Sings Soul Ballads' (1965)*


Intro:

C7, G7G7

Verse 1:

         C7C7
They call me Mr. Pitiful,
Baby thats my name now,
They call me Mr. Pitiful,
          G7G7
Thats how I got my fame.
But people just,
   C7C7
Don't understand,
How a man can,
    F7F7
Feel so blue,
        C7C7
They call me Mr pitiful;
G7G7
 'Cos I lost someone,
     C7C7
Just like you.

Verse 2:

        C7C7
The call me Mr. Pitiful,
This everybody know now,
They call me Mr. Pitiful,
         G7G7
Most everyplace I go.
But nobody seems,
  C7C7
To understand now,
How can a man sing,
    F7F7
Such a sad song,
When he lost,
G7G7
 Everything,
    C7C7
That he had.

Interlude:

C7C7

Bridge:

G7G7
 How can I,
Explain to you,
C7C7
 How somebody can,
Get so very blue?
G7G7
 How can I tell you,
About my past,
C7C7
 If all things,
   (n.c)
Won't end?

Verse 3:

  C7C7
Mr Pitiful,
Thats my name now,
They call me Mr. Pitiful,
          G7G7
Thats how I got my fame.
But nobody seems,
  C7C7
To understand,
What make a man,
    F7F7
Feel so blue,
        C7C7
They call me Mr pitiful;
G7G7
 'Cos I lost someone,
     C7C7
Just like you.
Can I explain to you;

Coda:

C7C7
 Everything is,
Going wrong,
I've lost,
Everything I had,
I have to sing,
This sad song,
To get back to her,
And I m gonna sing,
This song to you;
And I want you,
And I want you,
And I want you,
And I want you,
And I wanna tell you,
Everything is going,
Through my mind,
And I want to sing,
And I want to sing,
And I want to sing,
And I want to sing,
This song with you,
And I wanna sing,
This song to everyone,
'Cos I want them,
To understand,
What I talkin' about,
I want you to understand,
What I'm sayin...

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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  C7C7   G7G7   F7F7

 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
 x32310 323000 131211


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
([email protected])

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