...MR. PITIFUL... by Otis Redding
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*from 'The Great Otis Redding
Sings Soul Ballads' (1965)*
Intro:
C7, G7
Verse 1:
C7
They call me Mr. Pitiful,
Baby thats my name now,
They call me Mr. Pitiful,
G7
Thats how I got my fame.
C7
But people just don't understand,
F7
How a man can feel so blue,
C7
They call me Mr pitiful;
G7 C7
'Cos I lost someone just like you.
Verse 2:
C7
The call me Mr. Pitiful,
This everybody know now,
They call me Mr. Pitiful,
G7
Most everyplace I go.
C7
But nobody seems to understand now,
F7
How can a man sing such a sad song,
G7 C7
When he lost everything that he had.
Interlude:
C7
Bridge:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/otis_redding/mr_pitiful_crd.html ]
G7
How can I explain to you,
C7
How somebody can get so very blue?
G7
How can I tell you about my past,
C7 (n.c)
If all things won't end?
Verse 3:
C7
Mr Pitiful, thats my name now,
They call me Mr. Pitiful,
G7
Thats how I got my fame.
C7
But nobody seems to understand,
F7
WWhat make a man feel so blue.
C7
They call me Mr pitiful;
G7 C7
'Cos I lost someone just like you.
Can I explain to you;
Coda:
C7
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...
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C7 G7 F7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32310 323000 131211
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
