I Pity The Poor Immigrant Chords by Joan Baez
Tempo:
97.9 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Dm
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[Dm] [F]
[C] [G]
[C] [Am]
[C] I pity the [F] poor immigrant
[C] Who wishes [G] he would have [C] stayed home
Who uses all his power to [F] do evil
And in [C] the end is [G] always left [C] so alone
[Am]
[Em] Who his fingers chase
[F] Who lies [G] with every [C] breath
Who passionately [F] hates his life
[C] And lies [G]
[C] fears his death
[F]
[C] [G]
[C]
I pity the [F] poor immigrant
[C] Whose strength [G] is spent [C] in vain
Whose heaven is [F] like iron sights
[C] Whose [G] tears are [C] like rain
[Am] Who eats but is [Em] not satisfied
[F] Who [G] hears but does [C] not see
Who falls in love [F] with wealth itself
[C] And turns [G] his back [C] on me
I
[Dm] [F]
[C] [G]
[C]
pity the [F] poor immigrant
Who [C] tramples [G] through [C] the mud
Who fills his mouth [F] with laughing
And [C] who fills [G] his town [C] with blood
[Am] Whose vision of
[Em] final land
[F] Must shatter [G] like [C] the glass
I pity the [F] poor [Dm] immigrant
[F]
When [C] his gladness [G]
comes [C] to pass
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] [F]
[C] [G]
[C] [Am]
[C] I pity the [F] poor immigrant
[C] Who wishes [G] he would have [C] stayed home
Who uses all his power to [F] do evil
And in [C] the end is [G] always left [C] so alone
[Am]
[Em] Who his fingers chase
[F] Who lies [G] with every [C] breath
Who passionately [F] hates his life
[C] And lies [G]
[C] fears his death
[F]
[C] [G]
[C]
I pity the [F] poor immigrant
[C] Whose strength [G] is spent [C] in vain
Whose heaven is [F] like iron sights
[C] Whose [G] tears are [C] like rain
[Am] Who eats but is [Em] not satisfied
[F] Who [G] hears but does [C] not see
Who falls in love [F] with wealth itself
[C] And turns [G] his back [C] on me
I
[Dm] [F]
[C] [G]
[C]
pity the [F] poor immigrant
Who [C] tramples [G] through [C] the mud
Who fills his mouth [F] with laughing
And [C] who fills [G] his town [C] with blood
[Am] Whose vision of
[Em] final land
[F] Must shatter [G] like [C] the glass
I pity the [F] poor [Dm] immigrant
[F]
When [C] his gladness [G]
comes [C] to pass
[Dm] [C]
Key:
C
F
G
Dm
Am
C
F
G
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[C] I pity _ the [F] poor immigrant _ _
[C] Who wishes [G] he would have [C] stayed home
Who uses all his power to [F] do evil
_ And in [C] the end is [G] always left [C] so alone _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Who his fingers _ chase
[F] Who lies [G] with every [C] _ breath _ _
Who _ _ passionately _ [F] hates his life
[C] And lies _ [G] _ _
[C] fears his _ _ death
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
I pity _ _ the [F] poor immigrant _ _
[C] Whose strength [G] is spent [C] in _ vain _
Whose heaven _ _ is [F] like iron _ sights
[C] Whose _ [G] tears are [C] like _ _ rain
[Am] Who _ eats but is _ [Em] _ not satisfied _ _
[F] Who _ [G] hears but does [C] not see _ _
Who falls in love [F] with wealth itself _
[C] And turns [G] his back [C] on _ _ me
_ I _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ pity _ the [F] poor immigrant _
Who [C] _ tramples [G] through [C] the mud
_ Who _ _ fills his mouth [F] with laughing _ _
And [C] who fills [G] his town [C] with blood _ _
[Am] Whose vision of _
_ [Em] final land _ _
[F] Must shatter [G] like [C] the glass _ _
I pity _ the [F] poor [Dm] immigrant
_ [F]
When [C] his gladness [G] _
comes [C] to pass
[Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[C] I pity _ the [F] poor immigrant _ _
[C] Who wishes [G] he would have [C] stayed home
Who uses all his power to [F] do evil
_ And in [C] the end is [G] always left [C] so alone _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Who his fingers _ chase
[F] Who lies [G] with every [C] _ breath _ _
Who _ _ passionately _ [F] hates his life
[C] And lies _ [G] _ _
[C] fears his _ _ death
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
I pity _ _ the [F] poor immigrant _ _
[C] Whose strength [G] is spent [C] in _ vain _
Whose heaven _ _ is [F] like iron _ sights
[C] Whose _ [G] tears are [C] like _ _ rain
[Am] Who _ eats but is _ [Em] _ not satisfied _ _
[F] Who _ [G] hears but does [C] not see _ _
Who falls in love [F] with wealth itself _
[C] And turns [G] his back [C] on _ _ me
_ I _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ pity _ the [F] poor immigrant _
Who [C] _ tramples [G] through [C] the mud
_ Who _ _ fills his mouth [F] with laughing _ _
And [C] who fills [G] his town [C] with blood _ _
[Am] Whose vision of _
_ [Em] final land _ _
[F] Must shatter [G] like [C] the glass _ _
I pity _ the [F] poor [Dm] immigrant
_ [F]
When [C] his gladness [G] _
comes [C] to pass
[Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _