Chords for Melissa Ferrick - Pity Song
Tempo:
159.7 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
Bm
A
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[E] [Bm]
[C#] [F#m] [E] [Bm]
[F#m]
This [Bm] is a pity song.
[E] [F#m]
[B] [Bm]
[F#] [F#m]
[C#m] [B] [Bm]
[C#] [F#m]
[A] This is [B] not a pity song.
[Bm] [F#m] This is how I feel.
[C#m]
I've been [B] counting around the time bomb,
[Bm] [F#m] filled with your lies and my fears.
And you got me [B] all tied [Bm] up on the inside.
[F#m] You were a three [A]-year drink.
Now you've [B] got nothing [F#m] for my baby, Justin.
I'm sorry, and I didn't think.
I'm picking up and [B] gathering your script [Bm] everywhere [F#m] I go.
I'm [F#] burying [Bm] your secret.
You [F#m] made sure to drill it into my bones.
And so [A] I'm trying to see the light.
[C#m]
Trying [E] to see the light.
[F#m]
Trying to figure out [E] what I'm supposed to learn.
Yeah, I said [A] I'm trying to see the light.
[G#m]
I'm trying to see the light.
[F#m]
Trying to figure [E] out what I'm supposed to learn.
And I [A] thought I was talking in [Bm] my head.
[F#m] Your betrayal, on repeat, your body, [A] those texts.
You were out [B] there living two [Bm] [F#m] lives, [Bm] baby.
Who [F#m] knew you were a Jekyll and Hyde?
And now I can't turn [B] on the radio.
[Bm] [F#m] The fear of those lyrics is driving me mad.
So [B] I'm sticking it to [F#m] [Bm] classical.
Rolling [F#m] deep west and praying to the sky.
[A] I said, show me the light.
[C#m] Show, show me the [E]
light.
[F#m] Show me that there's [E] light behind this.
Come on, I need [A] you.
Show me the light.
[G#m] Show me the light.
Show [F#m] me, show me that there's light [E] behind all of this.
It's, [A] I feel like a mountain unmovable.
And this is what I've come to [D] know.
I've got wind in my [A] face.
And these clouds that won't let [D] go.
Hey, I've been stuck in this [A] landscape [F#m] for far [A] too long.
[D] So bring me a [A] new love.
Would you bring me a new [D] love?
Come on, carry [A] me
[G#m]
[A] [F#m]
[E]
[A] on.
Carry me on.
Carry me on.
[F#m] Carry me on, my love.
[E] Through all of this, through all of this.
Come [A] on and carry me on.
[G#m] Carry me on.
[F#m] Carry me on [E] through all of this.
Hear this [A] name, a pity [Bm]
song.
This [F#m] is how I feel.
[C#m] This [Bm] is not a pity song.
This [F#m] is how I feel, how I feel.
[Bm]
[F#m]
[A] [Bm]
[F#m]
Thanks everybody.
[C#] [F#m] [E] [Bm]
[F#m]
This [Bm] is a pity song.
[E] [F#m]
[B] [Bm]
[F#] [F#m]
[C#m] [B] [Bm]
[C#] [F#m]
[A] This is [B] not a pity song.
[Bm] [F#m] This is how I feel.
[C#m]
I've been [B] counting around the time bomb,
[Bm] [F#m] filled with your lies and my fears.
And you got me [B] all tied [Bm] up on the inside.
[F#m] You were a three [A]-year drink.
Now you've [B] got nothing [F#m] for my baby, Justin.
I'm sorry, and I didn't think.
I'm picking up and [B] gathering your script [Bm] everywhere [F#m] I go.
I'm [F#] burying [Bm] your secret.
You [F#m] made sure to drill it into my bones.
And so [A] I'm trying to see the light.
[C#m]
Trying [E] to see the light.
[F#m]
Trying to figure out [E] what I'm supposed to learn.
Yeah, I said [A] I'm trying to see the light.
[G#m]
I'm trying to see the light.
[F#m]
Trying to figure [E] out what I'm supposed to learn.
And I [A] thought I was talking in [Bm] my head.
[F#m] Your betrayal, on repeat, your body, [A] those texts.
You were out [B] there living two [Bm] [F#m] lives, [Bm] baby.
Who [F#m] knew you were a Jekyll and Hyde?
And now I can't turn [B] on the radio.
[Bm] [F#m] The fear of those lyrics is driving me mad.
So [B] I'm sticking it to [F#m] [Bm] classical.
Rolling [F#m] deep west and praying to the sky.
[A] I said, show me the light.
[C#m] Show, show me the [E]
light.
[F#m] Show me that there's [E] light behind this.
Come on, I need [A] you.
Show me the light.
[G#m] Show me the light.
Show [F#m] me, show me that there's light [E] behind all of this.
It's, [A] I feel like a mountain unmovable.
And this is what I've come to [D] know.
I've got wind in my [A] face.
And these clouds that won't let [D] go.
Hey, I've been stuck in this [A] landscape [F#m] for far [A] too long.
[D] So bring me a [A] new love.
Would you bring me a new [D] love?
Come on, carry [A] me
[G#m]
[A] [F#m]
[E]
[A] on.
Carry me on.
Carry me on.
[F#m] Carry me on, my love.
[E] Through all of this, through all of this.
Come [A] on and carry me on.
[G#m] Carry me on.
[F#m] Carry me on [E] through all of this.
Hear this [A] name, a pity [Bm]
song.
This [F#m] is how I feel.
[C#m] This [Bm] is not a pity song.
This [F#m] is how I feel, how I feel.
[Bm]
[F#m]
[A] [Bm]
[F#m]
Thanks everybody.
Key:
F#m
Bm
A
E
B
F#m
Bm
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ This [Bm] is a pity song. _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] This is [B] not a pity song. _
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] This is how I feel.
[C#m] _
_ I've been [B] counting around the time bomb,
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] filled with your lies and my fears.
And you got me [B] all tied [Bm] up on the inside.
_ [F#m] You were a three [A]-year drink.
Now you've [B] got nothing [F#m] for my baby, Justin.
I'm sorry, and I didn't think.
I'm picking up and [B] gathering your script _ [Bm] _ everywhere [F#m] I go. _
_ _ I'm [F#] burying [Bm] your secret.
_ _ You [F#m] made sure to drill it into my bones.
And so [A] I'm trying to see the light.
_ _ [C#m] _ _
Trying [E] to see the light.
_ [F#m] _ _
Trying to figure out [E] what I'm supposed to learn.
_ _ Yeah, I said [A] I'm _ trying to see the light.
_ [G#m] _
I'm trying to see the light.
[F#m] _
_ Trying to figure [E] out what I'm supposed to learn.
And I [A] thought I was talking in [Bm] my head.
[F#m] Your betrayal, on repeat, your body, [A] those texts.
You were out [B] there living two [Bm] _ [F#m] lives, [Bm] baby.
Who [F#m] knew you were a Jekyll and Hyde?
And now I can't turn [B] on the radio.
_ [Bm] _ [F#m] The fear of those lyrics is driving me mad.
So [B] I'm sticking it to _ [F#m] [Bm] classical. _
Rolling [F#m] deep west and praying to the sky.
[A] I said, show me the light.
_ _ [C#m] Show, show me the [E]
light.
_ [F#m] Show me that there's [E] light _ behind this.
Come on, I need [A] you.
Show me the light.
_ _ [G#m] _ _ Show me the light.
Show [F#m] me, show me that there's light [E] _ behind all of this.
_ It's, [A] I _ feel like a mountain _ unmovable.
And this is what I've come to [D] know.
I've got wind in my [A] face.
And these clouds that won't let [D] go.
_ Hey, I've been stuck in this [A] landscape [F#m] _ for far [A] too long.
_ [D] _ _ So bring me a [A] new _ love.
Would you bring me a new [D] _ love?
Come on, carry [A] me _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] on.
Carry me on.
_ _ _ Carry me on.
_ _ [F#m] _ Carry me on, my love.
[E] Through all of this, through all of this.
Come [A] on and carry me on.
_ _ [G#m] _ Carry me on.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ Carry me on [E] through all of this.
_ Hear this [A] name, a pity [Bm]
song.
_ This [F#m] is how I feel.
[C#m] _ _ This [Bm] is not a pity song.
_ This [F#m] is how I feel, how I feel.
_ [Bm] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thanks everybody. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ This [Bm] is a pity song. _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] This is [B] not a pity song. _
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] This is how I feel.
[C#m] _
_ I've been [B] counting around the time bomb,
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] filled with your lies and my fears.
And you got me [B] all tied [Bm] up on the inside.
_ [F#m] You were a three [A]-year drink.
Now you've [B] got nothing [F#m] for my baby, Justin.
I'm sorry, and I didn't think.
I'm picking up and [B] gathering your script _ [Bm] _ everywhere [F#m] I go. _
_ _ I'm [F#] burying [Bm] your secret.
_ _ You [F#m] made sure to drill it into my bones.
And so [A] I'm trying to see the light.
_ _ [C#m] _ _
Trying [E] to see the light.
_ [F#m] _ _
Trying to figure out [E] what I'm supposed to learn.
_ _ Yeah, I said [A] I'm _ trying to see the light.
_ [G#m] _
I'm trying to see the light.
[F#m] _
_ Trying to figure [E] out what I'm supposed to learn.
And I [A] thought I was talking in [Bm] my head.
[F#m] Your betrayal, on repeat, your body, [A] those texts.
You were out [B] there living two [Bm] _ [F#m] lives, [Bm] baby.
Who [F#m] knew you were a Jekyll and Hyde?
And now I can't turn [B] on the radio.
_ [Bm] _ [F#m] The fear of those lyrics is driving me mad.
So [B] I'm sticking it to _ [F#m] [Bm] classical. _
Rolling [F#m] deep west and praying to the sky.
[A] I said, show me the light.
_ _ [C#m] Show, show me the [E]
light.
_ [F#m] Show me that there's [E] light _ behind this.
Come on, I need [A] you.
Show me the light.
_ _ [G#m] _ _ Show me the light.
Show [F#m] me, show me that there's light [E] _ behind all of this.
_ It's, [A] I _ feel like a mountain _ unmovable.
And this is what I've come to [D] know.
I've got wind in my [A] face.
And these clouds that won't let [D] go.
_ Hey, I've been stuck in this [A] landscape [F#m] _ for far [A] too long.
_ [D] _ _ So bring me a [A] new _ love.
Would you bring me a new [D] _ love?
Come on, carry [A] me _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] on.
Carry me on.
_ _ _ Carry me on.
_ _ [F#m] _ Carry me on, my love.
[E] Through all of this, through all of this.
Come [A] on and carry me on.
_ _ [G#m] _ Carry me on.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ Carry me on [E] through all of this.
_ Hear this [A] name, a pity [Bm]
song.
_ This [F#m] is how I feel.
[C#m] _ _ This [Bm] is not a pity song.
_ This [F#m] is how I feel, how I feel.
_ [Bm] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thanks everybody. _ _ _ _ _ _