Mr. Pitiful Chords by Otis Redding

Tempo:
123.6 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

B

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mr. Pitiful - Otis Redding chords
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[C] Oh,
[Eb] [C]
they call me Mr.
Pitiful.
Maybe that's my name.
[F] [C] Oh, they call me Mr.
[F] Pitiful.
[C]
[Gm] That's how I [G] got my fame.
But people just [C] don't understand what makes a [F] man feel so blue.
Oh, they [C] call me Mr.
[G] Pitiful.
Thought I'd love [C] someone just like you.
They [E]
[B] call me [C] Mr.
Pitiful.
Missing everybody, Lord.
Call [B] me [C] Mr.
Pitiful.
[Gm]
Almost every [F] place I go, [G]
[Eb] nobody seems to understand
[C] how can a man [F] sing such a sad song?
Oh, [C] when he lost everything.
[G] When he lost everything [C] that he had.
[Em]
[Am] [C] How [Gm] [C]
[G] can I explain to you?
[C] Somebody can have been so very [G] mean.
How can I tell you about my [C] past?
Oh, things won't [B]
end.
[C] The Pitiful, that's my name.
Oh, they call me Mr.
Pitiful.
That's how I got [G] my fame.
But nobody [B] seems [C] to understand.
Oh, what makes [F] a man feel so blue?
They [B] call me [C] Mr.
Pitiful.
[G] Cause I'm in [Cm] love with you.
[C] Can I explain to you?
Everything is going wrong.
I've lost everything I had.
I have to sing these sad songs.
Get back to work.
And I want you.
[Am] And I want [C] you.
And I want you.
And I want you.
And I want to tell you right now.
And it's going through [Am] my mind.
[C] I'm a [Am] singer.
And I'm going to sing this song for you.
[C] And I'm going to sing this song for everybody.
[Am]
I [C] want you to understand what I'm talking about.
I want you to understand what I'm saying.
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
B
12341112
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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Learn the basic chords of Otis Redding - (alternate version, Album Version) Mr. Pitiful chords, with this master sequence: C, F, C, Am, C, G, C, Gm and G. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 61 BPM and then match the original tempo of 124 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C Major.

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[C] _ Oh, _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
they call me Mr.
Pitiful. _ _ _ _
Maybe that's my name.
[F] _ [C] Oh, they call me Mr.
[F] Pitiful.
[C] _ _
[Gm] That's how I [G] got my fame. _ _ _
But people just [C] don't understand _ what makes a [F] man feel so blue. _ _
Oh, they [C] call me Mr.
[G] Pitiful.
Thought I'd love [C] someone just like you.
They [E] _
[B] call me [C] Mr.
Pitiful. _ _
Missing everybody, Lord. _ _ _
Call [B] me [C] Mr.
Pitiful.
_ _ _ [Gm]
Almost every [F] place I go, [G] _ _ _ _
[Eb] nobody seems to understand
[C] how can a man [F] sing such a sad song? _ _ _
Oh, [C] when he lost everything.
_ [G] When he lost everything [C] that he had.
_ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ How _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ can I explain to you?
[C] _ _ Somebody can have been so very [G] mean.
How can I tell you about my [C] past?
_ Oh, things won't [B]
end.
_ [C] The Pitiful, _ _ _ that's my name.
_ Oh, they call me Mr.
Pitiful. _ _
That's how I got [G] my fame.
_ _ But nobody [B] seems [C] to understand.
Oh, what makes [F] a man feel so blue? _ _
They [B] call me [C] Mr.
Pitiful.
[G] _ Cause I'm in [Cm] love with you.
_ _ [C] Can I explain to you?
_ _ _ Everything is going wrong.
I've lost everything I had.
I have to sing these sad songs.
Get back to work.
And I want you.
[Am] And I want [C] you.
And I want you.
And I want you.
And I want to tell you right now.
And it's going through [Am] my mind.
[C] I'm a [Am] singer.
And I'm going to sing this song for you.
[C] And I'm going to sing this song for everybody.
[Am]
I [C] want you to understand what I'm talking about.
I want you to understand what I'm saying. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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