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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[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.
[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
G
F
B
Am
C
G
F
[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. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[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. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _