Chords for Poor, Poor Pitiful Me
Tempo:
126.3 bpm
Chords used:
C#
F#
G#
A#
D#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[C#]
Here I lay my head on the railroad track, waiting on the double E.
Run the train, don't run through here no more.
Poor, poor, pitiful me.
Poor, [G#] poor, pitiful [C#]
me.
[F#] Poor, [C#] poor, pitiful me.
Oh, these boys won't let me be.
[F#]
Lord, have mercy [G#] on me.
Who I want to go [C#] with me?
Well, I met a man down in Hollywood, and I ain't naming names.
But he really worked me over good, just like Jesse James.
[F#] Yes, he really [C#] worked me over good.
He was a credit to his [D#] gender.
[F#] Put [C#] me through some changes, more sorta like a wear and [D#] blender.
[C#] Poor, [G#] poor, pitiful [C#] me.
[F#] Poor, [C#] poor, pitiful me.
Oh, these boys [G#] won't let [C#] me be.
[F#] Lord, have mercy [G#] on me.
Who I want [C#] to go with me?
[G#]
Well, I met a boy in the Brook of Ray, down in Yokohama.
He picked me up, and he threw me down, saying, please don't hurt me, [A#] mama.
[F#]
[C#] Poor, [A#] poor, pitiful [C#]
me.
Poor, poor, pitiful me.
Oh, these boys [A#] won't let [C#] me be.
[F#]
Lord, have mercy [G#] on me.
Who I want to go [C#] with me?
[F#] [C#] Poor, [G#] poor, poor [C#] me.
Poor, [A#] poor, [C#] pitiful me.
Poor, [G#] poor, [C#] poor me.
[F#] [C#] Poor, [G#] poor, pitiful [C#] me.
Poor, poor, poor me.
[D#] Poor, poor, pitiful me.
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[C#]
Here I lay my head on the railroad track, waiting on the double E.
Run the train, don't run through here no more.
Poor, poor, pitiful me.
Poor, [G#] poor, pitiful [C#]
me.
[F#] Poor, [C#] poor, pitiful me.
Oh, these boys won't let me be.
[F#]
Lord, have mercy [G#] on me.
Who I want to go [C#] with me?
Well, I met a man down in Hollywood, and I ain't naming names.
But he really worked me over good, just like Jesse James.
[F#] Yes, he really [C#] worked me over good.
He was a credit to his [D#] gender.
[F#] Put [C#] me through some changes, more sorta like a wear and [D#] blender.
[C#] Poor, [G#] poor, pitiful [C#] me.
[F#] Poor, [C#] poor, pitiful me.
Oh, these boys [G#] won't let [C#] me be.
[F#] Lord, have mercy [G#] on me.
Who I want [C#] to go with me?
[G#]
Well, I met a boy in the Brook of Ray, down in Yokohama.
He picked me up, and he threw me down, saying, please don't hurt me, [A#] mama.
[F#]
[C#] Poor, [A#] poor, pitiful [C#]
me.
Poor, poor, pitiful me.
Oh, these boys [A#] won't let [C#] me be.
[F#]
Lord, have mercy [G#] on me.
Who I want to go [C#] with me?
[F#] [C#] Poor, [G#] poor, poor [C#] me.
Poor, [A#] poor, [C#] pitiful me.
Poor, [G#] poor, [C#] poor me.
[F#] [C#] Poor, [G#] poor, pitiful [C#] me.
Poor, poor, poor me.
[D#] Poor, poor, pitiful me.
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_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ Here I lay my head on the railroad track, waiting on the double E. _ _
Run the train, don't run through here no more.
Poor, poor, pitiful me. _ _ _ _
Poor, [G#] poor, pitiful [C#]
me.
[F#] Poor, [C#] poor, pitiful me.
_ _ _ Oh, these boys won't let me be.
[F#]
Lord, have mercy [G#] on me.
Who I want to go [C#] with me? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, I met a man down in Hollywood, and I ain't naming names. _
But he really worked me over good, just like Jesse James.
_ _ [F#] Yes, he really [C#] worked me over good.
He was a credit to his [D#] gender.
_ _ _ [F#] Put [C#] me through some changes, more sorta like a wear and [D#] blender. _
_ _ [C#] Poor, [G#] poor, pitiful [C#] me.
[F#] Poor, [C#] poor, pitiful me. _ _ _
Oh, these boys [G#] won't let [C#] me be.
[F#] Lord, have mercy [G#] on me.
Who I want [C#] to go with me? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ Well, I met a boy in the Brook of Ray, down in Yokohama. _ _
He picked me up, and he threw me down, saying, please don't hurt me, [A#] mama.
_ _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] Poor, [A#] poor, pitiful [C#]
me.
Poor, poor, pitiful me.
_ _ _ Oh, these boys [A#] won't let [C#] me be.
[F#]
Lord, have mercy [G#] on _ me.
Who I want to go [C#] with _ me? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [C#] Poor, [G#] poor, poor [C#] me.
_ Poor, [A#] poor, [C#] pitiful me. _
Poor, [G#] poor, [C#] poor me.
[F#] _ [C#] Poor, [G#] poor, pitiful [C#] me.
_ Poor, poor, poor me. _
[D#] Poor, poor, pitiful me.
_ _ [N] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Here I lay my head on the railroad track, waiting on the double E. _ _
Run the train, don't run through here no more.
Poor, poor, pitiful me. _ _ _ _
Poor, [G#] poor, pitiful [C#]
me.
[F#] Poor, [C#] poor, pitiful me.
_ _ _ Oh, these boys won't let me be.
[F#]
Lord, have mercy [G#] on me.
Who I want to go [C#] with me? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, I met a man down in Hollywood, and I ain't naming names. _
But he really worked me over good, just like Jesse James.
_ _ [F#] Yes, he really [C#] worked me over good.
He was a credit to his [D#] gender.
_ _ _ [F#] Put [C#] me through some changes, more sorta like a wear and [D#] blender. _
_ _ [C#] Poor, [G#] poor, pitiful [C#] me.
[F#] Poor, [C#] poor, pitiful me. _ _ _
Oh, these boys [G#] won't let [C#] me be.
[F#] Lord, have mercy [G#] on me.
Who I want [C#] to go with me? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ Well, I met a boy in the Brook of Ray, down in Yokohama. _ _
He picked me up, and he threw me down, saying, please don't hurt me, [A#] mama.
_ _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] Poor, [A#] poor, pitiful [C#]
me.
Poor, poor, pitiful me.
_ _ _ Oh, these boys [A#] won't let [C#] me be.
[F#]
Lord, have mercy [G#] on _ me.
Who I want to go [C#] with _ me? _ _ _
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_ [F#] _ [C#] Poor, [G#] poor, poor [C#] me.
_ Poor, [A#] poor, [C#] pitiful me. _
Poor, [G#] poor, [C#] poor me.
[F#] _ [C#] Poor, [G#] poor, pitiful [C#] me.
_ Poor, poor, poor me. _
[D#] Poor, poor, pitiful me.
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