Poor, Poor Pitiful Me | Linda Ronstadt | Lyrics ☾☀ Chords
Tempo:
123.75 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C#]
When I lay my head on the railroad track, waiting on the double E.
But the train won't
run by here no more.
Oh boy, pitiful me.
[F#]
[C#] Oh boy, pitiful me.
[F#] Oh [C#] boy, pitiful me.
Oh these boys won't let me be.
[F#] Lord have [G#] mercy on me.
Oh, oh, [C#] it's me.
When I met a man in Hollywood, now I ain't blaming names.
Well he really worked me over good, just like Jesse James.
Yes he really worked me over good.
He was a credit to his gender.
[F#]
He put [C#] me through some changes, Lord, sort of like a wear and blender.
Oh boy, pitiful me.
[F#]
[C#] Oh boy, pitiful me.
[F#] Oh [C#] these boys won't let me be.
[F#] Lord have [G#] mercy on me.
Oh, [C#] oh, it's me.
When I met a boy in the Bucuree, down in Yokohama.
He picked me up and he threw me down.
He said, please don't hurt me, Mama.
Oh boy, pitiful me.
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Oh [C#] boy, pitiful me.
[F#]
Oh [C#] these boys won't let me [F#] be.
Lord have [G#] mercy on me.
Oh, [C#] it's me.
[C#]
[G#] Oh me, oh boy, pitiful me.
No!
Oh boy, pitiful me.
Oh, pitiful me.
Oh boy me.
Oh boy, pitiful me.
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When I lay my head on the railroad track, waiting on the double E.
But the train won't
run by here no more.
Oh boy, pitiful me.
[F#]
[C#] Oh boy, pitiful me.
[F#] Oh [C#] boy, pitiful me.
Oh these boys won't let me be.
[F#] Lord have [G#] mercy on me.
Oh, oh, [C#] it's me.
When I met a man in Hollywood, now I ain't blaming names.
Well he really worked me over good, just like Jesse James.
Yes he really worked me over good.
He was a credit to his gender.
[F#]
He put [C#] me through some changes, Lord, sort of like a wear and blender.
Oh boy, pitiful me.
[F#]
[C#] Oh boy, pitiful me.
[F#] Oh [C#] these boys won't let me be.
[F#] Lord have [G#] mercy on me.
Oh, [C#] oh, it's me.
When I met a boy in the Bucuree, down in Yokohama.
He picked me up and he threw me down.
He said, please don't hurt me, Mama.
Oh boy, pitiful me.
[F#]
Oh [C#] boy, pitiful me.
[F#]
Oh [C#] these boys won't let me [F#] be.
Lord have [G#] mercy on me.
Oh, [C#] it's me.
[C#]
[G#] Oh me, oh boy, pitiful me.
No!
Oh boy, pitiful me.
Oh, pitiful me.
Oh boy me.
Oh boy, pitiful me.
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When _ _ _ _ _ _ I lay my head on the railroad track, waiting on the double E.
_ But the train won't
run by here no more.
Oh boy, pitiful me.
_ _ _ [F#] _
[C#] Oh boy, pitiful me.
[F#] Oh [C#] boy, pitiful me.
_ _ _ Oh these boys won't let me be.
[F#] Lord have [G#] mercy on _ me.
Oh, oh, [C#] it's me. _ _ _ _
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When I met a man in Hollywood, now I ain't blaming names. _
Well he really worked me over good, just like Jesse James.
_ Yes he really worked me over good.
He was a credit to his gender.
_ _ [F#]
He put [C#] me through some changes, Lord, sort of like a wear and blender. _ _ _ _
Oh boy, _ pitiful me.
[F#] _
[C#] Oh boy, pitiful me.
_ _ _ [F#] Oh [C#] these boys won't let me be.
[F#] Lord have [G#] mercy on me.
_ Oh, _ [C#] oh, it's me.
_ When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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I met a boy in the Bucuree, down in Yokohama. _ _ _
He picked me up and he threw me down.
He said, please don't hurt me, Mama. _ _ _
Oh boy, _ pitiful me.
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Oh [C#] boy, pitiful me.
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Oh [C#] these boys won't let me [F#] be.
Lord have [G#] mercy on me. _ _
Oh, _ [C#] it's me. _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ Oh _ _ me, _ oh boy, pitiful me.
No!
Oh boy, pitiful me.
_ _ _ _ Oh, pitiful me.
_ Oh boy _ me.
Oh _ boy, pitiful me. _
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_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
When _ _ _ _ _ _ I lay my head on the railroad track, waiting on the double E.
_ But the train won't
run by here no more.
Oh boy, pitiful me.
_ _ _ [F#] _
[C#] Oh boy, pitiful me.
[F#] Oh [C#] boy, pitiful me.
_ _ _ Oh these boys won't let me be.
[F#] Lord have [G#] mercy on _ me.
Oh, oh, [C#] it's me. _ _ _ _
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When I met a man in Hollywood, now I ain't blaming names. _
Well he really worked me over good, just like Jesse James.
_ Yes he really worked me over good.
He was a credit to his gender.
_ _ [F#]
He put [C#] me through some changes, Lord, sort of like a wear and blender. _ _ _ _
Oh boy, _ pitiful me.
[F#] _
[C#] Oh boy, pitiful me.
_ _ _ [F#] Oh [C#] these boys won't let me be.
[F#] Lord have [G#] mercy on me.
_ Oh, _ [C#] oh, it's me.
_ When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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I met a boy in the Bucuree, down in Yokohama. _ _ _
He picked me up and he threw me down.
He said, please don't hurt me, Mama. _ _ _
Oh boy, _ pitiful me.
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Oh [C#] boy, pitiful me.
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Oh [C#] these boys won't let me [F#] be.
Lord have [G#] mercy on me. _ _
Oh, _ [C#] it's me. _ _
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_ [G#] _ _ Oh _ _ me, _ oh boy, pitiful me.
No!
Oh boy, pitiful me.
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_ Oh boy _ me.
Oh _ boy, pitiful me. _
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