Poor Poor Pitiful Me Chords by Warren Zevon
Tempo:
131.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Cm
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
I lay my head [D] on the railroad [G] tracks [C] and wait [G] for the double E.
[C] The [G] railroad [D] don't run [G] no more.
[C] Poor, poor, [G] pitiful me.
[C] [G] Poor, [D] poor, pitiful [G] me.
[C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me.
[C] These young [G] girls [D] won't let [G] me be.
[C] Lord, have mercy on [D] me.
[G] Poor is me.
Well, [C] I met [G] a girl in West Hollywood.
[C] I [G] ain't naming names.
[C] But she beating [G] back me over good.
[C] She was just like [G] Jessie Gentons.
[C] She beating [G] back [D] me over [G] good.
She was a credit to her gender.
She put me through [D] some [G] changes, Lord.
She was hot, [C] sort of like a [G] Waring blender.
[C] [G] Poor, poor, pitiful me.
[C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me.
[C] These [G] young girls [D] won't let me [G] be.
[C] Lord, have mercy [D] on me.
Poor [G] is me.
[C] [G] Whoo!
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [D] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] Poor, [Cm] poor, [D] pitiful [G] me.
[C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me.
These young girls [D] won't let me [G] be.
[C] Lord, have mercy on [D] me.
Poor is [G] me.
I met a girl at the Rainbow Bar.
She asked me if I'd beat her.
She took me back to the Hyatt house.
I don't want to talk about it.
[C] [F#] [G]
[D] [G] Cut!
[C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me.
Whoo!
[C] [G]
[C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me.
[C] Never mind.
[G]
[C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me.
[C] [G]
Whoo-hoo!
Yeah.
Poor, poor, pitiful me.
[C] [G] [C] [G]
I lay my head [D] on the railroad [G] tracks [C] and wait [G] for the double E.
[C] The [G] railroad [D] don't run [G] no more.
[C] Poor, poor, [G] pitiful me.
[C] [G] Poor, [D] poor, pitiful [G] me.
[C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me.
[C] These young [G] girls [D] won't let [G] me be.
[C] Lord, have mercy on [D] me.
[G] Poor is me.
Well, [C] I met [G] a girl in West Hollywood.
[C] I [G] ain't naming names.
[C] But she beating [G] back me over good.
[C] She was just like [G] Jessie Gentons.
[C] She beating [G] back [D] me over [G] good.
She was a credit to her gender.
She put me through [D] some [G] changes, Lord.
She was hot, [C] sort of like a [G] Waring blender.
[C] [G] Poor, poor, pitiful me.
[C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me.
[C] These [G] young girls [D] won't let me [G] be.
[C] Lord, have mercy [D] on me.
Poor [G] is me.
[C] [G] Whoo!
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [D] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] Poor, [Cm] poor, [D] pitiful [G] me.
[C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me.
These young girls [D] won't let me [G] be.
[C] Lord, have mercy on [D] me.
Poor is [G] me.
I met a girl at the Rainbow Bar.
She asked me if I'd beat her.
She took me back to the Hyatt house.
I don't want to talk about it.
[C] [F#] [G]
[D] [G] Cut!
[C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me.
Whoo!
[C] [G]
[C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me.
[C] Never mind.
[G]
[C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me.
[C] [G]
Whoo-hoo!
Yeah.
Poor, poor, pitiful me.
[C] [G] [C] [G]
Key:
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I lay my head [D] on the railroad [G] tracks [C] and wait [G] for the double E. _ _ _
[C] The [G] railroad _ [D] don't run [G] no more.
[C] Poor, poor, [G] pitiful me. _ _ _
[C] _ [G] Poor, [D] poor, pitiful [G] me.
[C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me. _ _ _
[C] These young [G] girls [D] won't let [G] me be.
[C] Lord, have mercy on [D] me. _
_ _ _ [G] Poor is me. _
_ _ _ Well, [C] I met [G] a girl in West Hollywood.
_ [C] I [G] ain't naming names.
_ [C] But she beating [G] back me over good.
[C] She was just like [G] Jessie Gentons.
_ _ _ [C] She beating [G] back [D] me over [G] good.
She was a credit to her gender.
_ _ _ She put me through [D] some [G] changes, Lord.
She was hot, [C] sort of like a [G] Waring blender.
_ _ [C] _ [G] Poor, poor, pitiful me.
[C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me.
_ _ _ [C] These [G] young girls [D] won't let me [G] be.
[C] Lord, have mercy [D] on _ me.
Poor _ [G] is _ me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] Whoo!
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] Poor, [Cm] poor, [D] pitiful [G] me. _
[C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me. _ _
These young girls [D] won't let me [G] be. _
[C] Lord, have mercy on [D] me. _ _
Poor is [G] _ me. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I met a girl at the Rainbow Bar.
She asked me if I'd beat her.
_ _ _ She took me back to the Hyatt house.
_ _ I don't want to talk about it.
[C] _ _ [F#] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] Cut!
[C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me.
_ Whoo!
[C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me.
_ [C] Never mind.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
Whoo-hoo!
_ Yeah.
Poor, poor, pitiful me.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I lay my head [D] on the railroad [G] tracks [C] and wait [G] for the double E. _ _ _
[C] The [G] railroad _ [D] don't run [G] no more.
[C] Poor, poor, [G] pitiful me. _ _ _
[C] _ [G] Poor, [D] poor, pitiful [G] me.
[C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me. _ _ _
[C] These young [G] girls [D] won't let [G] me be.
[C] Lord, have mercy on [D] me. _
_ _ _ [G] Poor is me. _
_ _ _ Well, [C] I met [G] a girl in West Hollywood.
_ [C] I [G] ain't naming names.
_ [C] But she beating [G] back me over good.
[C] She was just like [G] Jessie Gentons.
_ _ _ [C] She beating [G] back [D] me over [G] good.
She was a credit to her gender.
_ _ _ She put me through [D] some [G] changes, Lord.
She was hot, [C] sort of like a [G] Waring blender.
_ _ [C] _ [G] Poor, poor, pitiful me.
[C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me.
_ _ _ [C] These [G] young girls [D] won't let me [G] be.
[C] Lord, have mercy [D] on _ me.
Poor _ [G] is _ me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] Whoo!
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] Poor, [Cm] poor, [D] pitiful [G] me. _
[C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me. _ _
These young girls [D] won't let me [G] be. _
[C] Lord, have mercy on [D] me. _ _
Poor is [G] _ me. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I met a girl at the Rainbow Bar.
She asked me if I'd beat her.
_ _ _ She took me back to the Hyatt house.
_ _ I don't want to talk about it.
[C] _ _ [F#] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] Cut!
[C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me.
_ Whoo!
[C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me.
_ [C] Never mind.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Poor, [G] poor, pitiful me.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
Whoo-hoo!
_ Yeah.
Poor, poor, pitiful me.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _