...MR. PITIFUL... by Otis Redding
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*from 'The Great Otis Redding
Sings Soul Ballads' (1965)*


Intro:

C7, G7

Verse 1:

                 C7
They call me Mr. Pitiful,
Baby thats my name now,
They call me Mr. Pitiful,
                   G7
Thats how I got my fame.
                      C7
But people just don't understand,
                      F7
How a man can feel so blue,
                C7
They call me Mr pitiful;
G7                             C7
 'Cos I lost someone just like you.

Verse 2:

                C7
The call me Mr. Pitiful,
This everybody know now,
They call me Mr. Pitiful,
                  G7
Most everyplace I go.
                    C7
But nobody seems to understand now,
                          F7
How can a man sing such a sad song,
        G7                      C7
When he lost everything that he had.

Interlude:

C7

Bridge:

G7
 How can I explain to you,
C7
 How somebody can get so very blue?
G7
 How can I tell you about my past,
C7                  (n.c)
 If all things won't end?

Verse 3:

   C7
Mr Pitiful, thats my name now,
They call me Mr. Pitiful,
                   G7
Thats how I got my fame.
                    C7
But nobody seems to understand,
                         F7
WWhat make a man feel so blue.
                C7
They call me Mr pitiful;
G7                             C7
 'Cos I lost someone just like you.
Can I explain to you;

Coda:

C7
 Everything is going wrong,
I've lost everything I had.
I have to sing this sad song,
To get back to her.
And I m gonna sing this song to you;
And I want you, and I want you,
And I want you, and I want you.
And I wanna tell you,
Everything is going through my mind,
And I want to sing and I want to sing,
And I want to sing and I want to sing,
This song with you,
And I wanna sing this song to everyone.
'Cos I want them to understand,
What I talkin' about,
I want you to understand, what I'm sayin...

(Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   C7      G7      F7

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x32310  323000  131211


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)