Otis Redding – Mr Pitiful (Guitar)

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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, that's my name now,

                                              G7
They call me Mr. Pitiful; that's how I got my fame.

                      C7                               F7
But people just don't understand how a man can feel so blue,

                 C7        G7                           C7
They call me Mr. Pitiful, 'cos I lost someone just like you.

Verse 2:

                C7
The call me Mr. Pitiful; this everybody know now,

                                             G7
They call me Mr. Pitiful; most every place I go.

                    C7                                         F7
But nobody seems to understand, now, how can a man sing such a sad song,

        G7                      C7
When he lost everything that he had.

Interlude: C7 Bridge:

G7                         C7
 How can I explain to you, how somebody can get so very blue?

G7                                C7                 (n.C)
 How can I tell you about my past if all things won't end?

Verse 3:

    C7
Mr. Pitiful; that's my name now,

                                              G7
They call me Mr. Pitiful; that's how I got my fame.

                    C7                                 F7
But nobody seems to understand what make a man feel so blue,

                 C7        G7                           C7
They call me Mr. Pitiful, '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: --------------- C7 G7 F7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x35353 353433 131211 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])