Randy Newman – Mr President Have Pity On The Working Man (Guitar)

Capo 2
Key
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Chords

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Randy Newman From: "Good Old Boys" (1974) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Capo 2nd fret Play: A Key: B For chords in original key, transpose +2.
CHORDS
          E-B-G-D-A-e
[Link]
D/F#      2-x-0-2-x-x
E7/G#     4-x-0-4-x-x

[Middle 8]
A/C#      x-4-2-2-2-x

Ddim      x-x-0-1-0-1
B7/D#     x-x-1-2-0-2

[Solo]
D/F#      2-x-0-2-3-x

[Intro]
 [A   [Aaug[D/A   [A     [D6 [D    [A     [E6 [E    [A    [E7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|--0---0---------|
B|--2-2-2-2-3-----|--2-2-2---------|--2-2-3-2---0---|--2---3---------|
G|----------------|--------4-2-----|--------1-----2-|------1---------|
D|--2-2-2-3-4-----|--2-2-2-0---4---|--2-2-4---2-----|----------------|
A|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---0-----------|
E|----------------|----------------|--------0-------|--------0-0-2-4-|

[Link 1]
 [E     [D/F#[E7/G#
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|1---1---2---4---|
D|2---2---0---0---|
A|2---2-----------|
E|0---0---2---4---|

[Link 2]
 [E      [D/F#    [G     [E/G#[E
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------0-----|
B|----------------|----------0-----|
G|1---1---2---2---|3---3-4---------|
D|2---2---0---0---|0---0-0---------|
A|2---2-----------|----------------|
E|0---0---2---2---|3---3---4---0---|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | A Aaug D/A | A D6 D | A E6 E | A E7 | [Verse 1]
A            E7
  We've taken all you've given

A7                         D
  But it's gettin' hard to make a livin'

A             E          D/F#   E7/G#  | A  E6 E | A E |
 Mr. President have pity on the working man
[LINK 1] [Verse 2]
A                E7
  We ain’t asking you to love us

A7                      D
  You may place yourself high above us

A             E          D/F#   E7/G#  | A  E6 E | A A7 |
 Mr. President have pity on the working man
[LINK 1] [Middle 8]
D           Dm
  I know it may sound funny

A                                   A7
 But people ev'ry where are runnin' out of money

B7   A/C#       Ddim   B7/D#  E 
  We just can't make it by ourself 
[LINK 2] [Verse 3]
A                   E7
  It is cold and the wind is blowing

A7                     D
  We need something to keep us going

A            E          D/F#   E7/G#    [ A ]
Mr. President have pity on the working man
[LINK 1] [Interlude] | A Aaug D/A | A D6 D | A E6 E | A E7 | [Solo] | A | D D/F# | A | B7 E | | A | D D/F# | A E | A A7 | [Middle 8]
D                       Dm
  Maybe you're cheatin',  maybe you're lyin'

A                A7
  Maybe you have lost your mind

B7     A/C#     Ddim   B7/D#    E 
 Maybe you only think about yourself
[LINK] [Verse 4]
A                 E7
  Too late to run, too late to cry now

A7                            D
  The time has come for us to say good-bye now

A              E          D/F#   E7/G#  | A  Aaug D/A | A  D6 D |
  Mr. President have pity on the working man
[LINK 1]
A              E          D/F#   E7/G#  | A  E6 E | A
  Mr. President have pity on the working man
[LINK 1]