Poor, Poor Pitiful Me By Warren Zevon Linda Ronstadt version The riff just repeats, very simple: Riff: F# C# Ab C# / F# C# Ab C# Well I lay my head on the railroad tracks Waiting on the double E But the train don't run by here no more Poor, poor pitiful me Chorus F# C# Ab C# Poor, poor, pitiful me F# C# Ab C# Poor, poor, pitiful me F# C# Ab C# Oh these boys won't let me be F# Ab Lord have mercy on me Ab Woe is me (4 bar solo) Well I met a man out in Hollywood Now I ain't namin' 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 Put me through some changes, lord Sort of like a Waring blender Chorus F# C# Ab C# Poor, poor, pitiful me F# C# Ab C# Poor, poor, pitiful me F# C# Ab C# Oh these boys won't let me be F# Ab Lord have mercy on me Ab Woe is me Solo (8 bars) Well I met a boy in Vieux Carres Down in Yokohama He picked me up and threw me down He said “please don’t hurt me mama” Chorus F# C# Ab C# Poor, poor, pitiful me F# C# Ab C# Poor, poor, pitiful me F# C# Ab C# Oh these boys won't let me be F# Ab Lord have mercy on me Ab Woe is me Poor, poor, poor me, poor poor pitiful me (repeat solo out)