...MR. PITIFUL... by Otis Redding -----------------................ *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 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)