Otis Redding, Mr Pitiful (1964)
Key: :[C] (w: Otis Redding, Steve Cropper)
INTRO: [C]
VERSE 1:
They call me Mr
[C] Pitiful, baby that's my name
They call me Mr Pitiful, thats how I got my
[G] fame
But people just don't
[C] understand, what makes a man
[F] feel so blue
They call me Mr
[C] Pitiful,
[G] 'cos I lost someone just like
[C] you
VERSE 2:
The call me Mr
[C] Pitiful, this everybody knows now
They call me Mr Pitiful, most everyplace I
[G] go
But nobody seems to
[C] understand now, how can a man sing
[F] such a sad song
Oooh, when he
[C] lost everything,
[G] when he lost everything that he
[C] had
BRIDGE:
[C] (instrumental)
[G] How can I explain to you,
[C] when somebody has been so very blue
[G] How can I tell you about my past,
[C] when all things won't
[C open] end
REPEAT VERSE 1:
OUTRO:
[C] 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