C - F -
C - F - C - F - C
C
1. They call me Mr. Pitiful, baby, that's my name now,
G
they
call me Mr. Pitiful, that's how I got my fame.
C F
But people just don't
understand what makes a man can feel so blue,
C - G C
ooh,
they call me Mr. Pitiful, 'cause I lost someone just like you.
C
2. The call me Mr. Pitiful, this everybody know now,
G
they
call me Mr. Pitiful most every place I go.
C F
But nobody seems to understand, how can a man
sing such a sad song,
C
- G C
ooh, when
he lost everything, he lost
everything he ever had. + C ~
G - C
+ How can I explain to
you, how somebody can get so very blue ?
G - C
How can I tell you about my
past if all things end ?
C
3. Mr. Pitiful, that's my
name now,
G
they
call me Mr. Pitiful, that's how I got my fame.
C F
But nobody seems to understand,
oh, what make a man feel so blue,
C
- G C
they
call me Mr. Pitiful, 'cause I’m in
love with you.
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Can I explain to you...
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 ...
(Otis Redding)