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"Town Without Pity"
(Dmitri Tiomkin - Ned Washington)
[Notes: 1) the time signature is 12/8, but is notated throughout as 4/4;
2) as usual, the chords notated here are a composite of the various
parts - I don't think there even is a guitar on the record.]
Intro:
/ / / / / / / /
/ / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
When you're young and so in love as we
And bewildered by the world we see
Why do people hurt us so
Only those in love would know
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What a town without pity can do
Verse 2:
If we stop to gaze upon a star
People talk about how bad we are
Ours is not an easy age
We're like tigers in a cage
What a town without pity can do
Bridge:
The young have problems many problems
/F
We need an understanding heart
Why don't they help us try and help us
[N.C.] [N.C.]
Before this clay and granite planet falls apart
Verse 3:
Take these eager lips and hold me fast
I'm afraid this kind of joy can't last
How can we keep love alive
How can anything survive
When these little minds tear you in two
What a town without pity can do
[key change to Cm]
Instrumental break (first two lines of verse 3, in Cm; chord variations
implied by background vocals):
Cm Cm6 Cm/maj7 Cm
/ / / / / / / /
Fm Fm6 Fm/maj7 Fmadd9
/ / / / / / / /
How can we keep love alive
How can anything survive
When these little minds tear you in two
What a town without pity can do
Coda:
Cm /B /Bb /A /Ab G [N.C.]
No, it isn't very pretty what a town without pity
Ca-A-an do
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(Cm) Fm Cm9/maj7 [808820]
/ / / / / / / / /
(...do)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers