Mr Pitiful

...MR. PITIFUL... by Otis Redding

*from 'The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads' (1965)*

Intro:

C7, G7

Verse 1:

They call me Mr. Pitiful; baby, that's my name now,

They call me Mr. Pitiful; that's how I got my fame.

But people just don't understand how a man can feel so blue,

They call me Mr. Pitiful, 'cos I lost someone just like you.

Verse 2:

The call me Mr. Pitiful; this everybody know now,

They call me Mr. Pitiful; most every place I go.

But nobody seems to understand, now, how can a man sing such a sad song,

When he lost everything that he had.

Interlude:

Bridge:

How can I explain to you, how somebody can get so very blue?

How can I tell you about my past if all things won't end?

Verse 3:

Mr. Pitiful; that's my name now,

They call me Mr. Pitiful; that's how I got my fame.

But nobody seems to understand what make a man feel so blue,

They call me Mr. Pitiful, 'cos I lost someone just like you.

Can I explain to you...

Coda:

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)

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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)