Mr. Pitiful Chords
by Otis Redding
Mr. Pitiful by Otis Redding is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C7, G7 and F7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
(C7 G7)
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.
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.
(C7)
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?
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...
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'...