She's More To Be Pitied Chords

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She's More To Be Pitied by Ralph Stanley is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			VERSE 1 
 
D 
SHE'S THERE AT THE BAR EVERY EVENING 
                                A 
FACE POWDERED AND CHEEKS PAINTED RED 
D 
HER BEUATY HAS FADED TO EARLY 
                    A                D 
BROUGHT ON BY THE FAST LIFE SHE'S LIVED  

G                                 D 
SHE'S MORE TO BE PITIED THAN SCOLDED 
                              A 
SHE NEEDS TO BE LOVED NOT DESPISED 
D 
TOO MUCH BEER AND WINE, TO MANY GOOD TIMES 
                               A               D 
THE LURE OF THE HONKY TONK WRECKED HER YOUNG LIFE 
 
 
VERSE 2 
 
D 
SHE ONCE WAS THE BELL OF THE BALLROOM 
                              A 
SHE'D MAKE SOME MAD A SWEET WIFE 
D 
BUT TOO MANY PARTIES, THE WRONG SIDE OF TOWN 
             A           D 
RUINED HER HAPPY YOUNG LIFE 
 
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