{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1681640,"song":"Pity The Child","artist":"Murray Head","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11352051-pity-the-child-chords-by-murray-head/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1681640?type=chord","rating":4.86048,"votes":12,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G7sus[/ch]             [ch]G7[/ch] \r\nWhen I was nine I learned survival[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7sus[/ch]         [ch]G7[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTaught myself not to care[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7sus[/ch]           [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nI was my single good companion[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7sus[/ch]        [ch]A7[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nTaking my comfort there[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb/D[/ch]            [ch]Eb[/ch]                   [ch]Cm[/ch]   \r\nUp in my room I planned my conquests[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]     [ch]F/E[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]Bb/D[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nOn my own -- never asked for a helping hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F/A[/ch]            [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Bb/A[/ch]\r\nNo one would understand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]G7/F[/ch]        [ch]Cm/Eb[/ch]    [ch]G7-9/D[/ch]      [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nI never asked    the pair     who fought below[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Cm[/ch]    [ch]Cm7-5/Gb[/ch] [ch]Bbsus4[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nJust in case they said \"No.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G7sus[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch] \r\nPity the child who has ambition[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7sus[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKnows what he wants  to do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7sus[/ch]                  [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nKnows that he'll never fit the system[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7sus[/ch]         [ch]A7[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nOthers expect him to[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb/D[/ch]               [ch]Eb[/ch]              [ch]Cm[/ch]   \r\nPity the child who knew his parents[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]          [ch]F/E[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]              [ch]Bb/D[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n Saw their faults, saw their love die before his  eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F/A[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Bb/A[/ch]\r\nPity the child that wise[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G7/F[/ch]        [ch]Cm/Eb[/ch]      [ch]G7-9/D[/ch]         [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nHe never asked \"Did I     cause your distress?\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Cm[/ch]    [ch]Cm7-5/Gb[/ch] \r\nJust in case they said \"Yes.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                               [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nWhen I was twelve my father moved out[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]          [ch]Absus[/ch]               [ch]Ab/C[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nLeft with a whimper -- not with a    shout[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]Bbsus[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nI didn't miss     him -- he made it perfectly clear[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]          [ch]Absus[/ch]          [ch]Ab[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nI was a fool     and probably queer[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]                                  [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nFool that I was I thought this would bring[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm7[/ch]              [ch]Ab/Eb[/ch]        [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nThose he had left closer together[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]                          [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nShe made her move the moment he crawled away[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Cm7-5[/ch] [ch]Bb/D[/ch] [ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]Bb/D[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI was the last  the  wo - man  told[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Cm7-5[/ch] [ch]Bb/D[/ch] [ch]Ebm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nShe never let   her  bed get cold[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Cm7-5[/ch] [ch]Bb/D[/ch] [ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nSomeone moved in -- I    shut my door[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Cm7-5[/ch] [ch]Bb/D[/ch] [ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]Fm7[/ch] [ch]Gb[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Gb[/ch] [ch]Ab[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nSomeone to treat her  just the same way as be-fore.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G7sus[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch] \r\nI took the road of least resistance[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7sus[/ch]        [ch]G7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI had my game  to play[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7sus[/ch]                [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nI had the skill, and more -- the hunger[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7sus[/ch]      [ch]A7[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nEasy to get  away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb/D[/ch]                [ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]F/Eb[/ch]\r\nPity the child with no such weapons[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]          [ch]F/E[/ch]     [ch]Dm[/ch]                 [ch]Bb/D[/ch]     [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n No defense,  no escape from the ties that bind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F/A[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Bb/A[/ch]\r\nAlways a step behind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]            [ch]G7/F[/ch]   [ch]Cm/Eb[/ch]    [ch]G7-9/D[/ch]  [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nI never called    to tell her all I'd done[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Cm[/ch] [ch]Bbm/Db[/ch] [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nI was only her son![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Ebm[/ch] [ch]Ebm7[/ch] [ch]Ab/Eb[/ch] [ch]Ab/Eb[/ch] [ch]Ebm[/ch] \r\n[ch]Ebm[/ch] [ch]Bbsus4[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]G7sus[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch] \r\nPity the child but not forever[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7sus[/ch]          [ch]G7[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNot if he stays  that way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7sus[/ch]              [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nHe can get all he ever wanted[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7sus[/ch]         [ch]A7[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIf he's prepared to pay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]Eb[/ch]               [ch]F/Eb[/ch] \r\nPity instead the careless mother[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] \r\n  What she missed,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]Bb/D[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nWhat she lost when she let me   go[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Cm[/ch]                [ch]F/A[/ch]   [ch]Fm/Ab[/ch]\r\nAnd I wonder does she know[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]              [ch]Fadd9/A[/ch]    [ch]G7-9/B[/ch]      [ch]Cm[/ch] [ch]Cm/D[/ch] \r\nI never call. A crazy thing       to do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm/Eb[/ch]                        [ch]Cm7-5[/ch] \r\n     Just in case she said, \"Who?\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Bb/Ab[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Bb/Ab[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Bb/Ab[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nEbm Ebm7 Ab/Eb Ab/Eb Ebm \nEbm Bbsus4 Bb Bb\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nBb Bb/Ab Eb Bb\nBb Bb/Ab Eb Bb\nBb Bb/Ab Eb Bb","chords":["G7sus","G7","C","A7sus","A7","Dm","Bb/D","Eb","Cm","F","F/E","F/A","Bb","Bb/A","G","G7/F","Cm/Eb","G7-9/D","Cm7-5/Gb","Bbsus4","Ab","Absus","Ab/C","Bbsus"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}