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Poor, Poor Pitiful Me
By Warren Zevon
Linda Ronstadt version
[Intro]
C#sus4   C#   C#sus2   C#
C#sus4   C#   C#       C#
[Verse]
Well, I C#lay my head on the railroad tracks
Waiting on the double E
But the train don't run by here no more
Poor, poor pitiful me
[Chorus]
F#Poor, C#poor, G#pitiful C#me
F#Poor, poor, C#pitiful me
F#Oh, these C#boys won't G#let me C#be
F#Lord have mercy on G#me
G#Woe, woe is C#me
[Instrumental]
C#   C#   C#   C#
[Verse]
Well, I C#met a man out in Hollywood
Now I ain't namin' names
Well, he really worked me over good
Just like Jesse James
Yes, he F#really C#worked me over good
He was a credit to his gender
F#Put me C#through some changes, Lord
Sort of like a Waring blender
[Chorus]
F#Poor, C#poor, G#pitiful C#me
F#Poor, poor, C#pitiful me
F#Oh, these C#boys won't G#let me C#be
F#Lord have mercy on G#me
          G#(C#)
Woe, woe is me
[Solo]
|     C#|     C#|     C#|     C#|
|  F#   C#|  F#   C#|     C#|     C#|
[Verse]
Well, I C#met a boy in the Vieux Carres
Down in Yokohama
He picked me up and he threw me down
He said "Please don't hurt me mama"
[Chorus]
F#Poor, C#poor, G#pitiful mC#e
F#Poor, poor, C#pitiful me
F#Oh, these C#boys won't G#let me C#be
F#Lord have mercy on G#me
          G#(C#sus4)
Woe, woe is me
C#sus4   C#   C#sus2   C#
C#sus4   C#   C#sus2   C#
C#sus4Whoa,   C#poor, C#sus2poor    C#me,  C#sus4Whoa    C#poor C#sus2pitiful C#me    (x2)
C#sus4(repeat tC#o fadC#sus2e)C#  

All chords in this song (5)

Barre (A shape)

X46664

Major chord - Happy, bright sound

✕ Mute Open Press4 Fret

Skill · find home

Db major

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Poor Poor Pitiful Me

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Poor Poor Pitiful Me

by Linda Ronstadt

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#sus4

C#sus2

Poor, Poor Pitiful Me

By Warren Zevon

Linda Ronstadt version

[Intro]

C#sus4 C# C#sus2 C#

C#sus4 C# C# C#

[Verse]

Well, I lay my head on the railroad tracks

Waiting on the double E

But the train don't run by here no more

Poor, poor pitiful me

[Chorus]

F# C# G# C#

Poor, poor, pitiful me

F# C#

Poor, poor, pitiful me

F# C# G# C#

Oh, these boys won't let me be

F# G#

Lord have mercy on me

G# C#

Woe, woe is me

[Instrumental]

C# C# C# C#

[Verse]

Well, I met a man out in Hollywood

Now I ain't namin' names

Well, he really worked me over good

Just like Jesse James

F# C#

Yes, he really worked me over good

He was a credit to his gender

F# C#

Put me through some changes, Lord

Sort of like a Waring blender

[Chorus]

F# C# G# C#

Poor, poor, pitiful me

F# C#

Poor, poor, pitiful me

F# C# G# C#

Oh, these boys won't let me be

F# G#

Lord have mercy on me

G# C#

()

Woe, woe is me

[Solo]

C# C# C# C#

| | | | |

F# C# F# C# C# C#

| | | | |

[Verse]

Well, I met a boy in the Vieux Carres

Down in Yokohama

He picked me up and he threw me down

He said "Please don't hurt me mama"

[Chorus]

F# C# G# C#

Poor, poor, pitiful me

F# C#

Poor, poor, pitiful me

F# C# G# C#

Oh, these boys won't let me be

F# G#

Lord have mercy on me

G# C#sus4

()

Woe, woe is me

C#sus4 C# C#sus2 C#

C#sus4 C# C#sus2 C# C#sus4 C# C#sus2 C#

Whoa, poor, poor me, Whoa poor pitiful me (x2)

C#sus4 C# C#sus2 C#

(repeat to fade)

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