Poor Pitiful Me

Linda Rhondstat

Poor, Poor Pitiful Me
By Warren Zevon
 
Linda Ronstadt version
 
 
[Intro]
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[Verse]
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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 }
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Poor, poor, pitiful me
D          A
Poor, poor, pitiful me
D        A         E     A
Oh, these boys won't let me be
D                 E
Lord have mercy on me
E          A
Woe, woe is me
 
 
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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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
        D     A
Yes, he really worked me over good
 
He was a credit to his gender
D     A
Put me through some changes, Lord
 
Sort of like a Waring blender
 
 
{ CHORUS }
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Poor, poor, pitiful me
D          A
Poor, poor, pitiful me
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Oh, these boys won't let me be
D                 E
Lord have mercy on me
E          (A)
Woe, woe is me
 
 
[Solo]
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[Verse]
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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 }
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Poor, poor, pitiful me
D          A
Poor, poor, pitiful me
D        A         E     A
Oh, these boys won't let me be
D                 E
Lord have mercy on me
E          (Asus4)
Woe, woe is me
 
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Whoa,   poor, poor    me,  Whoa    poor pitiful me    (x2)
 
 
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