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Pity The Child by Murray Head
Pity The Child
E A
1. When I was nine I learned survival, taught myself not to care,
F# Bm
I was my single good companion, taking my comfort there.
G C
Up in my room I planned my conquests,
D Bm G C
on my own, never asked for a helping hand,
D G
no one would understand.
E Am
I never asked the pair who fought below,
Am - Cm – G
just in case they said “no”.
E A
2. Pity the child who has ambition, knows what he wants to do,
F# Bm
knows that he'll never fit the system others expect him to.
G C
Pity the child who knew his parents,
D Bm G C
saw their faults, saw their love die before his eyes,
D G
pity the child that’s wise.
E Am
He never asked, did I cause your distress,
Am - Cm
just in case they said “yes”.
G F
When I was twelve my father moved out,
C
left with a whimper not with a shout.
G F
I didn't miss him, he made it perfectly clear,
C
I was a fool, and probably queer.
Cm
Fool that I was, I thought this would bring
F Cm
those he had left closer together.
G
She made her move the moment he crawled away,
Am Cm G Am Cm G
I was the last the woman told, she never let her bed get cold,
Am Cm G
someone moved in, I shut my door,
Am Cm G
someone to treat her just the same way as before.
E A
3. I took the road of least resistance, I had my game to play,
F# Bm
I had the skill, and more - the hunger - easy to get away.
G C
Pity the child with no such weapons,
D Bm G C
no defense, no escape from the ties that bind,
D G
always a step behind.
E Am
I never called to tell her all I'd done,
Am - Cm ~ F - Cm – G
I was only her son.
E A
4. Pity the child, but not forever, not if he stays that way,
F# Bm
he can get all he ever wanted, if he's prepared to pay.
G C
Pity instead the careless mother,
D Bm G C
what she missed, what she lost when she let me go,
D Bm - E
and I wonder, does she know ?
E7 Am
I wouldn't call, a crazy thing to do,
- Am Cm + G - F - C - G 3x
just in case she said, who?
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version 2
G7 G7sus
When I was nine I learned survival
G C
Taught myself not to care
A7
I was my single good companion
A7 Dm
Taking my comfort there
Bb Eb Cm
Up in my room I planned my conquests
F F/E Dm Bb/D Eb
On my own -- never asked for a helping hand
F7 Bb
No one would understand
G7 Cm
I never asked the pair who fought below
Cm Ebm6 Bb
Just in case they said "No."
G7
Pity the child who has ambition
G7 C
Knows what he wants to do
A7
Knows that he'll never fit the system
A7 Dm
Others expect him to
Bb Eb Cm
Pity the child who knew his parents
F Dm Bb/D Eb
Saw their faults, saw their love die before his eyes
F7 Bb
Pity the child that wise
G7 Cm
He never asked "Did I cause your distress?"
Cm Ebm6
Just in case they said "Yes."
Bb Ab
When I was twelve my father moved out
Ab Eb
Left with a whimper -- not with a shout
Bb Ab
I didn't miss him -- he made it perfectly clear
Ab Eb
I was a fool and probably queer
Ebm Ebm
Fool that I was I thought this would bring
Ebm Ebm
Those he had left closer together
Ebm Bb
She made her move the moment he crawled away
Cm7-5 Bb/D Ebm Bb/D Bb
I was the last the woman told
Cm7-5 Bb/D Ebm Bb/D F Bb
She never let her bed get cold
Cm7-5 Bb/D Ebm Bb/D Bb
Someone moved in -- I shut my door
Cm7-5 Bb/D Ebm Fm Gb Ab Gb (Eb/Bb)
Someone to treat her just the same way as before.
G7
I took the road of least resistance
G7 C
I had my game to play
A7
I had the skill, and more -- the hunger
A7 Dm
Easy to get away
Bb/D Eb F/Eb
Pity the child with no such weapons
F Dm Bb/D Eb
No defense, no escape from the ties that bind
Am7-5 Bb
Always a step behind
G7 Cm
I never called to tell her all I'd done
Cm Bbm/Db Ebm
I was only her son!
Ebm Ebm Ab Ab Ebm Ebm
G7
Pity the child but not forever
G7 C
Not if he stays that way
A7
He can get all he ever wanted
A7 Dm
If he's prepared to pay
Bb/D Eb F/Eb F
Pity instead the careless mother
F
What she missed,
Dm Bb/D Eb
What she lost when she let me go
Cm F/A Fm/Ab
And I wonder does she know
G7 Fadd9/A G7-9/B Cm
I never call. A crazy thing to do
Ebm6 Cm7-5
Just in case she said, "Who?"
Bb Bb/Ab Ab
Eb Bb
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version 3
G7 G7sus
When I was nine I learned survival
G C
Taught myself not to care
A7
I was my single good companion
A7 Dm
Taking my comfort there
Bb Eb Cm
Up in my room I planned my conquests
F F/E Dm Bb/D Eb
On my own -- never asked for a helping hand
F7 Bb
No one would understand
G7 Cm
I never asked the pair who fought below
Cm Ebm6 Bb
Just in case they said "No."
G7
Pity the child who has ambition
G7 C
Knows what he wants to do
A7
Knows that he'll never fit the system
A7 Dm
Others expect him to
Bb Eb Cm
Pity the child who knew his parents
F Dm Bb/D Eb
Saw their faults, saw their love die before his eyes
F7 Bb
Pity the child that wise
G7 Cm
He never asked "Did I cause your distress?"
Cm Ebm6
Just in case they said "Yes."
Bb Ab
When I was twelve my father moved out
Ab Eb
Left with a whimper -- not with a shout
Bb Ab
I didn't miss him -- he made it perfectly clear
Ab Eb
I was a fool and probably queer
Ebm Ebm
Fool that I was I thought this would bring
Ebm Ebm
Those he had left closer together
Ebm Bb
She made her move the moment he crawled away
Cm7-5 Bb/D Ebm Bb/D Bb
I was the last the woman told
Cm7-5 Bb/D Ebm Bb/D F Bb
She never let her bed get cold
Cm7-5 Bb/D Ebm Bb/D Bb
Someone moved in -- I shut my door
Cm7-5 Bb/D Ebm Fm Gb Ab Gb (Eb/Bb)
Someone to treat her just the same way as before.
G7
I took the road of least resistance
G7 C
I had my game to play
A7
I had the skill, and more -- the hunger
A7 Dm
Easy to get away
Bb/D Eb F/Eb
Pity the child with no such weapons
F Dm Bb/D Eb
No defense, no escape from the ties that bind
Am7-5 Bb
Always a step behind
G7 Cm
I never called to tell her all I'd done
Cm Bbm/Db Ebm
I was only her son!
Ebm Ebm Ab Ab Ebm Ebm
G7
Pity the child but not forever
G7 C
Not if he stays that way
A7
He can get all he ever wanted
A7 Dm
If he's prepared to pay
Bb/D Eb F/Eb F
Pity instead the careless mother
F
What she missed,
Dm Bb/D Eb
What she lost when she let me go
Cm F/A Fm/Ab
And I wonder does she know
G7 Fadd9/A G7-9/B Cm
I never call. A crazy thing to do
Ebm6 Cm7-5
Just in case she said, "Who?"
Bb Bb/Ab Ab
Eb Bb
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