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Poor Poor Pitiful Me by Linda Ronstadt
Poor Poor Pitiful Me
The riff just repeats, very simple:
Riff:
F# C# G# C# / F# C# G# 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# G# 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#
Woe is me
(4 bar solo)
[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
Yes he really worked me over good
He was a credit to his gender
Put me through some changes, lord
Sort of like a Waring blender
[Chorus]
F# C# G# C#
Poor, poor, pitiful me
F# C# G# 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#
Woe is me
[Solo] (8 bars)
[Verse]
Well I met a boy in Vieux Carres
Down in Yokohama
He picked me up and threw me down
He said “please don’t hurt me mama”
[Chorus]
F# C# G# C#
Poor, poor, pitiful me
F# C# G# 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#
Woe is me
Poor, poor, poor me, poor poor pitiful me (repeat solo out)
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version 2
Here's the lead guitar part for the famous Ronstadt tune, "Poor Poor Pitiful Me."
I had to learn this by ear for an audition, and it sounds pretty exact when you
play it with the recording.
To play with recording, Capo 1st fret in standard tuning. All tab positions are
relative to the capo.
Solo
Intro Chords: F C G C
Fill 1
E--------------|
B--------------|
G----5---5-5---|
D----5---5-5---|
A—x----x-------|
E--------------|
Fill 2 / Lead Break
E---------------------------------------3--3---3------|
B--1----1-----------4brbr—1~~---1--1-------4b—-4b—1~--|
G—-3b~~-3b-*3-3-3---------------3b-3b~----------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
*Pick while bending
Fill 3
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G-----5--------5-5-----|
D-----5--------5-5-----|
A—5/7-----5/7----------|
E----------------------|
After “namin’ names”, “jesse james”, and “credit to his gender”
Fill 4 *
E--1-1---------3-3--------|--1---------------------------|
B--1-1----1-1--0-0-----1--|--1----1-1--------------------|
G--2-2----0-0--0-0-----0--|--2----0-0--------5-----5-5---|
D--3-3----2-2--0-0-----2--|--3----2-2--------5-----5-5---|
A------xx-3-3--2-2-xx--3--|----xx-3-3-xx-5/7---5/7-------|
E--------------3-3--------|------------------------------|
*light distortion
Chorus Fill
E--1-----3----------------------------------|
B--1--1--0----------------------------------|
G--2--0--0----------------------------------|
D--3--2--0—-2br---------2br---2br---2br-----|
A-----3--2-----3~----3~-----3----3-----3----|
E--------3--------1~------------------------|
Chorus Fill Continued
E--1-----3------------------1----------3--------|
B--1--1--0----------------1--1--------0-0-------|
G--2--0--0--------------2-----2------0---0------|
D--3--2--0---2br--------------------------------|
A-----3--2------3----3------------2---------5---|
E--------3---------1------------3-----------3---|
Solo
E-------------------------------------|
B-----------14------------------------|
G------11---13b—13~~-11—13b-11--13-11-|
D--13---------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Solo Continued
E-------------------------------------|
B------13--15-15b-15-13—15b-15b-15-14-|
G--14---------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Solo Continued
E------12—13p12—13p12-14b-13p12-13p12-----------|
B--13---------------------------------13p12h13--|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
Solo Continued
E-------------------------------------------|
B------15--15-------------------------------|
G--12—-14b*--14r-12--14-12-14-12------------|
D---------------------------------14h15p14--|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|
* hold bend
Go through Fill 4 and Chorus
Outro
E------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------------------------| Ad-Lib through the chorus parts,
D------------------------| I’m not for sure about this, but I know it’s in there
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----| for a few seconds at least
E------------------------|
Pm..................
E--------------------|-----1---------3----------|
B------1-------3br-1-|-----1----1-1--0-----1-1--|
G--------------------|-----2----0-0--0-----0-0--|
D-0h2----2-----------|--3--3----2-2--0-----2-2--| X 2 (the end part)
A—---------3---------|-------3--3-3--2--3--3-3--|
E--------------------|---------------3----------|
E--3--.......------|------1---------3----------|
B—-4b/4-4-4-4—1~~--|------1---1-1---0-----1-1--|
G------------------|------2---0-0---0-----0-0--| X 2 (the end part)
D------------------|----3-3---2-2---0-----2-2--|
A------------------|--------3-3-3---2--3--3-3--|
E------------------|----------------3----------|
E---------------------|---1--------3----------|
B---------------------|---1---1-1--0-----1-1--|
G------5-----5--------|---2---0-0--0-----0-0--| X 2 (the end part)
D------5-----5--------|-3-3---2-2--0-----2-2--|
A-5/7----5/7---7/5—3~-|-----3-3-3--2--3--3-3--|
E---------------------|------------3----------|
E--3--------------|---1---------3-----------|
B—-4b*4-4-4—--1~~-|---1----1-1--0------1-1--|
G-----------------|---2----0-0--0------0-0--| X 2 (the end part)
D-----------------|-3-3----2-2--0------2-2--|
A-----------------|-----3--3-3--2---3--3-3--|
E-----------------|-------------3-----------|
E--------------------|---1---------3-----------|
B--------------------|---1----1-1--0------1-1--|
G------------------0-|---2----0-0--0------0-0--|
D—2b---2b—2b—--0h2---|-3-3----2-2--0------2-2--| X 2 (the end part)
A---3----3---3-------|-----3--3-3--2---3--3-3--|
E--------------------|-------------3-----------|
E----------------------------|---1---------3---------|
B-------------1------------1-|---1----1-1--0-----1-1-|
G-----0-----0------0-----0---|---2----0-0--0-----0-0-| Fade Out
D—0h2---0h2----0h2---0h2-----|-3-3----2-2--0-----2-2-|
A----------------------------|-----3--3-3--2--3--3-3-|
E----------------------------|-------------3---------|
Begin Fading Out
Well I lay my head on the railroad track
Waiting on the Double E
But the train don't run by here no more
Poor poor pitiful me
Poor poor pitiful me
Poor poor pitiful me
Oh, these boys won't let me be
Lord have mercy on me
Woe, woe is me
Well I met a man out in Hollywood
Now, I ain't naming names
Well he really worked me over good
Just like Jesse James
Yes he really worked me over good
He was a credit to his gender
Put me through some changes, Lord
Sort of like a Waring blender
Poor poor pitiful me
Poor poor pitiful me
Oh these boys won't let me be
Lord, have mercy on me
Woe, woe is me
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"
Poor poor pitiful me
Poor poor pitiful me
Oh these boys won't let me be
Lord have mercy on me
Woe woe is me
Poor poor poor me
Poor poor pitiful me
Poor poor poor me
Poor poor pitiful me
Poor poor poor me
Poor poor pitiful me
Tab Notations:
/ = slide
b = bend
r = release bend
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
pm = palm mute
x = muted string
~ = vibrato
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