Otis Redding fue un cantante de soul nacido en Georgia en 1941, y muerto en un accidente aéreo en Madison, Wisconsin, el 10 de diciembre de 1967. Fue apodado como "King of soul", y conoció su mayor éxito de forma póstuma con el tema "Sittin' on the dock of the bay". Fue también conocido por formar un dúo junto a Carla Thomas.
Su estilo no era revolucionario en su concepto, pero sí lo era la forma de ejecutarlo. Su voz podía pasar de ser aterciopelada a ser una voz rasgada, rota y rompedora.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
...MR. PITIFUL... by Otis Redding -----------------................
*from 'The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads' (1965)*
Intro:
C7, G7
Verse 1:
C7 They call me Mr. Pitiful; baby, that's my name now, G7 They call me Mr. Pitiful; that's how I got my fame. C7F7 But people just don't understand how a man can feel so blue, C7G7C7 They call me Mr. Pitiful, 'cos I lost someone just like you.
Verse 2:
C7 The call me Mr. Pitiful; this everybody know now, G7 They call me Mr. Pitiful; most every place I go. C7F7 But nobody seems to understand, now, how can a man sing such a sad song, G7C7 When he lost everything that he had.
Interlude:
C7
Bridge:
G7C7 How can I explain to you, how somebody can get so very blue? G7C7 (n.C) How can I tell you about my past if all things won't end?
Verse 3:
C7 Mr. Pitiful; that's my name now, G7 They call me Mr. Pitiful; that's how I got my fame. C7F7 But nobody seems to understand what make a man feel so blue, C7G7C7 They call me Mr. Pitiful, 'cos I lost someone just like you. Can I explain to you...
Coda:
C7 Everything is going wrong; I've lost everything I had. I have to sing this sad song to get back to her. And I'm gonna sing this song to you; And I want you, and I want you, and I want you, and I want you. And I wanna tell you everything is going through my mind, And I want to sing, and I want to sing, And I want to sing, and I want to sing this song with you, And I wanna sing this song to everyone. 'Cos I want them to understand what I talkin' about, I want you to understand, what I'm sayin'...
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS: ---------------
C7G7F7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x35353 353433 131211
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])