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Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man) - Randy Newman
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Randy Newman
Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man) (1974)
(Randy Newman)
From: "Good Old Boys"
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CHORDS
E-B-G-D-A-E
LINK
D/F# 2-x-0-2-x-x
E7/G# 4-x-0-4-x-x
MIDDLE 8
A/C# x-4-2-2-2-x
Ddim x-x-0-1-0-1
B7/D# x-x-1-2-0-2
SOLO
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-x
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Capo 2nd fret
INTRO
A Aaug D/A A D6 D A E6 E A E7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|--0---0---------|
B|--2-2-2-2-3-----|--2-2-2---------|--2-2-3-2---0---|--2---3---------|
G|----------------|--------4-2-----|--------1-----2-|------1---------|
D|--2-2-2-3-4-----|--2-2-2-0---4---|--2-2-4---2-----|----------------|
A|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---0-----------|
E|----------------|----------------|--------0-------|--------0-0-2-4-|
LINK 1
E D/F# E7/G#
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|1---1---2---4---|
D|2---2---0---0---|
A|2---2-----------|
E|0---0---2---4---|
LINK 2
E D/F# [G] E/G# E
e|----------------|----------0-----|
B|----------------|----------0-----|
G|1---1---2---2---|3---3-4---------|
D|2---2---0---0---|0---0-0---------|
A|2---2-----------|----------------|
E|0---0---2---2---|3---3---4---0---|
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Capo 2nd fret
INTRO
| A Aaug D/A | A D6 D | A E6 E | A E7 |
VERSE
A E7
We've taken all you've given
A7 D
But it's gettin' hard to make a livin'
A E [LINK 1] D/F# E7/G# | A E6 E | A E |
Mr. President have pity on the working man
VERSE
A E7
We ain’t asking you to love us
A7 D
You may place yourself high above us
A E [LINK 1] D/F# E7/G# | A E6 E | A A7 |
Mr. President have pity on the working man
MIDDLE 8
D Dm
I know it may sound funny
A A7
But people ev'ry where are runnin' out of money
B7 A/C# Ddim B7/D# E [LINK2]
We just can't make it by ourself
VERSE
A E7
It is cold and the wind is blowing
A7 D
We need something to keep us going
A E [LINK 1] D/F# E7/G# [A]
Mr. President have pity on the working man
INTERLUDE
| A Aaug D/A | A D6 D | A E6 E | A E7 |
SOLO
| A | D D/F# | A | B7 E |
| A | D D/F# | A E | A A7 |
MIDDLE 8
D Dm
Maybe you're cheap, maybe you're lyin'
A A7
Maybe you have lost your mind
B7 A/C# Ddim B7/D# E [LINK]
Maybe you only think about yourself
VERSE (+ coda)
A E7
Too late to run, too late to cry now
A7 D
The time has come for us to say good-bye now
A E [LINK 1] D/F# E7/G# | A Aaug D/A | A D6 D |
Mr. President have pity on the working man
A E [LINK 1] D/F# E7/G# | A E6 E | A
Mr. President have pity on the working man