Town Without Pity
Gene PitneyVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
/ / / / / / / /
/ / / / / / / /
When you're young and so in love as we
And bewildered by the world we see
-5/
Why do people hurt us so
Only those in love would know
+ -9
What a town without pity can do
If we stop to gaze upon a star
People talk about how bad we are
Ours is not an easy age
We're like tigers in a cage
What a town without pity can do
The young have problems many problems
-5 /
We need an understanding heart
Why don't they help us try and help us
-9
Before this clay and granite planet falls apart
Take these eager lips and hold me fast
I'm afraid this kind of joy can't last
How can we keep love alive
How can anything survive
+
When these little minds tear you in two
What a town without pity can do
first two lines of verse 3, in Cm; chord variations
implied by background vocals):
/maj7
/ / / / / / / /
/maj7 Fmadd9
/ / / / / / / /
-5/
How can we keep love alive
How can anything survive
+
When these little minds tear you in two
What a town without pity can do
No, it isn't very pretty what a town without pity
Ca--an do
1 11
/maj7
/ / / / / / / / /
(...do)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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Readable chord sheet for Town Without Pity by Gene Pitney
[Bmadd9] / / / / [Emadd9] / / / /
[G9] / / / / [F#7sus4] / / [F#7+5] / /
When you're y[Bm]oung and so in love as we
And bew[Em]ildered by the world we see
[F#m7]-5/[C] [B7]
Why do people hurt us so
Only t[Em7]hose in love would [Gm6]know
[D/A] [A]+ [G6] [C#7-5] [F#7sus4] [F#7+5]-9
[x3400x] [21203x]
What a town without pity can do
If we stop to gaze upon a star
People talk about how bad we are
Ours is not an easy age
We're like tigers in a cage
What a t[A13]own wit[A7+5]hout p[A7]ity [A13]can [D]do [Am7] [E] [D7/F#]
The young have p[G]roblems [G6] [D] many[Gmaj7] problems [G6] [D]
[G] [Bm7]-5 /[F] [E7sus4] [E7]
We need an understanding heart
Why don't they h[A]elp us [A6] [E] try and[Amaj7] help us [F#m]
[Bm] [N.C.] [E] [N.C.] [A] [F#7+5]-9
Before this clay and granite planet falls apart
Take these eager lips and hold me fast
I'm afraid this kind of joy can't last
How can we keep love alive
How can anything survive
[D/A] [A]+ [G6] [C#7-5] [F#7sus4] [F#7]
When these little minds tear you in two
What a [Gmaj7]town without p[A7]ity can [D]do [G7+5]
[key change to Cm]
first two lines of verse 3, in Cm; chord variations
implied by background vocals):
[Cm] [Cm6] [Cm]/maj7 [Cm]
/ / / / / / / /
[Fm] [Fm6] [Fm]/maj7 Fmadd9
/ / / / / / / /
[Gm7]-5/[C#] [C7]
How can we keep love alive
How can [Fm7]anything sur[Abm6]vive
[Eb] [Bb]+ [Ab6] [D7-5] [G7sus4] [G7]
When these little minds tear you in two
What a [Abmaj7]town without pity ca[G7sus4]n do [G7]
No, it [Cm]isn't very pr[B]etty w[Bb]hat a to[A]wn witho[Ab]ut p[G]it[N.C.]y
[Cm]
Ca-[A]-an do
1 11
[Cm] [Fm] [Cm9]/maj7 [808820]
/ / / / / / / / /
(...do)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers