I Pity The Poor Immigrant Chords & Tabs
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I Pity The Poor Immigrant Chords
"I PITY THE POOR IMMIGRANT"
by BOB DYLAN
from John Wesley Harding - 1967
NOTES:
- The V7 works just fine for the third chord (AM) but in the recording I hear a clean major.
- I indicated the lyric syllable each chord change occurs on to the nearest beat, though
occasional Dylan's phrasing is slightly different; I've notated for clarity.
- The previous chord tab for this song mysteriously left out the G after the F#m in the
second half of the verse, but here it's present and thus order is restored to the universe.
(Capo 3rd fret)
Key of D major
INTRO:
D, G, A, D (x2)
VERSE 1:
D G
I pity the poor immigrant
A D
Who wishes he would've stayed home
G
Who uses all his power to do evil
A D
But in the end is always left so alone
Bm F#m
That man whom with his fingers cheats
G D
And whom lies with every breath
G
Who passionately hates his life
A D
And likewise fears his death
HARMONICA 1:
D, G, A, D
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VERSE 2:
D G
I pity the poor immigrant
A D
Whose strength is spent in vain
G
Whose heaven is like Ironsides
A D
Whose tears are like rain
Bm F#m
Who eats but is not satisfied
G D
Who hears but does not see
G
Who falls in love with wealth itself
A D
And turns his back on me
HARMONICA 2:
D, G, A, D
VERSE 3:
D G
I pity the poor immigrant
A D
Who tramples through the mud
G
Who fills his mouth with laughing
A D
And who builds his town with blood
Bm F#m
Whose visions in the final end
G D
Must shatter like the glass
G
I pity the poor immigrant
A D
When his gladness comes to pass
OUTRO:
D, G, A, D
D, G, A, D
Bm, F#m, G, D
D, G, A, D
NO CAPO:
I: D = F
iii: F#m = Am
IV: G = Bb
V: A = C
vi: Bm = Dm