I Pity the Poor Immigrant Bob Dylan
"I PITY THE POOR IMMIGRANT"
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:
I [D]pity the poor [G]immigrant
Who [A]wishes he would've stayed [D]home
Who uses all his power to [G]do evil
But in the [A]end is always left so [D]alone
That [Bm]man whom with his [F#m]fingers cheats
And whom [G]lies with every [D]breath
Who passionately [G]hates his life
And [A]likewise fears his [D]death
HARMONICA 1:
D, G, A, D
VERSE 2:
I [D]pity the poor [G]immigrant
Whose [A]strength is spent in [D]vain
Whose heaven is like [G]Ironsides
Whose [A]tears are like [D]rain
Who [Bm]eats but is not [F#m]satisfied
Who [G]hears but does not [D]see
Who falls in love with [G]wealth itself
And [A]turns his back on [D]me
HARMONICA 2:
D, G, A, D
VERSE 3:
I [D]pity the poor [G]immigrant
Who [A]tramples through the [D]mud
Who fills his mouth with [G]laughing
And who [A]builds his town with [D]blood
Whose [Bm]visions in the [F#m]final end
Must [G]shatter like the [D]glass
I pity the poor [G]immigrant
When his g[A]ladness comes to [D]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
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