"Town Without Pity"
(Dmitri Tiomkin - Ned Washington)
[Notes: 1) the time signature is 12/8, but is notated throughout as 4/4;
2) as usual, the chords notated here are a composite of the various
parts - I don't think there even is a guitar on the record.]
Intro:
Bmadd9 Emadd9
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Verse 1:
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
[x3400x] [21203x]
What a town without pity can do
Verse 2:
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
Bridge:
/ /
The young have problems many problems
-5 /
We need an understanding heart
/
Why don't they help us try and help us
[N..] [N..] -9
Before this clay and granite planet falls apart
Verse 3:
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
[key change to Cm]
Instrumental break (first two lines of verse 3, in Cm; chord variations
implied by background vocals):
/maj7
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/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
Coda:
/ / / / [N..]
No, it isn't very pretty what a town without pity
Ca--an do
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() /maj7 [808820]
/ / / / / / / / /
(...do)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers