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Pity Miss Kitty

Bobby Darin

RockAdvanced for beginners9 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

EbDiagram coming soon
C×○○
CmDiagram coming soon
F
G○○○
AbDiagram coming soon
C7×○
D××○
DbDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              #1. 
Eb                     C             Cm 
Pity, pity, pity, Miss Kitty, have a little  
C 
mercy on me. 
      F                             C 
Well, pity, pity, pity, Miss Kitty, won't  
 
you set my poor heart free? 
         G                   F 
You know Johnny B. Goode and Zorro, too, 
Cm             Ab  C 
can't love you any-more than I do. 
 
#2. 
C 
Pity, pity, pity, Miss Kitty, didn't I buy  
        C7 
you new shoes? 
                      F 
Well-a well-a well-a, pity, pity, pity, Miss  
         C 
Kitty..I even paid your dues. 
      G              F 
Be my Kewpie Doll, return to me. 
Cm                   C 
We'll be as happy as we can be. 
 
 
          F 
Won't you wear my ring around your neck? 
         C 
We'll be walkin' down the aisle, never  
 
lookin' back. 
         F 
For your precious love I'd swim the sea. 
    D                             G 
I'd give up Skinny Minnie and her sister  
 
Jennie Lee. 
 
#3. 
      C 
Well, pity, pity, pity, Miss Kitty. 
                               C7 
How long are you gonna make me wait? 
                      F 
Well-a well-a well-a, pity, pity, pity Miss  
               C 
Kitty..all you gotta do is name the date. 
          G                  F 
I'm in an endless sleep, oh, lonesome me. 
Cm             Db   C 
Come on Kitty, have pity on me. 
 
 
INTERLUDE:SAX: C F C G F C 
 
 
          F 
Won't you wear my ring around your neck? 
         C 
We'll be walkin' down the aisle, never  
 
lookin' back. 
         F 
For your precious love I'd swim the sea. 
    D                             G 
I'd give up Skinny Minnie and her sister  
 
Jennie Lee. 
 
#4. 
      C 
Well, pity, pity, pity, Miss Kitty. 
                               C7 
How long are you gonna make me wait? 
                      F 
Well-a well-a well-a, pity, pity, pity Miss  
               C 
Kitty..all you gotta do is name the date. 
          G                  F 
I'm in an endless sleep, oh, lonesome me. 
C       Cm          C 
Come on Kitty, have pity on me. 
 
OUTRO: 
C 
Come on Kitty, have pity on me. 
C 
Come on Kitty, have pity on me. 
C 
Come on Kitty, have pity on me..(Fade.)

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Chord set

Eb · C · Cm · F · G · Ab · C7 · D · Db

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.