Town Without Pity by Gene Pitney #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# "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 / / / / / / / / G9 F#7sus4 F#7+5 / / / / / / / / Verse 1: Bm When you're young and so in love as we Em And bewildered by the world we see F#m7-5/C B7 Why do people hurt us so Em7 Gm6 Only those in love would know D/A A+ G6 C#7-5 F#7sus4 F#7+5-9 [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 A13 A7+5 A7 A13 D Am7/E D7/F# What a town without pity can do Bridge: G G6/D Gmaj7 G6/D The young have problems many problems G Bm7-5 /F E7sus4 E7 We need an understanding heart A A6/E Amaj7 F#m Why don't they help us try and help us Bm [N.C.] E [N.C.] A F#7+5-9 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 D/A A+ G6 C#7-5 F#7sus4 F#7 When these little minds tear you in two Gmaj7 A7 D G7+5 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): Cm Cm6 Cm/maj7 Cm / / / / / / / / Fm Fm6 Fm/maj7 Fmadd9 / / / / / / / / Gm7-5/Db C7 How can we keep love alive Fm7 Abm6 How can anything survive Eb/Bb Bb+ Ab6 D7-5 G7sus4 G7 When these little minds tear you in two Abmaj7 G7sus4 G7 What a town without pity can do Coda: Cm /B /Bb /A /Ab G [N.C.] No, it isn't very pretty what a town without pity Cm Ca-A-an do 1 11 (Cm) Fm Cm9/maj7 [808820] / / / / / / / / / (...do) -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers www.TAB6.com