F# C# G# C# / F# C# G# C# [Verse] Well I lay my head on the railroad tracks Waiting on the double E But the train don't run by here no more Poor, poor pitiful me [Chorus] F# C# G# C# Poor, poor, pitiful me F# C# G# C# Poor, poor, pitiful me F# C# G# C# Oh these boys won't let me be F# G# Lord have mercy on me G# Woe is me (4 bar solo) [Verse] Well I met a man out in Hollywood Now I ain't namin' names Well he really worked me over good Just like Jesse James Yes he really worked me over good He was a credit to his gender Put me through some changes, lord Sort of like a Waring blender [Chorus] F# C# G# C# Poor, poor, pitiful me F# C# G# C# Poor, poor, pitiful me F# C# G# C# Oh these boys won't let me be F# G# Lord have mercy on me G# Woe is me [Solo] (8 bars) [Verse] Well I met a boy in Vieux Carres Down in Yokohama He picked me up and threw me down He said “please don’t hurt me mama” [Chorus] F# C# G# C# Poor, poor, pitiful me F# C# G# C# Poor, poor, pitiful me F# C# G# C# Oh these boys won't let me be F# G# Lord have mercy on me G# Woe is me