No Pity Lyrics

by Jackie Wilson

Jackie Wilson No Pity Lyrics

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From: Andrew Rogers 
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 12:53:37 -0500
Subject: ./w/wilson_jackie/no_pity.crd
                     "No Pity (In The Naked City)"
                  (J. Wilson - A. Tucker - J. Roberts)
Intro:
2X; drop octave and continue into verse
acoustic bass :
 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
Verse 1:
                 G        C
Mmm-hmm, there's no pity
              G          C
In the naked city, yeah
             G        C
When you're all alone
              G                        C
And all your hard-earned money's gone
Chorus 1:
                     G                C
There just ain't no pity (there's no pity)
                          G                    C
No, no, no, in the naked city, yeah (New York City)
         G        C       G       C
Help me now, mmm-hmm
Verse 2:
You go walking down Broadway
Watchin' people catch the subway
Take it from me, don't ask for a helping hand
Mmm, 'cause no one will understand
Chorus 2:
Aaahhh, there's no pity, yeah (there's no pity)
No, no, no, in the naked city, yeah (New York City)
Oh, help me now, mmm-hmm
Bridge:
Bb             Ab                                           Bb
   (There's no pity) Folks that don't know think it's very nice
          Ab                                                    Bb
(New York City) It's the only place I know where hearts turn to ice
            Ab                                             
(There's no pity) You can have a room and your neighbor next door
 Bb                                              Ab      
Will swear to someone like the iceman you don't live there no more
                     (New York City)
Bm7        Bb      Am7(addD)   D
 / / / /   / / / /   / / / /   / / / /
Verse 3:
Bright lights will find you
And they will mess you around
Let me tell you - millions will watch you, have mercy now
As you sink right down to the ground
Chorus 3:
And there's no pity, yeah (there's no pity)
No, no, no, in the naked city, yeah (New York City)
Come on, help me now (there's no pity)
fade
There's no pity (New York City) 
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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