Chords for Chess in Concert - Pity the Child
Tempo:
62.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Bm
F#
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
When I was nine, I learned survival, taught myself not [B] to care.
[G#] I was my single, good companion, taking my [C#m] comfort there.
[A]
Up in my [D] room, I planned my [E] conquests, on [G#m] my own, never asked for a helping [D] hand.
No one would [A] understand.
[Bm] I never [F#] asked, but there were thoughts [Bm] below, just in case they said no.
[Dm] [Am]
[F#] Pity the child who has ambition, knows what he wants to [B] do.
[G#] Knows that he'll never fit the system others expect him [C#m] to.
[A] Pity the child who knew his [E] parents, saw their faults, saw their love die [D] before his eyes.
[E] Pity the [A] child that was wise,
[F#] [Bm] he never asked, [F#] did I cause [Bm] your distress?
Just in case they said [Dm] yes.
When [D] I was twelve, my [G] father moved out, left with a whimper, [D] not with a shout.
[A] I didn't miss him, he [G] made it perfectly clear.
I was a fool, a [D] drunken square.
Fool that I was, I thought this would bring.
Though she had left, closer together, she made her move the [A] moment he closed the way.
I was the [Dm] last, the [A] woman told.
She [Bm] never let her [A] bed get cold.
I shut my door, someone to treat her [E] just the same way as [A] before.
[F#] I took the role of least resistant, I had my [B] game to play.
[G#] And I had the skills and more, easy to [C#m] get away.
[A] Pity the child with all [E] his heads were fast, with no defense, no escape from his [D] eyes and bite.
[G#m] Always a step [A] behind, [F#] he never called to tell her [Bm] all that I'd done.
I was lonely and sad.
[C] [Dm]
[G]
[Dm]
[A] [F#m]
[F#] Pity the child, but not forever, not if he stays [B] that way.
[G#] He could get all he ever wanted, [D#] if he's prepared [C#m] to play.
[A] He didn't stand because [E] he missed what she loved.
When [D] she let me go, [Bm] she [E] knows, [G]
[F#] she [C#] knows.
[Bm] This is the KCC!
[A] [G] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[A]
[N]
[G#] I was my single, good companion, taking my [C#m] comfort there.
[A]
Up in my [D] room, I planned my [E] conquests, on [G#m] my own, never asked for a helping [D] hand.
No one would [A] understand.
[Bm] I never [F#] asked, but there were thoughts [Bm] below, just in case they said no.
[Dm] [Am]
[F#] Pity the child who has ambition, knows what he wants to [B] do.
[G#] Knows that he'll never fit the system others expect him [C#m] to.
[A] Pity the child who knew his [E] parents, saw their faults, saw their love die [D] before his eyes.
[E] Pity the [A] child that was wise,
[F#] [Bm] he never asked, [F#] did I cause [Bm] your distress?
Just in case they said [Dm] yes.
When [D] I was twelve, my [G] father moved out, left with a whimper, [D] not with a shout.
[A] I didn't miss him, he [G] made it perfectly clear.
I was a fool, a [D] drunken square.
Fool that I was, I thought this would bring.
Though she had left, closer together, she made her move the [A] moment he closed the way.
I was the [Dm] last, the [A] woman told.
She [Bm] never let her [A] bed get cold.
I shut my door, someone to treat her [E] just the same way as [A] before.
[F#] I took the role of least resistant, I had my [B] game to play.
[G#] And I had the skills and more, easy to [C#m] get away.
[A] Pity the child with all [E] his heads were fast, with no defense, no escape from his [D] eyes and bite.
[G#m] Always a step [A] behind, [F#] he never called to tell her [Bm] all that I'd done.
I was lonely and sad.
[C] [Dm]
[G]
[Dm]
[A] [F#m]
[F#] Pity the child, but not forever, not if he stays [B] that way.
[G#] He could get all he ever wanted, [D#] if he's prepared [C#m] to play.
[A] He didn't stand because [E] he missed what she loved.
When [D] she let me go, [Bm] she [E] knows, [G]
[F#] she [C#] knows.
[Bm] This is the KCC!
[A] [G] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[A]
[N]
Key:
A
D
Bm
F#
E
A
D
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ When I was nine, I learned survival, taught myself not [B] to care.
[G#] I was my single, good companion, taking my [C#m] comfort there.
_ [A]
Up in my [D] room, I planned my [E] conquests, on [G#m] my own, never asked for a helping [D] hand.
No one would [A] understand. _ _ _
[Bm] I never [F#] asked, but there were thoughts [Bm] below, _ just in case they said no.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[F#] Pity the child who has ambition, knows what he wants to [B] do.
[G#] Knows that he'll never fit the system others expect him [C#m] to.
[A] Pity the child who knew his [E] parents, saw their faults, saw their love die [D] before his eyes.
[E] Pity the [A] child that was wise, _
_ [F#] [Bm] he never asked, [F#] did I cause [Bm] your distress?
Just in case they said _ [Dm] yes.
When [D] I was twelve, my [G] father moved out, _ left with a whimper, [D] not with a shout.
_ [A] I didn't miss him, he [G] made it perfectly clear.
I was a fool, a [D] drunken square.
_ Fool that I was, I thought this would bring.
Though she had left, closer together, she made her move the [A] moment he closed the way.
I was the [Dm] last, the [A] woman told.
She [Bm] never let her [A] bed get cold.
_ I shut my door, someone to treat her [E] just the same way as [A] before. _ _
[F#] I took the role of least resistant, I had my [B] game to play.
[G#] And I had the skills and more, easy to [C#m] get away.
[A] Pity the child with all [E] his heads were fast, with no defense, no escape from his [D] eyes and bite.
[G#m] Always a step [A] behind, _ [F#] he never called to tell her [Bm] all that I'd done.
I was lonely and sad.
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[F#] Pity the child, but not forever, not if he stays [B] that way.
[G#] He could get all he ever wanted, [D#] if he's prepared [C#m] to play.
[A] He didn't stand because [E] _ he missed what she loved.
When [D] she let me go, [Bm] she [E] knows, [G] _ _
[F#] _ _ she [C#] knows.
[Bm] This is the KCC!
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ When I was nine, I learned survival, taught myself not [B] to care.
[G#] I was my single, good companion, taking my [C#m] comfort there.
_ [A]
Up in my [D] room, I planned my [E] conquests, on [G#m] my own, never asked for a helping [D] hand.
No one would [A] understand. _ _ _
[Bm] I never [F#] asked, but there were thoughts [Bm] below, _ just in case they said no.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[F#] Pity the child who has ambition, knows what he wants to [B] do.
[G#] Knows that he'll never fit the system others expect him [C#m] to.
[A] Pity the child who knew his [E] parents, saw their faults, saw their love die [D] before his eyes.
[E] Pity the [A] child that was wise, _
_ [F#] [Bm] he never asked, [F#] did I cause [Bm] your distress?
Just in case they said _ [Dm] yes.
When [D] I was twelve, my [G] father moved out, _ left with a whimper, [D] not with a shout.
_ [A] I didn't miss him, he [G] made it perfectly clear.
I was a fool, a [D] drunken square.
_ Fool that I was, I thought this would bring.
Though she had left, closer together, she made her move the [A] moment he closed the way.
I was the [Dm] last, the [A] woman told.
She [Bm] never let her [A] bed get cold.
_ I shut my door, someone to treat her [E] just the same way as [A] before. _ _
[F#] I took the role of least resistant, I had my [B] game to play.
[G#] And I had the skills and more, easy to [C#m] get away.
[A] Pity the child with all [E] his heads were fast, with no defense, no escape from his [D] eyes and bite.
[G#m] Always a step [A] behind, _ [F#] he never called to tell her [Bm] all that I'd done.
I was lonely and sad.
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[F#] Pity the child, but not forever, not if he stays [B] that way.
[G#] He could get all he ever wanted, [D#] if he's prepared [C#m] to play.
[A] He didn't stand because [E] _ he missed what she loved.
When [D] she let me go, [Bm] she [E] knows, [G] _ _
[F#] _ _ she [C#] knows.
[Bm] This is the KCC!
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _