{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":726411,"song":"Mercy Seat","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/726411-mercy-seat-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/726411?type=chord","rating":4.72848,"votes":180,"content":"I'm a lazy guitar player so I wrote the whole song out for ya.\r\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nStandard tuning - EADGBe\r\n\r\n[tab][Intro]\r\ne|---|-------------------|\r\nB|---|-------------------|\r\nG|---|-------------------|\r\nD|---|-------------------|\r\nA|---|-------0---0-------|\r\nE|-0-|-2h3h4-------3-2-0-|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Verse]\r\nSimply  Am, E  repeated\r\nThese are put before some of the chord changes, the song sounds fine without them.\r\ne|---------------|\r\nB|---------------|\r\nG|---------------|\r\nD|---------------|\r\nA|-----0---------|\r\nE|-3-4-----3-2-0-|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Chorus]\r\n Chords\r\ne|-0----0----0----3----3----1----0----0----|\r\nB|-1----1----1----0----3----3----1----1----|\r\nG|-2----1----0----0----3----3----2----2----|\r\nD|-2----2----2----0----5----3----3----2----|\r\nA|-0----0----0----2----5----1----0----0----|\r\nE|-0----0----0----3----3----1---------0----|[/tab]\r\n  [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]AmMaj7[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n(The parts that don't have the chords, is to be played like the chorus)\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\nIt ALL began when they come took me from my home\r\nAnd put me on Death Row,\r\na crime for which I am totally innocent, you know.\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI began to warm and chill[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTo objects and their fields,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nA ragged cup, a twisted mop[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe face of Jesus in my soup[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThose sinister dinner deals[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe meal trolley's wicked wheels[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nA hooked bone rising from my food[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAll things either good or ungood.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd the mercy seat is waiting[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]AmMaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd I think my head is burning[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nAnd in a way I'm yearning[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nTo be done with all this weighing of the truth.[/tab]\r\n\r\nAn eye for an eye\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd a tooth for a tooth[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd anyway I told the truth[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm not afraid to die.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] / [ch]E[/ch] / [ch]Am[/ch] / [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI hear stories from the chamber[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]AmMaj7[/ch]\r\nChrist was born into a manger[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nAnd like some ragged stranger[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nHe died upon the cross. Might I say,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nit seems so fitting in its way[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nHe was a carpenter by trade[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOr at least that's what I'm told[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] / [ch]Em[/ch] / [ch]Am[/ch] / [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nMy kill-hand's tatooed E.V.I.L.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nacross it's brother's fist[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThat filthy five![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThey did nothing to challenge or resist.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                              [ch]AmMaj7[/ch]\r\nIn Heaven His throne is made of gold[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nThe ark of his Testament is stowed[/tab]\r\n\r\nA throne from which I'm told\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAll history does unfold.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nIt's made of wood and wire[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd my body is on fire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd God is never far away.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]AmMaj7[/ch]\r\nInto the mercy seat I climb[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nMy head is shaved, my head is wired[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd like a moth that tries\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo enter the bright eye[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI go shuffling out of life[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nJust to hide in death awhile[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fmaj7[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd anyway I never lied.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd the mercy seat is waiting[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]AmMaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd I think my head is burning[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nAnd in a way I'm yearning[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                    [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nTo be done with all this weighing of the truth.[/tab]\r\n\r\nAn eye for an eye\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd a tooth for a tooth[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd anyway I told the truth[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm not afraid to die.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd the mercy seat is burning[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]AmMaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd I think my head is glowing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nAnd in a way I'm hoping[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                    [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nTo be done with all this twisting of the truth.[/tab]\r\n\r\nAn eye for an eye\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd a tooth for a tooth[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd anyway there was no proof[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm not afraid to die.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd the mercy seat is glowing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]AmMaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd I think my head is smoking[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nAnd in a way I'm hoping[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nTo be done with all these looks of disbelief.[/tab]\r\n\r\nA life for a life\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd a truth for a truth[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd I've got nothing left to lose[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm not afraid to die.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd the mercy seat is smoking[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]AmMaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd I think my head is melting[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nAnd in a way that's helping[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nTo be done with all this twisting of the truth[/tab]\r\n\r\nAn eye for an eye\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd a tooth for a tooth[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd anyway I told the truth[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut I'm afraid I told a lie.[/tab]","plain_text":"I'm a lazy guitar player so I wrote the whole song out for ya.\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\nStandard tuning - EADGBe\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  Am AmMaj7 Am7   G    Gm  Bb  Fmaj7  Am\n\n(The parts that don't have the chords, is to be played like the chorus)\n\n[Intro]\nIt ALL began when they come took me from my home\nAnd put me on Death Row,\na crime for which I am totally innocent, you know.\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nAn eye for an eye\n\n\n\n\nAm / E / Am / E\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAm / Em / Am / Em\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA throne from which I'm told\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd like a moth that tries\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nAn eye for an eye\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\nAn eye for an eye\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA life for a life\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAn eye for an eye","chords":["B","G","D","A","E","Am","AmMaj7","Am7","Gm","Bb","Fmaj7","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Fmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,0,3,4,2,0],"frets":[1,-1,2,2,1,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}