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Standard tuning with no capo.
Bm              x24432         E6sus2(omit 5)   x7465x
            Em/Bx22453                    E6sus2023320
          Bmaj11x24330                     Bm/F#224432
               G320033                        Amx0221x
            G#11320023                        Emxx2453
              F#244322                         Bx2444x
               Ax0222x                              G#m#54x245x
               Dxx0232                      G#m73x333x
               Cx3555x                       C#mx4665x
[Verse]
No more Bmsmiles no more Em/Btears
        Bm(ma11)        Bm
No more prayers no more fears
Nothing Gleft, why go G#11on
When your F#lover is Bmgone
When the Bmtime came to Em/Bpart
And he Akissed me goodDbye
                     G              C      F#E6sus2(omit 5)  Bm  
From the depths of my heart came a great lonely          cry
[Chorus]
"E6sus2Heaven have Bm/F#mercy"
"E6sus2Heaven have Bm/F#mercy"
[Interlude]
AmOnce agaiCn they carved his Emname upon the Bcross
[Verse]
Shout with Bmone, ring the Em/Bbells
            Bm(ma11)       Bm
Through the towns, and the farms
         G             G(#11)
Will the shouts and the bells
Bring him F#back to my Bmarms
Must each Bmman go to Em/Bwar
EvermorAe, everDmore
While some Glone woman Cstands
Empty F#heart, empty Bmhands
I reBmember the danG#m#5ce where we F#first fell in Blove
How we G#m7walzed round and C#mround
While the C#mstars danced F#above
Now its Bmdone why be Em/Bbrave?
Why should Bmaj11I live likBme this?
        G           G(#11)
Shall I wait by the grave
for my F#lost lovers Bmkiss?
Stop the Bdance, stop the G#m#5bells!
I have no F#tears left to Bcry
Must I G#m7stay here in C#mhell?
Lord C#mabove let me F#die
[Chorus]
 N.C.        C#m  
"Heaven have mercy"
"F#Heaven have C#mmercy"

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Heaven Have Mercy

by Diamanda Galás

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/B

E6sus2

Bmaj11

Bm/F#

G#11

G#m#5

G#m7

C#m

Standard tuning with no capo.

Bm x24432 E6sus2(omit 5) x7465x

Em/B E6sus2

x22453 023320

Bmaj11 Bm/F#

x24330 224432

G Am

320033 x0221x

G#11 Em

320023 xx2453

F# B

244322 x2444x

A G#m#5

x0222x 4x245x

D G#m7

xx0232 3x333x

C C#m

x3555x x4665x

[Verse]

Bm Em/B

No more smiles no more tears

Bm(ma11) Bm

No more prayers no more fears

G G#11

Nothing left, why go on

F# Bm

When your lover is gone

Bm Em/B

When the time came to part

A D

And he kissed me goodbye

G C F# Bm

E6sus2(omit 5)

From the depths of my heart came a great lonely cry

[Chorus]

E6sus2 Bm/F#

"Heaven have mercy"

E6sus2 Bm/F#

"Heaven have mercy"

[Interlude]

Am C Em B

Once again they carved his name upon the cross

[Verse]

Bm Em/B

Shout with one, ring the bells

Bm(ma11) Bm

Through the towns, and the farms

G G(#11)

Will the shouts and the bells

F# Bm

Bring him back to my arms

Bm Em/B

Must each man go to war

A D

Evermore, evermore

G C

While some lone woman stands

F# Bm

Empty heart, empty hands

B G#m#5 F# B

I remember the dance where we first fell in love

G#m7 C#m

How we walzed round and round

C#m F#

While the stars danced above

Bm Em/B

Now its done why be brave?

Bmaj11 Bm

Why should I live like this?

G G(#11)

Shall I wait by the grave

F# Bm

for my lost lovers kiss?

B G#m#5

Stop the dance, stop the bells!

F# B

I have no tears left to cry

G#m7 C#m

Must I stay here in hell?

C#m F#

Lord above let me die

[Chorus]

C#m

N.C.

"Heaven have mercy"

F# C#m

"Heaven have mercy"

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