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E7[Intro]
   E7Down in South Carolina, in the piney woods
   E7Where they make sweet turpentine
   AThere I first saw the light of day
   E7Landin' on my mind
   ARunnin' in the sunshine laughing
   E7Rollin' in the red dirt crying
   E7I said Cmmmm Dmmmm
   E7Good God have mercy
   E7Cannery warehouse baby, I went to school
   E7I eat lunch from the cans of our store
   AHeatin' them up on a pot-bellied stove
   E7I used to keep out in the cold
   ASittin' around, you know, just tellin' lies about uh
   E7What I'd be when I grew old
   E7I said Cmmmm Dmmmm
   E7Good God have mercy
   E7Trestle track, now mama
   E7Where the BNN used to haul
   AFreight train caught daddy one day
   E7He took a long, long fall
   AI'd only been taught to think on life
   E7Never thought on death at all
   E7I said Cmmmm Dmmmm
   E7Good God have mercy
[Solo]
   E7Now every Sunday after church
   E7There'd be a meeting on the ground
   ASome good soul she would always say
   E7It's a shame about Frieda Brown
   AMama and the ladies they formed a society
   E7They run Frieda out of town
   E7I said Cmmmm Dmmmm
   E7Good God have mercy
   E7Daddy's on the main line, mama wants him home
   E7Daddy's on the main line, the kids all need him home
   E7Good God have mercy

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Good God Have Mercy

by Roy Buchanan

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In this song cord transitions precede each phrase by 1 bar; this is shown by the indented lyrics.

[Intro]

Down in South Carolina, in the piney woods

Where they make sweet turpentine

There I first saw the light of day

Landin' on my mind

Runnin' in the sunshine laughing

Rollin' in the red dirt crying

E7 C D

I said mmmm mmmm

Good God have mercy

Cannery warehouse baby, I went to school

I eat lunch from the cans of our store

Heatin' them up on a pot-bellied stove

I used to keep out in the cold

Sittin' around, you know, just tellin' lies about uh

What I'd be when I grew old

E7 C D

I said mmmm mmmm

Good God have mercy

Trestle track, now mama

Where the BNN used to haul

Freight train caught daddy one day

He took a long, long fall

I'd only been taught to think on life

Never thought on death at all

E7 C D

I said mmmm mmmm

Good God have mercy

[Solo]

Now every Sunday after church

There'd be a meeting on the ground

Some good soul she would always say

It's a shame about Frieda Brown

Mama and the ladies they formed a society

They run Frieda out of town

E7 C D

I said mmmm mmmm

Good God have mercy

Daddy's on the main line, mama wants him home

Daddy's on the main line, the kids all need him home

Good God have mercy

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