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Mercy

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GYour pillow don't get wet when CI go to bed and Gweep
Your eyes don't turn red when I don't get my D7sleep
Your Gworld don't fall apart Cwhen my phone don't Gring
You Csay you Gfeel for me but D7you don't feel a Gthing
Mercy have Cmercy on Gme mercy have Cmercy on Gme
A little bit of understandin' and a Clittle bit of sympaGthy
And a little bit of D7mercy on Gme
You don't like the clothes I wear and Cyou don't like my Gfriends
You don't like my job or the town we're livin' D7in
You Gdon't like my momma and Cyou don't like my Gdog
I Cbet if the Gtruth was known that D7you don't like this Gsong
Mercy have Cmercy on Gme mercy have Cmercy on Gme
A little bit of understandin' and a Clittle bit of sympaGthy
And a little bit of D7mercy on Gme

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Mercy

by Jean Shepard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G C G

Your pillow don't get wet when I go to bed and weep

Your eyes don't turn red when I don't get my sleep

G C G

Your world don't fall apart when my phone don't ring

C G D7 G

You say you feel for me but you don't feel a thing

C G C G

Mercy have mercy on me mercy have mercy on me

C G

A little bit of understandin' and a little bit of sympathy

D7 G

And a little bit of mercy on me

C G

You don't like the clothes I wear and you don't like my friends

You don't like my job or the town we're livin' in

G C G

You don't like my momma and you don't like my dog

C G D7 G

I bet if the truth was known that you don't like this song

C G C G

Mercy have mercy on me mercy have mercy on me

C G

A little bit of understandin' and a little bit of sympathy

D7 G

And a little bit of mercy on me

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