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Mercy

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Chords Used:
        C032013
     Am/G002013
        F1X32X3
  Fmaj7/DXX0213
    Fmaj7XX3213
[Intro]
 C
[Verse 1]
Don't give uCp
I know Am/Gyou can seFe
CAll the world Am/Gand the mess that we're Fmaking
Can't give uCp
And hope Am/GGod will Fintercede
Come on Fmaj7/Dback
Imagine that
Fmaj7We could get it together
CStand Am/Gup
For what wFe need to be
cause crCying won't saAm/Gve or feFed a hungry child
Can't lay dCown and
Wait for Am/Gsome miracle to cFhange things
So, lift Fmaj7/Dup your eyes, lift uFmaj7p your heart
Singing
[Chorus]
CMercy, Am/Gwill we overcFome this?
COne by Am/Gone, could we tFurn it around?
Maybe Ccarry Am/Gon just a lFittle bit longer?
And I'll Fmaj7/Dtry to give you what you CneedAm/G  
[Verse 2]
FMe and you and Cyou and Am/Gyou
Just want to bFe free yeah yeah
CBut you Am/Gsee
FAll the world is just as we have Fmaj7/Dmade it
And until we've got a Fmaj7new world
I got to say that
CLove is not a Am/Gwhisper or a Fweakness
No, Clove is sAm/Gtrong
Now we Fgot to get it together, yeah
CGot to get, Am/Ggot to get, Fgot to get
Until there is Fmaj7/Dno reasonFmaj7  
To fight
[Chorus]
CMercy, Am/Gwill we overcFome this?
COne by Am/Gone, could we Fturn it around?
Maybe Ccarry Am/Gon just a Flittle bit longer?
And IFmaj7/D'll try to give you what you CneedAm/G  F  
[Bridge]
C Am/G F
lift Fmaj7/Dup your heart, lift Fmaj7up your mind
Singing
[Chorus]
CMercy, Am/Gwill we overFcome this?
Have we, gCone tAm/Goo far to Fturn it around?
do we Cask toAm/Go much to Fbe a little bit stronger?
Fmaj7/DI try to give you, I Fmaj7try to give you, Oh
[Chorus]
CMercy, Am/Gwhat will becFome of us?
COne by Am/Gone, could we Fturn it around?
Maybe Ccarry Am/Gon just a Flittle bit longer?
I'll try Fmaj7/Dto give you, Fmaj7I wanna give you what you
CneAm/GedF  
So,Fmaj7/Dlift up your heart, Fmaj7lift up your mind

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Mercy

by Dave Matthews Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/G

Fmaj7/D

Fmaj7

Chords Used:

032013

Am/G

002013

1X32X3

Fmaj7/D

XX0213

Fmaj7

XX3213

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Don't give up

Am/G F

I know you can see

C Am/G F

All the world and the mess that we're making

Can't give up

Am/G F

And hope God will intercede

Fmaj7/D

Come on back

Imagine that

Fmaj7

We could get it together

C Am/G

Stand up

For what we need to be

C Am/G F

cause crying won't save or feed a hungry child

Can't lay down and

Am/G F

Wait for some miracle to change things

Fmaj7/D Fmaj7

So, lift up your eyes, lift up your heart

Singing

[Chorus]

C Am/G F

Mercy, will we overcome this?

C Am/G F

One by one, could we turn it around?

C Am/G F

Maybe carry on just a little bit longer?

Fmaj7/D C Am/G

And I'll try to give you what you need

[Verse 2]

F C Am/G

Me and you and you and you

Just want to be free yeah yeah

C Am/G

But you see

F Fmaj7/D

All the world is just as we have made it

Fmaj7

And until we've got a new world

I got to say that

C Am/G F

Love is not a whisper or a weakness

C Am/G

No, love is strong

Now we got to get it together, yeah

C Am/G F

Got to get, got to get, got to get

Fmaj7/D Fmaj7

Until there is no reason

To fight

[Chorus]

C Am/G F

Mercy, will we overcome this?

C Am/G F

One by one, could we turn it around?

C Am/G F

Maybe carry on just a little bit longer?

Fmaj7/D C Am/G F

And I'll try to give you what you need

[Bridge]

C Am/G F

Fmaj7/D Fmaj7

lift up your heart, lift up your mind

Singing

[Chorus]

C Am/G F

Mercy, will we overcome this?

C Am/G F

Have we, gone too far to turn it around?

C Am/G F

do we ask too much to be a little bit stronger?

Fmaj7/D Fmaj7

I try to give you, I try to give you, Oh

[Chorus]

C Am/G F

Mercy, what will become of us?

C Am/G F

One by one, could we turn it around?

C Am/G F

Maybe carry on just a little bit longer?

Fmaj7/D Fmaj7

I'll try to give you, I wanna give you what you

C Am/G F

need

Fmaj7/D Fmaj7

So,lift up your heart, lift up your mind

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