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Mercy

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[Verse 1]
  F#For every second you’ve been talking
  D#mI’ve been trying to count the lines aC#round your face
  F#Cause I don’t know if I’ll ever be this close againD#m  
[Pre-chorus]
I C#feel like I’m just F#wasting time before you pull the trigger
It’s the D#mdrawing of the line it’s my ghost you’re going to C#give up
Got your F#made up mind it hurts to see you’re alright
  D#mWhen I’m not alright
  C#So if you’re calling it a night
[Chorus]
  BOh please have, have mercy
  F#Have mercy on C#me, you’re breaking my heBart
(Oh please have, have mercy)
  F#Have mercy on C#me, I’m falling aBpart
Have mercy, my heart
[Verse 2]
  F#I felt you slip away so slowly
  D#mI lost my grip a little more each C#time we touched
  F#I’ve got no hope I guess ill never get it back againD#m  
[Pre-chorus]
FC#elt like I was just wF#asting time before you pulled the trigger
It’s the dD#mrawing of the line it’s my ghost you’re going to C#give up
Got your F#made up mind it hurts to see you’re alright
  D#mWhen I’m not alright
  C#So if you’re calling it a night
[Chorus]
  BOh please have, have mercy
F#Have mercy on C#me, you’re breaking my heBart
(Oh please have, have mercy)
  F#Have mercy on mC#e, I’m falling apBart
And I just don’t know how we gD#mot
So wrC#ong, for so loBng
(Oh please have, have mercy)
  F#Have mercy on C#me, mercy my Bheart
[Bridge]
Somehow I Bcan’t let go
But I know I’ve been holding F#on too lonC#g
Somehow I Bcan’t let go
But I know I’ve been holding F#on too lonC#g
[Chorus]
  BOh please have, have mercy
  F#Have mercy on C#me, you’re breaking my hBeart
(Oh please have, have mercy)
  F#Have mercy on C#me, I’m falling apBart
And I just don’t know how we gD#mot
So wrC#ong, for so lBong
(Oh please have, have mercy)
  F#Have mercy on C#me, mercy my hBeart
Have mercy, my heart

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Mercy

by Lewis Capaldi

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Verse 1]

For every second you’ve been talking

D#m C#

I’ve been trying to count the lines around your face

F# D#m

Cause I don’t know if I’ll ever be this close again

[Pre-chorus]

C# F#

I feel like I’m just wasting time before you pull the trigger

D#m C#

It’s the drawing of the line it’s my ghost you’re going to give up

Got your made up mind it hurts to see you’re alright

D#m

When I’m not alright

So if you’re calling it a night

[Chorus]

Oh please have, have mercy

F# C# B

Have mercy on me, you’re breaking my heart

(Oh please have, have mercy)

F# C# B

Have mercy on me, I’m falling apart

Have mercy, my heart

[Verse 2]

I felt you slip away so slowly

D#m C#

I lost my grip a little more each time we touched

F# D#m

I’ve got no hope I guess ill never get it back again

[Pre-chorus]

C# F#

Felt like I was just wasting time before you pulled the trigger

D#m C#

It’s the drawing of the line it’s my ghost you’re going to give up

Got your made up mind it hurts to see you’re alright

D#m

When I’m not alright

So if you’re calling it a night

[Chorus]

Oh please have, have mercy

F# C# B

Have mercy on me, you’re breaking my heart

(Oh please have, have mercy)

F# C# B

Have mercy on me, I’m falling apart

D#m

And I just don’t know how we got

C# B

So wrong, for so long

(Oh please have, have mercy)

F# C# B

Have mercy on me, mercy my heart

[Bridge]

Somehow I can’t let go

F# C#

But I know I’ve been holding on too long

Somehow I can’t let go

F# C#

But I know I’ve been holding on too long

[Chorus]

Oh please have, have mercy

F# C# B

Have mercy on me, you’re breaking my heart

(Oh please have, have mercy)

F# C# B

Have mercy on me, I’m falling apart

D#m

And I just don’t know how we got

C# B

So wrong, for so long

(Oh please have, have mercy)

F# C# B

Have mercy on me, mercy my heart

Have mercy, my heart

About Mercy Chords by Lewis Capaldi

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