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Mercy Mercy

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 79Position: 9

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

official key: A Major
tuning: standard
[A-key chords]
 [Intro]
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-------9h10-7h9-|----10----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|-------9h11-7h9-|9---9----9------|----------------|2-x-2-------2---|2-x-2-------2---|
D|----------------|9h11-9h11-11p9--|7—x-7----7-9p7--|2—x-2---4---2---|2-x-2---2h4-----|
A|----------------|--------------11|7-x-7-7h9-----9-|0-x-0-----------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-------|----------------|
          A|          |      |
Have mercy, have mercy baby
            | A   C#m|    Bm/D      E|     A|E7  
(Mm...) Have mercy, have mercy on me
      |       A       C#m| F#m    Dm|                A|E7  
Well I went to see a gypsy to have my fortune read
         |          A            C#m|  F#m      Dm|(non chord)              |E7  
She said "Don, your baby gonna leave you, Bag packed up under the bed"
            |     A|          |     |
(I cry) Have mercy, have mercy baby (yeah)
    | A          C#m|    Bm/D      E|    A|E7  
Have mercy (yeah), have mercy on me
        |         A       C#m| F#m   Dm|                A|E7  
(I said) If you put leave me baby, Girl if you put me down
        |            A      C#m|   F#m      Dm|(non chord)        |E7  
Well I'm goin' to the nearest river child, Jump over board and down
                     |     A|          |         |
(Don't leave me) Have mercy, have mercy baby (mercy)
           | A   C#m|    Bm/D      E|    A|E7  
(Yeah) Have mercy, have mercy on me
           |    F#m     Bm|     F#m    Bm|               F#m|A  
(Well now) Hey hey baby! Hey hey now! What you tryin' to do for?
|    F#m     Bm|     F#m    Bm|(non chord)           |
Hey hey baby! Hey hey now! Please don't say we're through
 [Solo]
e|------0h|5---------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--------|--------------8-|----10-10-x-------------|----------------|----------------|
G|--------|--6-----6-----7-|-11-9--9--x-----9-------|7---------7-----|--6-6-6-7-------|
D|--------|-------7-9p7-7--|9---9--9--x-9h11-11p9---|-7--7-7h9-7-9p7-|--7-7-7-7-------|
A|--------|----7h9-----9---|------------9h11-11p9-7-|-7h9--7--------9|--7-7-7------4--|
E|--------|----------------|------------------------|----------------|0---------0-----|
e|----------------|
B|5-5-5-5-5-------|
G|7-7-7-7---7-----|
D|6-6-6-6---------|
A|7-7-7-7---------|
E|----------------|
        |      A   C#m| F#m    Dm|                     A|E7  
(I said) If you stay baby, I tell you what I'm gonna do
         |        A   C#m|         F#m          Dm|(non chord)           |E7  
I'm gonna work two jobs seven days a week, And bring my money home to you
           |            A|             |       |       |
Well I say, mercy, mercy, mercy, mercy… 
************************************
| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
************************************

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Mercy Mercy

by Don Covay

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Bm/D

F#m

official key: A Major

tuning: standard

[A-key chords]

[Intro]

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B|-------9h10-7h9-|----10----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|-------9h11-7h9-|9---9----9------|----------------|2-x-2-------2---|2-x-2-------2---|

D|----------------|9h11-9h11-11p9--|7—x-7----7-9p7--|2—x-2---4---2---|2-x-2---2h4-----|

A|----------------|--------------11|7-x-7-7h9-----9-|0-x-0-----------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-------|----------------|

| | |

Have mercy, have mercy baby

A C#m Bm/D E A E7

| | | |

(Mm...) Have mercy, have mercy on me

A C#m F#m Dm A E7

| | | |

Well I went to see a gypsy to have my fortune read

A C#m F#m Dm E7

| | |(non chord) |

She said "Don, your baby gonna leave you, Bag packed up under the bed"

| | | |

(I cry) Have mercy, have mercy baby (yeah)

A C#m Bm/D E A E7

| | | |

Have mercy (yeah), have mercy on me

A C#m F#m Dm A E7

| | | |

(I said) If you put leave me baby, Girl if you put me down

A C#m F#m Dm E7

| | |(non chord) |

Well I'm goin' to the nearest river child, Jump over board and down

| | | |

(Don't leave me) Have mercy, have mercy baby (mercy)

A C#m Bm/D E A E7

| | | |

(Yeah) Have mercy, have mercy on me

F#m Bm F#m Bm F#m A

| | | |

(Well now) Hey hey baby! Hey hey now! What you tryin' to do for?

F#m Bm F#m Bm

| | |(non chord) |

Hey hey baby! Hey hey now! Please don't say we're through

[Solo]

e|------0h|5---------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|

B|--------|--------------8-|----10-10-x-------------|----------------|----------------|

G|--------|--6-----6-----7-|-11-9--9--x-----9-------|7---------7-----|--6-6-6-7-------|

D|--------|-------7-9p7-7--|9---9--9--x-9h11-11p9---|-7--7-7h9-7-9p7-|--7-7-7-7-------|

A|--------|----7h9-----9---|------------9h11-11p9-7-|-7h9--7--------9|--7-7-7------4--|

E|--------|----------------|------------------------|----------------|0---------0-----|

e|----------------|

B|5-5-5-5-5-------|

G|7-7-7-7---7-----|

D|6-6-6-6---------|

A|7-7-7-7---------|

E|----------------|

A C#m F#m Dm A E7

| | | |

(I said) If you stay baby, I tell you what I'm gonna do

A C#m F#m Dm E7

| | |(non chord) |

I'm gonna work two jobs seven days a week, And bring my money home to you

| | | | |

Well I say, mercy, mercy, mercy, mercy…

************************************

| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

************************************

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