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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
  SINNER'S PRAYER  by Lowell Glenn and Lowell Fulson
RIFF
(e) |------10----------12~~~~--&-----|------|
(B) |---12----10---------------&-10--|--12--|
(G) |------------12-9----------&-----|------|
(D) |--------------------------&-----|------|
(A) |--------------------------&-----|------|
(E) |--------------------------&-----|------|
      1        2       3   4            1
{"riff - &" means play the riff from the start until the line of ampersands}
 ELord have mercy,  ALord have mercy on me. E  
 ELord have  Amercy, Lord have mercy on me.  E[riff - &]
Well if I've  Bdone somebody wrong,  ALord, have mercy  Eif you
please. [riff]
 EI used to have plenty of money,  Athe finest clothes in town,
 EBut bad luck and trouble overtaken me, bound to get me down.
Please have  Amercy, Lord have mercy on me.  E[riff - &]
Well if I've  Bdone somebody wrong,  ALord, have mercy  Eif you
please. [riff]
 E   AKeep on working now, child.
 E   ALord every morning.
  Solo on [A] [E]
          [B] [A] [E]
{The solo starts out:
(e) |------------------------------------|
(B) |----8-10-11-----8-10-11-----8-10-11-|
(G) |--9-----------9-----------9---------|
After that, it turns into a flurry of notes, which is really hard to tab
out, and I didn't find it quite compelling enough to spend all the time.}
 EWell if I've been a bad boy, baby,  AI declare I'll change my ways.
 EI don't want bad luck and trouble to follow me all my days.
Please have  Amercy, Lord have mercy on me.  E[riff - &]
Well if I've  Bdone somebody wrong,  ALord, have mercy  Eif you please.

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Sinners Prayer

by Eric Clapton

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

SINNER'S PRAYER by Lowell Glenn and Lowell Fulson

RIFF

(e) |------10----------12~~~~--&-----|------|

(B) |---12----10---------------&-10--|--12--|

(G) |------------12-9----------&-----|------|

(D) |--------------------------&-----|------|

(A) |--------------------------&-----|------|

(E) |--------------------------&-----|------|

1 2 3 4 1

{"riff - &" means play the riff from the start until the line of ampersands}

E A E

Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me.

E A E

Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me. [riff - &]

B A E

Well if I've done somebody wrong, Lord, have mercy if you

please. [riff]

E A

I used to have plenty of money, the finest clothes in town,

But bad luck and trouble overtaken me, bound to get me down.

A E

Please have mercy, Lord have mercy on me. [riff - &]

B A E

Well if I've done somebody wrong, Lord, have mercy if you

please. [riff]

E A

Keep on working now, child.

E A

Lord every morning.

A E

Solo on [] []

B A E

[] [] []

{The solo starts out:

(e) |------------------------------------|

(B) |----8-10-11-----8-10-11-----8-10-11-|

(G) |--9-----------9-----------9---------|

After that, it turns into a flurry of notes, which is really hard to tab

out, and I didn't find it quite compelling enough to spend all the time.}

E A

Well if I've been a bad boy, baby, I declare I'll change my ways.

I don't want bad luck and trouble to follow me all my days.

A E

Please have mercy, Lord have mercy on me. [riff - &]

B A E

Well if I've done somebody wrong, Lord, have mercy if you please.

About Sinners Prayer Chords by Eric Clapton

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The chords for "Sinners Prayer" show the original chord names (including B, G, D, A, E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.