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At The Mercy

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"At The Mercy"
_____ 1st. Chorus:
              C7               C7  Daug.                                 D  
 At the mercy / At the mercy / At the mercy of a busy road /
 D(b5)                       Bm/ D  
 Who can handle such a heavy load
              Em             Edim  Daug.                              D  
 At the mercy / At the mercy / At the mercy of a busy day /
 D(b5)                           G7/D----D  
 We can think of nothing more to say
_____ 1st. Verse:
 DIf you show me lF#move / I won't refuBmse / 
 BdimI know you'd never make me G7choose
         D/F#  F#7/      E  Bm/         D        C#m7    Bm  
 Between the love I've got / And the love I'd lose /
 BdimSometimes I'd rather run and Bmhide /
 BdimThan stay and face the fear inBmside
_____ 2nd. Chorus:
              C7               C7  Daug.                  D  
 At the mercy / At the mercy / At the mercy of a busy day /
 D(b5)                            Bm/ D  
 Who can bear to turn their head away
              Em             Edim  Daug.                              D  
 At the mercy / At the mercy / At the mercy of a busy road /
 D(b5)                        G7/D----D  
 We can watch the universe explode
_____Music:  D-  A-  G-  D-  G-  D-  A  
             D-  A/C#-  G/B-  D/A-  G-  D/F#-  A/E- D  
_____ 2nd. Verse:
 DIf you take me uF#mp / I won't say nBmo /
 BdimI guess you'd rather see me G7grow
    D/F#  F#7/   E  Bm/          D       C#m7  Bm  
 Into a better man / Than the one you know / 
 BdimSometimes my head is hanging Bmlow /
 BdimBut it's time to get on with the Bmshow
_____Ending:
              C7               C7  Daug.                                 D  
 At the mercy / At the mercy / At the mercy of a busy day /
 D(b5)                          G7/D----D  
 I can think of nothing more to say

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At The Mercy

by Paul McCartney

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Daug

Edim

F#m

Bdim

D/F#

F#7

C#m7

A/C#

G/B

D/A

A/E

"At The Mercy"

_____ 1st. Chorus:

C7 C7 Daug D

At the mercy / At the mercy / At the mercy of a busy road /

D Bm D

(b5) /

Who can handle such a heavy load

Em Edim Daug D

At the mercy / At the mercy / At the mercy of a busy day /

D G7 D D

(b5) /----

We can think of nothing more to say

_____ 1st. Verse:

D F#m Bm

If you show me love / I won't refuse /

Bdim G7

I know you'd never make me choose

D/F# F#7 E Bm D C#m7 Bm

/ /

Between the love I've got / And the love I'd lose /

Bdim Bm

Sometimes I'd rather run and hide /

Bdim Bm

Than stay and face the fear inside

_____ 2nd. Chorus:

C7 C7 Daug D

At the mercy / At the mercy / At the mercy of a busy day /

D Bm D

(b5) /

Who can bear to turn their head away

Em Edim Daug D

At the mercy / At the mercy / At the mercy of a busy road /

D G7 D D

(b5) /----

We can watch the universe explode

D A G D G D A

_____Music: - - - - - -

D A/C# G/B D/A G D/F# A/E D

- - - - - - -

_____ 2nd. Verse:

D F#m Bm

If you take me up / I won't say no /

Bdim G7

I guess you'd rather see me grow

D/F# F#7 E Bm D C#m7 Bm

/ /

Into a better man / Than the one you know /

Bdim Bm

Sometimes my head is hanging low /

Bdim Bm

But it's time to get on with the show

_____Ending:

C7 C7 Daug D

At the mercy / At the mercy / At the mercy of a busy day /

D G7 D D

(b5) /----

I can think of nothing more to say

About At The Mercy Chords by Paul McCartney

Learn how to play At The Mercy by Paul McCartney with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “At The Mercy chords”, “At The Mercy guitar chords”, or “Paul McCartney At The Mercy chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy At The Mercy chords and for experienced players who want accurate At The Mercy lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C7, Daug, D, Bm, Em, Edim.

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What key is "At The Mercy" in?

The chords for "At The Mercy" show the original chord names (including C7, Daug, D, Bm, Em, Edim). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.