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The Saw Doctors - Mercy Gates
Standard Tuning
Riff:
e-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-------0---------------------------------|
A--0-2------2---0-------0---3---0---------|
E-------------------3---------------3-2-3-|
e-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-------0--------------------------------0------------|
A--0-2------2---0-------0---3---0-----------2-3---2-0-|
E-------------------3---------------3-2---------------|
Verse 1:
You might G/Bsee me in the papers or A7sus4hear me on the radiGo, 
And you G/Bprobably imagine that A7sus4i'd forgotten you Glong, long aAgo, 
GWell i couldn't if i A7sus4tried, 
Gthough you might think i tell a A7sus4lie,
well i'll Ghold you in my memorA7sus4y from now,
until the Gday i A7sus4die
Chorus:
CBomber jackets and Dyoung girls smiles,
GValentines and Ccounty trials, 
Cmeetin' at the Dmercy gates,
all Gafternoon i Ccouldn't wait
                C                D       G   A(riff)
my thoughts were just of kissin you
Verse 2:(same chords)
Well i might be mistaken but i think we've met somewhere before
was i drunk and stoned and dancing on some salt hill disco's slippy floor
with your nose on someone's shoulder, 
slow dancin' tightly intertwined,
i wish we'd swapped our partners and continued
dancin til the end of time, 
Chorus 2:
CBomber jackets and Dyoung girls smiles,
GValentines and Ccounty trials, 
Cmeetin' at the Dmercy gates,
all Gafternoon i Ccouldn't wait
CDuffel coats and Ddesert boots
and the Gteachers spoke of CBrian Boru,
Cmy thoughts were Djust of kissin GyouA  
                C                D       G   A(riff)
my thoughts were just of kissin you
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Chords:
   G/B=x20033
A7sus4=x02233
     G=320033
     C=x32010
     D=xx0232
     A=x02220

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Mercy Gates

by The Saw Doctors

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Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

A7sus4

The Saw Doctors - Mercy Gates

Standard Tuning

Riff:

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

B-----------------------------------------|

G-----------------------------------------|

D-------0---------------------------------|

A--0-2------2---0-------0---3---0---------|

E-------------------3---------------3-2-3-|

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

B-----------------------------------------------------|

G-----------------------------------------------------|

D-------0--------------------------------0------------|

A--0-2------2---0-------0---3---0-----------2-3---2-0-|

E-------------------3---------------3-2---------------|

Verse 1:

G/B A7sus4 G

You might see me in the papers or hear me on the radio,

G/B A7sus4 G A

And you probably imagine that i'd forgotten you long, long ago,

G A7sus4

Well i couldn't if i tried,

G A7sus4

though you might think i tell a lie,

G A7sus4

well i'll hold you in my memory from now,

G A7sus4

until the day i die

Chorus:

C D

Bomber jackets and young girls smiles,

G C

Valentines and county trials,

C D

meetin' at the mercy gates,

G C

all afternoon i couldn't wait

C D G A

(riff)

my thoughts were just of kissin you

Verse 2:(same chords)

Well i might be mistaken but i think we've met somewhere before

was i drunk and stoned and dancing on some salt hill disco's slippy floor

with your nose on someone's shoulder,

slow dancin' tightly intertwined,

i wish we'd swapped our partners and continued

dancin til the end of time,

Chorus 2:

C D

Bomber jackets and young girls smiles,

G C

Valentines and county trials,

C D

meetin' at the mercy gates,

G C

all afternoon i couldn't wait

C D

Duffel coats and desert boots

G C

and the teachers spoke of Brian Boru,

C D G A

my thoughts were just of kissin you

C D G A

(riff)

my thoughts were just of kissin you

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Chords:

G/B

=x20033

A7sus4

=x02233

=320033

=x32010

=xx0232

=x02220

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