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Capo 4.
Original Key: C#m
[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
 AmLooking down on empty streets,
 Am7All she can see,
Are the Fdreams all made solid,
Are the Dm7dreams made real.
 AmAll of the buildings,
 Am7All of the cars.
Were Fonce just a dream,
In Dm7somebody's head.
She Ampictures the broken glass,
 Am7Pictures the steam.
She Fpictures a soul,
                Dm7(Am)
With no leak at the seam.
[Bridge 1]
 AmLet's take the boat out,
(Wait until darkness).
Let's take the boat out,
(Wait until darkness comes).
[Verse 2]
 AmNowhere in the corridors,
Of Am7pale green and grey.
 FNowhere in the suburbs,
In the Dm7cold light of day.
 AmThere in the midst of it,
So a-Am7live and alone.
 FWords support like Gbone.
[Chorus 1]
Dreaming of CMer-Fcy GStreet,
 AmWhere you're in-Emside Fout.
Dreaming of Cmercy,F  G  
In your Amdaddy's arms a-Ggain.
Dreaming of CMer-Fcy GStreet,
 AmSwear they moved Emthat Fsign.
Dreaming of Cmercy,F  G  
In your Amdaddy's arms...
[Interlude]
  Am7   F(x3)  Am  
[Verse 3]
 AmPulling out the papers,
From the Am7drawers that slide smooth.
 FTugging at the darkness,
 Dm7Word upon word.
Con-Amfessing all the secret things,
In the Am7warm velvet box,
To the Fpriest; he's the doctor,
He can Dm7handle the shocks.
 AmDreaming of the tenderness,
The Am7tremble in the hips;
Of Fkissing Mary's Glips.
[Chorus 2]
 CMer-Fcy GStreet,
 AmWhere you're in-Emside Fout.
Dreaming of Cmercy,F  G  
In your Amdaddy's arms a-Ggain.
Dreaming of CMer-Fcy GStreet,
 AmSwear they moved Emthat Fsign.
Dreaming of Cmercy,F  G  
In your Amdaddy's arms...
[Interlude]
  Am7   F(x3) Am  
[Break]
 AmMercy...Mercy...
Looking for mercy.
 AmMercy..G.
Looking for Ammercy..G.
Looking for Ammercy..F.
Looking for Ammercy...
[Coda]
 AmAnne with her father,
Is Am7out in the boat,
 FRiding the water,
 Dm7Riding the waves on the Amsea.

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Mercy Street

by Peter Gabriel

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Dm7

Capo 4.

Original Key: C#m

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Looking down on empty streets,

Am7

All she can see,

Are the dreams all made solid,

Dm7

Are the dreams made real.

All of the buildings,

Am7

All of the cars.

Were once just a dream,

Dm7

In somebody's head.

She pictures the broken glass,

Am7

Pictures the steam.

She pictures a soul,

Dm7 Am

()

With no leak at the seam.

[Bridge 1]

Let's take the boat out,

(Wait until darkness).

Let's take the boat out,

(Wait until darkness comes).

[Verse 2]

Nowhere in the corridors,

Am7

Of pale green and grey.

Nowhere in the suburbs,

Dm7

In the cold light of day.

There in the midst of it,

Am7

So a-live and alone.

F G

Words support like bone.

[Chorus 1]

C F G

Dreaming of Mer-cy Street,

Am Em F

Where you're in-side out.

C F G

Dreaming of mercy,

Am G

In your daddy's arms a-gain.

C F G

Dreaming of Mer-cy Street,

Am Em F

Swear they moved that sign.

C F G

Dreaming of mercy,

In your daddy's arms...

[Interlude]

Am7 F Am

(x3)

[Verse 3]

Pulling out the papers,

Am7

From the drawers that slide smooth.

Tugging at the darkness,

Dm7

Word upon word.

Con-fessing all the secret things,

Am7

In the warm velvet box,

To the priest; he's the doctor,

Dm7

He can handle the shocks.

Dreaming of the tenderness,

Am7

The tremble in the hips;

F G

Of kissing Mary's lips.

[Chorus 2]

C F G

Mer-cy Street,

Am Em F

Where you're in-side out.

C F G

Dreaming of mercy,

Am G

In your daddy's arms a-gain.

C F G

Dreaming of Mer-cy Street,

Am Em F

Swear they moved that sign.

C F G

Dreaming of mercy,

In your daddy's arms...

[Interlude]

Am7 F Am

(x3)

[Break]

Mercy...Mercy...

Looking for mercy.

Am G

Mercy...

Am G

Looking for mercy...

Am F

Looking for mercy...

[Coda]

Anne with her father,

Am7

Is out in the boat,

Riding the water,

Dm7 Am

Riding the waves on the sea.

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