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Band/Artist: Ray Charles (feat. B.B. King) 
Song Title: Sinner’s Prayer
Album Title: Genius Loves Company
  E7Lord have mercy,    A7Lord have mercy on E7me.
  A7Lord have mercy,    Lord have mercy on E7me.
  B7Well if I've done somebody wrong, 
  A7Lord, have mercy if you E7please.A7  E7  B7  
  E7I used to have plenty of money, the A7finest clothes in town,
  E7But bad luck and trouble overtaken me, bound to get me down.
  A7Please have mercy, Lord have mercy on E7me.
  B7Well if I've done somebody wrong, 
  A7Lord, have mercy if you E7please.A7  E7  B7  
  E7Well if I done somebody wrong,   I deA7clare I'll change my ways.
  E7I don't want bad luck and trouble to follow me all my days.
  A7Please have mercy, Lord have mercy on E7me.
  B7Well if I've done somebody wrong, 
  A7Lord, have mercy if you E7please

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Sinners Prayer

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Band/Artist: Ray Charles (feat. B.B. King)

Song Title: Sinner’s Prayer

Album Title: Genius Loves Company

E7 A7 E7

Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me.

A7 E7

Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me.

Well if I've done somebody wrong,

A7 E7 A7 E7 B7

Lord, have mercy if you please.

E7 A7

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

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

A7 E7

Please have mercy, Lord have mercy on me.

Well if I've done somebody wrong,

A7 E7 A7 E7 B7

Lord, have mercy if you please.

E7 A7

Well if I done somebody wrong, I declare I'll change my ways.

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

A7 E7

Please have mercy, Lord have mercy on me.

Well if I've done somebody wrong,

A7 E7

Lord, have mercy if you please

About Sinners Prayer Chords by Ray Charles

Learn how to play Sinners Prayer by Ray Charles with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Sinners Prayer chords”, “Sinners Prayer guitar chords”, or “Ray Charles Sinners Prayer 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 Sinners Prayer chords and for experienced players who want accurate Sinners Prayer lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include B, E7, A7, B7.

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The chords for "Sinners Prayer" show the original chord names (including B, E7, A7, B7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.