Mercy
A - B7 - E - A - B7 - E (2x)
A B7 E
1. I love you Mercy, Mercy,
A B7 E
oh,
you know you’re such a beautiful thing.
A B7 E
You’re laying kisses on me,
girl,
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and
you know all the pleasure it brings.
A B7 E
2. Ah, ah, ah, ah, you’re spending all of my money,
A B7 E
oh, you’re
making me crawl up the wall.
- A B7 E
Oh, Mercy, Mercy you’re doing me
A B7 A
E
E7
without
any mercy at all, and I’m calling to you :
A E A
Have mercy, Mercy, have mercy on me,
A E A
have mercy, Mercy, mercy on me.
A E A
Have mercy, Mercy, have mercy on me,
A E A
have mercy, Mercy, mercy on me.
+ A - B7 - E - A - B7 - E
A
B7
E
3. A man’s supposed to be stronger,
A
B7 E
and
he’s not used to forgetting his way.
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Oh, but Mercy, girl, you got
my number,
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B7 A E E7
and
I’ll do anything that you say, but stop playing with me.
+ CHORUS
(orig. moves up half a note
to capo 1st here)
+ A - E - A - A - E - A
+ A - B7 - E - A - B7 - E (2x)
A E A
Have mercy, Mercy, have mercy on me,
A E A
have mercy, Mercy, mercy on me.
A E A
Have mercy, Mercy, have mercy on me,
A E A
have mercy, Mercy, mercy on me.
+ repeat CHORUS …
(The Ohio Express)