Electrics

Electrics - Mercy Mercy guitar chord

Title: Mercy Mercy

Artist: The Electrics

Album: (self-titled)

Copyright: 1997 Five Minute Walk Records

Tim Masson (tim@iml.com)

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This is a beautiful slow song that sounds great on an acoustic.

[intro 2x] {---- = 1 beat}

G Bm Em C

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

B|-----3--3-3------3--3-3-|-----3--3-3-------3--3-3-|

G|-----0--0-0------0--0-0-|-----0--0-0-------0--0-0-|

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

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

E|3-----------------------|0------------------------|

[verse 1] - continue above picking pattern

G Bm Em C G

She was only sweet sixteen, teenage girl, teenage dream

Bm Em C

And I thought I loved her so

G Bm Em C G

By the way she looked at me, I was sure our love could be

Bm Em C(walk-down)

Then she broke my heart you know

[chorus prelude] - switch to playing full chords for rest of song

{walk-down to Am by playing 3-2 on the A string}

Am C D(walk-down)

What do you cry when there's nothing left inside

Am C

What do you cry when you've got to show

D D

things that you would rather hide?

[chorus]

G Bm Em C

Have mercy mercy on me, mercy mercy

G Bm Em C

Have mercy mercy on me, mercy mercy

G Bm Em

Have mercy mercy on me, mercy mercy

C G Bm Em C

Have mercy on me oh

[verse 2]

G Bm Em C G

Son of God, Son of Man, came to bring His Father's plan

Bm Em C

And I heard he loved me so

G Bm Em C G

From the words he spoke to me, I was sure our love could be

Bm Em

Then I broke his heart you know

[chorus prelude]

[chorus x2]

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