Chords for "Mercy Mercy Me" / "I Want You"
Tempo:
99 bpm
Chords used:
C#m
G#m
F#m
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G#m]
[F#m]
[B]
[E] Oh, mercy, mercy me.
[C#m] Poor things and what they used to be.
[F#] No, no.
[F#m] For we stared down the oceans [B] and the seas.
Our fish full of [C#m] mercury.
[E] Oh, mercy, mercy me.
[C#m] Poor things and what they used to be.
[F#] No, [F#m] no.
Radiation underground and [B] in the sky.
Animals and birds who live nearby are [E] dying.
Oh, mercy, mercy me.
[C#m] Poor things and what they [F#m] used to be.
What about this [B] overcrowded land?
How much more is a man capable?
[G#m] [E] [C#]
[C#m] [G#m] [C#m]
[G#m]
I [F#m] want you, but I [E] want you to want me too.
[G#m] [C#m] And I don't [F#m] need no money.
[A] I [E] want you.
[G#] [G#]
I'll [C#m] give you all
[F#m] the returns, darling.
[B] Your happiness [F#] is all [G#m] I crave.
[G#]
It's [C#m] too bad.
It's just [G#m] too sad.
You [F#m] don't want me now.
[B] But I'm going to change your mind some way. [G#] Somehow, baby.
I [G#m] want you the right way.
I [F#m] want you, [G#m] but I want you to want [A] me too.
[G#m] I want you [C#m]
[C#] to want me, baby.
Just like [B] I want you.
[G#m] Oh, [G#]
[C#m] I want you.
[E] Oh, mercy, mercy me.
[C#m] Poor things [D#m] and what they used to be.
[F#m] No, no.
Where did all the blue skies [B] go?
Or isn't this [E] the wind that blows from the north, the south, and east?
Oh, mercy, mercy me.
[C#m] Poor things [E] and what they [F#m] used to be.
What about this [A] overcrowded [B] land?
How much [C#m] more of you still never came? She's gone.
[G#m] [F#] [C#m] [G#]
[F#m]
[B]
[E] Oh, mercy, mercy me.
[C#m] Poor things and what they used to be.
[F#] No, no.
[F#m] For we stared down the oceans [B] and the seas.
Our fish full of [C#m] mercury.
[E] Oh, mercy, mercy me.
[C#m] Poor things and what they used to be.
[F#] No, [F#m] no.
Radiation underground and [B] in the sky.
Animals and birds who live nearby are [E] dying.
Oh, mercy, mercy me.
[C#m] Poor things and what they [F#m] used to be.
What about this [B] overcrowded land?
How much more is a man capable?
[G#m] [E] [C#]
[C#m] [G#m] [C#m]
[G#m]
I [F#m] want you, but I [E] want you to want me too.
[G#m] [C#m] And I don't [F#m] need no money.
[A] I [E] want you.
[G#] [G#]
I'll [C#m] give you all
[F#m] the returns, darling.
[B] Your happiness [F#] is all [G#m] I crave.
[G#]
It's [C#m] too bad.
It's just [G#m] too sad.
You [F#m] don't want me now.
[B] But I'm going to change your mind some way. [G#] Somehow, baby.
I [G#m] want you the right way.
I [F#m] want you, [G#m] but I want you to want [A] me too.
[G#m] I want you [C#m]
[C#] to want me, baby.
Just like [B] I want you.
[G#m] Oh, [G#]
[C#m] I want you.
[E] Oh, mercy, mercy me.
[C#m] Poor things [D#m] and what they used to be.
[F#m] No, no.
Where did all the blue skies [B] go?
Or isn't this [E] the wind that blows from the north, the south, and east?
Oh, mercy, mercy me.
[C#m] Poor things [E] and what they [F#m] used to be.
What about this [A] overcrowded [B] land?
How much [C#m] more of you still never came? She's gone.
[G#m] [F#] [C#m] [G#]
Key:
C#m
G#m
F#m
B
E
C#m
G#m
F#m
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ Oh, mercy, mercy me.
_ [C#m] _ _ Poor things and what they used to be.
[F#] No, no.
[F#m] For we stared down the oceans [B] and the seas.
Our fish full of [C#m] mercury. _
_ [E] _ _ Oh, mercy, mercy me.
[C#m] _ _ Poor things and what they used to be.
[F#] No, [F#m] no.
_ Radiation underground and [B] in the sky.
Animals and birds who live nearby are [E] dying.
Oh, _ mercy, mercy me.
_ [C#m] _ _ Poor things and what they _ [F#m] _ used to be.
What about this [B] overcrowded land?
How much more is a man capable?
[G#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
I [F#m] want you, _ but I [E] want you to want me _ too.
_ [G#m] _ [C#m] And I don't [F#m] need no money.
_ [A] _ I [E] want you.
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [G#]
I'll [C#m] _ _ give you all _
_ [F#m] _ the returns, darling.
_ [B] _ Your happiness [F#] is all [G#m] I crave.
_ [G#] _ _
It's [C#m] too bad.
It's just [G#m] too sad.
You [F#m] don't want me now. _ _ _ _
[B] But I'm going to change your mind some way. [G#] Somehow, _ _ baby.
I [G#m] want you the right way.
I [F#m] want you, _ [G#m] but I want you to want [A] me too.
_ [G#m] I want you [C#m] _
[C#] to want me, baby.
_ Just like [B] I want you.
[G#m] _ Oh, [G#] _
[C#m] I want you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ Oh, mercy, mercy me.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ Poor things [D#m] and what they used to be.
[F#m] No, no.
Where did all the blue skies [B] go?
Or isn't this [E] the wind that blows from the north, the south, and east?
_ Oh, mercy, mercy me.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ Poor things [E] and what they _ [F#m] used to be.
What about this [A] overcrowded [B] land?
How much [C#m] more of you still never came? She's gone.
[G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ Oh, mercy, mercy me.
_ [C#m] _ _ Poor things and what they used to be.
[F#] No, no.
[F#m] For we stared down the oceans [B] and the seas.
Our fish full of [C#m] mercury. _
_ [E] _ _ Oh, mercy, mercy me.
[C#m] _ _ Poor things and what they used to be.
[F#] No, [F#m] no.
_ Radiation underground and [B] in the sky.
Animals and birds who live nearby are [E] dying.
Oh, _ mercy, mercy me.
_ [C#m] _ _ Poor things and what they _ [F#m] _ used to be.
What about this [B] overcrowded land?
How much more is a man capable?
[G#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
I [F#m] want you, _ but I [E] want you to want me _ too.
_ [G#m] _ [C#m] And I don't [F#m] need no money.
_ [A] _ I [E] want you.
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [G#]
I'll [C#m] _ _ give you all _
_ [F#m] _ the returns, darling.
_ [B] _ Your happiness [F#] is all [G#m] I crave.
_ [G#] _ _
It's [C#m] too bad.
It's just [G#m] too sad.
You [F#m] don't want me now. _ _ _ _
[B] But I'm going to change your mind some way. [G#] Somehow, _ _ baby.
I [G#m] want you the right way.
I [F#m] want you, _ [G#m] but I want you to want [A] me too.
_ [G#m] I want you [C#m] _
[C#] to want me, baby.
_ Just like [B] I want you.
[G#m] _ Oh, [G#] _
[C#m] I want you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ Oh, mercy, mercy me.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ Poor things [D#m] and what they used to be.
[F#m] No, no.
Where did all the blue skies [B] go?
Or isn't this [E] the wind that blows from the north, the south, and east?
_ Oh, mercy, mercy me.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ Poor things [E] and what they _ [F#m] used to be.
What about this [A] overcrowded [B] land?
How much [C#m] more of you still never came? She's gone.
[G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _