Chords for Mary Gauthier and Eliza Gilkyson - Mercy Now (2015)
Tempo:
136.95 bpm
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Have mercy on us all, Lord.
Oh yeah.
[A]
Well, my father sure could use a little mercy [D] now.
[E] The fruits of his labor fall and rot slowly on the [A] ground.
[A] His work is almost over.
It won't be long, he won't be around.
[D] I
[E] love my father.
He could [Em] use some [A] mercy [Em] now.
[A]
And my brother could use a little mercy [D] now.
He's a [E]
stranger to freedom, [E] shackled to fear [A] and doubt.
The pain that he lives in, it's almost more than living was [D] allowed.
[E] I love my brother.
He could use some [A] mercy now.
[A]
My church and my country, they could use a little mercy [D] now.
As [E] they sink into a poison pit, it's going to take forever to [A] climb out.
[B] [A]
They carry the weight of the faithful who follow them down.
[D]
I [E] love my church and country.
They could use [A] some mercy now.
[A]
Every living thing could use a little mercy [D] now.
[E] Only the hand of grace can end the race.
Towards another [A] mushroom cloud, there's people in power who'll do anything to keep their crown.
[E]
I love life and life itself.
Could [E] use some mercy [A]
now.
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[B] [D]
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Yeah, we all, we all could use a little mercy [D] now.
I [E] know we don't deserve it, but [E] we need it anyhow.
[A]
We hang in the balance.
We [A] dangle between hell and [D] hallowed ground.
And [E] every single one of us could use some mercy [A] now.
[A]
[E] Oh, every single one of us could use [D] some mercy [A] now.
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Oh yeah.
[A]
Well, my father sure could use a little mercy [D] now.
[E] The fruits of his labor fall and rot slowly on the [A] ground.
[A] His work is almost over.
It won't be long, he won't be around.
[D] I
[E] love my father.
He could [Em] use some [A] mercy [Em] now.
[A]
And my brother could use a little mercy [D] now.
He's a [E]
stranger to freedom, [E] shackled to fear [A] and doubt.
The pain that he lives in, it's almost more than living was [D] allowed.
[E] I love my brother.
He could use some [A] mercy now.
[A]
My church and my country, they could use a little mercy [D] now.
As [E] they sink into a poison pit, it's going to take forever to [A] climb out.
[B] [A]
They carry the weight of the faithful who follow them down.
[D]
I [E] love my church and country.
They could use [A] some mercy now.
[A]
Every living thing could use a little mercy [D] now.
[E] Only the hand of grace can end the race.
Towards another [A] mushroom cloud, there's people in power who'll do anything to keep their crown.
[E]
I love life and life itself.
Could [E] use some mercy [A]
now.
[A]
[B] [D]
[E]
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[A]
[A]
Yeah, we all, we all could use a little mercy [D] now.
I [E] know we don't deserve it, but [E] we need it anyhow.
[A]
We hang in the balance.
We [A] dangle between hell and [D] hallowed ground.
And [E] every single one of us could use some mercy [A] now.
[A]
[E] Oh, every single one of us could use [D] some mercy [A] now.
[A]
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[A] [D]
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_ _ Have mercy on us all, Lord.
Oh yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, my father _ sure _ could use a little mercy [D] now. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] The fruits _ of his labor _ _ fall and rot slowly on the [A] ground.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ His work is almost over.
_ It won't be long, he won't be around.
[D] _ I _
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_ _ _ [E] love _ my father.
_ _ He could [Em] use some [A] mercy _ [Em] now.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And my brother could _ _ _ use a little mercy [D] now. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ He's a [E] _
stranger to freedom, _ _ _ [E] shackled to fear _ [A] and doubt.
_ The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ pain that he lives in, _ it's almost more than living was [D] allowed. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] I love _ my brother.
_ _ _ He could use some [A] mercy _ now. _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My church and my country, _ _ _ _ they could use a little mercy [D] now. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ As [E] they sink into a poison pit, it's going to take forever to [A] climb _ out. _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
They carry the weight of the faithful _ _ who follow them _ down.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I [E] love my church and country. _ _ _ _
They could use [A] some mercy now.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ Every living _ thing could use _ a little mercy [D] now. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ Only the hand of grace _ can end the race.
_ _ _ _ _ Towards another [A] mushroom _ cloud, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ there's people in power _ _ who'll do anything to keep their crown. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E]
I love life and life itself.
Could _ [E] use some mercy [A] _
now.
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ Yeah, we all, _ _ we all could use a little mercy [D] now. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I [E] know we don't deserve it, _ _ but [E] we need it anyhow.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ We hang in the balance.
We [A] dangle between hell and [D] hallowed ground.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And [E] every single one of us could use some mercy [A] _ now.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] Oh, every single one of us could _ use [D] some mercy _ [A] now. _ _ _
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Oh yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, my father _ sure _ could use a little mercy [D] now. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] The fruits _ of his labor _ _ fall and rot slowly on the [A] ground.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ His work is almost over.
_ It won't be long, he won't be around.
[D] _ I _
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_ _ _ [E] love _ my father.
_ _ He could [Em] use some [A] mercy _ [Em] now.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And my brother could _ _ _ use a little mercy [D] now. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ He's a [E] _
stranger to freedom, _ _ _ [E] shackled to fear _ [A] and doubt.
_ The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ pain that he lives in, _ it's almost more than living was [D] allowed. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] I love _ my brother.
_ _ _ He could use some [A] mercy _ now. _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My church and my country, _ _ _ _ they could use a little mercy [D] now. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ As [E] they sink into a poison pit, it's going to take forever to [A] climb _ out. _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
They carry the weight of the faithful _ _ who follow them _ down.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I [E] love my church and country. _ _ _ _
They could use [A] some mercy now.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ Every living _ thing could use _ a little mercy [D] now. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ Only the hand of grace _ can end the race.
_ _ _ _ _ Towards another [A] mushroom _ cloud, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ there's people in power _ _ who'll do anything to keep their crown. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E]
I love life and life itself.
Could _ [E] use some mercy [A] _
now.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
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_ _ _ _ Yeah, we all, _ _ we all could use a little mercy [D] now. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I [E] know we don't deserve it, _ _ but [E] we need it anyhow.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ We hang in the balance.
We [A] dangle between hell and [D] hallowed ground.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And [E] every single one of us could use some mercy [A] _ now.
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_ _ [E] Oh, every single one of us could _ use [D] some mercy _ [A] now. _ _ _
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