Chords for Mary Gauthier - Mercy Now

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_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, my father sure could use a little [D] mercy now. _
_ _ _ _ [E] The fruits of his labor _ falling right slowly [A] on the ground. _
_ _ _ _ _ His work is almost over.
It won't be long, he won't [D] be around. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] I love my father, _ he could use [A] some mercy now.
_ _ _ _ _ _ And my brother, _ he could use a little [D] mercy now. _
_ _ _ _ [E] He's a stranger to freedom.
_ Shackled to fear [A] and doubt.
The _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ pain that he lives in is almost more than living [D] will allow. _
_ _ _ _ [E] I love my brother, _ he could use some mercy [A] now. _
_ _ _ _ _ My church and my country, _ they could use a little mercy [D] now. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] As they sink into a poison pit, it's gonna take forever [A] to climb out. _
_ _ _ _ _ They carry the weight of the faithful, _ follow them [D] down.
I _ _ _ _ [E] love my church and country, they could use some mercy [A] now. _
_ _ _ _ _ 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. _ _ _ _ _
People in power, they'll do anything to [D] keep their ground. _ _ _ _ _
[E] I love life, life itself could use some [A] mercy now. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[E] _ Yeah. _ _ _ _ _
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Yeah, we [E] all could [A] use a little mercy [D] now.
_ _ _ _ _ I [E] know we don't deserve it, _ but we need it [A] anyhow. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
We hang in the balance, we dangle between hell and [D] hello. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] And every single one of us could use some [A] mercy now. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Every single one of us [D] could use some mercy [A] now.
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[E] _ single one of us [D] could use some mercy [A] now.
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