Chords for Mercy Now

_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
My father could _ _ [Em] use [D] a little mercy now
[F#] _ [D] _ _ _
[E] the fruits [F#m] of his labor
_ [E] _ Falling rot slowly [A] on the ground
_ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _
His work is almost over
It won't be long
[D] He won't be around
[G] _ [D] I _ _
[E] Love my father
_ He could use [A] some mercy now
_ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _
and my brother
_ _ _ [Em] Could use [D] a little mercy now
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] He's a [C#m] stranger to freedom
[E] _ shackled to his fear
[A] And his doubt _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ _
and the pain that he lives in
It's almost more [D] than living with a lie
[G] [D] I _ _ _
[E] Love [B] my brother
_ [E] _ [Bm] He could [A] use some mercy
now
_ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ _
My church in my country
_ Could [D] use a little mercy now
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] As they [B] sink into a poison [E] pit
It's gonna take forever
[A] to climb out
[Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ _
They carry the weight of the faithful
_ Follow [D] them
_ _ [G] Oh
[D] I
[A] _
_ [E] Love my church and country
They could [A] use some mercy now
_ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _
_ every living thing
the use
[D] _ Mercy [G] now
[D] _ _ _ _
[E] Only [C#] the hand of grace
[E] And in the race toward [A] another mushroom cloud
[Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ _
the people in power
They'll do anything [D] to keep their crown
[G] _ [D] Oh _
[E] I love life and life itself
could use
[A] some mercy now
_ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ I
_ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] Know we don't deserve it, _ but we need
[A] Anyhow _ [E] _ _ _ _
we hang [G#m] in the balance
[F#m] Dangle [A] between hell [D] and hallowed [A] ground
_ [Bm] Oh
[A] _ _
[E] Every single [F#m] one of us
[E] _ You some [A] mercy now
_ _ _ _ [E] Yeah
every single one of us
_ You
[Em] some mercy
_ [A] now _ _ _
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