Chords for St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
Tempo:
127.55 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
D
Am
Em
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] Oh little one, I [Bb] know you've been tired for [F] a long, long time
[C] And oh little one, [Bb] I ain't been around [F] for a little while
But when [Em] you see [E] me
[Dm] wave
[D]
[C] Oh little one, your [Bb] lemon-gray jawline [F] looks just like his
[C] Our father in exile [Bb] for God only knows [C] how many years
[F] But when [Em] you see him [Am] wave
[D]
[Em] Through double pay
[Bb]
I'll [Em] be with you lost [G]
boy, [Bb] sneaking out [E] where the [Dm] shivers won't find [D] you
[Am]
[A] [Em]
[Am]
[Dm] [E] [Dm]
[D] [Am]
[Em]
[Am] [E] [G]
[Gm] [G] [Bb]
[F] [Dm]
[Em] Oh little [Am] one, [A] I tell you [Eb] good news that [E] I don't believe
[Dm] [F]
[Dm] If it [Em] would help you sleep, [Dm]
[D] [Em] strange mercy
[Bb]
[C] Did I ever meet the [Bb] damn policeman who [F] locked you up?
No I, I don't know what
[C] If I ever meet the [Bb] damn policeman who [F] roughed you up
[D] I'll [E] be with you [G] lost boy, [Bb] sneaking out where [F] the shivers [D] won't find you
[D]
[A] Oh little one, I know you've been tired [Am] for a long, long time
[Dm] And [G] oh little one, [D]
I ain't been around for a long, [Am] long time
[A]
[B] And [Am] oh little one, I ain't been around [D] for a long, long time
And [A] oh little one, I ain't been around for a long, [Em] long time
[E] [Am] [A] [D]
[E]
[G] [A] [Am]
[E]
[Eb] [G]
[C] And oh little one, [Bb] I ain't been around [F] for a little while
But when [Em] you see [E] me
[Dm] wave
[D]
[C] Oh little one, your [Bb] lemon-gray jawline [F] looks just like his
[C] Our father in exile [Bb] for God only knows [C] how many years
[F] But when [Em] you see him [Am] wave
[D]
[Em] Through double pay
[Bb]
I'll [Em] be with you lost [G]
boy, [Bb] sneaking out [E] where the [Dm] shivers won't find [D] you
[Am]
[A] [Em]
[Am]
[Dm] [E] [Dm]
[D] [Am]
[Em]
[Am] [E] [G]
[Gm] [G] [Bb]
[F] [Dm]
[Em] Oh little [Am] one, [A] I tell you [Eb] good news that [E] I don't believe
[Dm] [F]
[Dm] If it [Em] would help you sleep, [Dm]
[D] [Em] strange mercy
[Bb]
[C] Did I ever meet the [Bb] damn policeman who [F] locked you up?
No I, I don't know what
[C] If I ever meet the [Bb] damn policeman who [F] roughed you up
[D] I'll [E] be with you [G] lost boy, [Bb] sneaking out where [F] the shivers [D] won't find you
[D]
[A] Oh little one, I know you've been tired [Am] for a long, long time
[Dm] And [G] oh little one, [D]
I ain't been around for a long, [Am] long time
[A]
[B] And [Am] oh little one, I ain't been around [D] for a long, long time
And [A] oh little one, I ain't been around for a long, [Em] long time
[E] [Am] [A] [D]
[E]
[G] [A] [Am]
[E]
[Eb] [G]
Key:
Bb
D
Am
Em
F
Bb
D
Am
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Oh little _ one, I [Bb] know you've been tired for [F] a long, long time _
[C] And oh little _ one, [Bb] I ain't been _ around [F] for a little while _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ But when [Em] you see [E] me _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ wave
_ _ [D] _
_ [C] Oh _ little one, your [Bb] _ lemon-gray _ jawline [F] looks just like _ his
[C] Our _ father in _ exile [Bb] for _ God only _ knows [C] how many _ years
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ But when [Em] you see him _ _ [Am] wave
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] Through _ double _ _ _ pay
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'll [Em] be with you lost _ [G]
boy, [Bb] _ sneaking out [E] where the [Dm] shivers won't find _ [D] you _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ Oh little [Am] _ one, [A] I tell you [Eb] good news that [E] I don't believe
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ If it [Em] would help you _ _ sleep, [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] strange _ _ _ mercy
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Did I ever meet the [Bb] _ _ damn _ _ policeman who [F] locked you up? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ No I, I don't know what
_ _ [C] If I _ ever meet the [Bb] _ damn _ _ policeman who [F] roughed you up _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] I'll [E] be with you [G] lost boy, _ _ [Bb] sneaking out where [F] the shivers [D] won't find _ you
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] Oh little one, I know you've been _ tired [Am] for a long, long time _ _ _
[Dm] And [G] oh little one, _ [D] _
_ I ain't been around for a long, _ _ _ [Am] long time
[A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ And [Am] oh little _ one, _ I ain't been around [D] for _ a _ _ long, long time _ _ _
And [A] _ oh little one, I ain't been around for a long, _ _ _ [Em] long time
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Oh little _ one, I [Bb] know you've been tired for [F] a long, long time _
[C] And oh little _ one, [Bb] I ain't been _ around [F] for a little while _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ But when [Em] you see [E] me _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ wave
_ _ [D] _
_ [C] Oh _ little one, your [Bb] _ lemon-gray _ jawline [F] looks just like _ his
[C] Our _ father in _ exile [Bb] for _ God only _ knows [C] how many _ years
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ But when [Em] you see him _ _ [Am] wave
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] Through _ double _ _ _ pay
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'll [Em] be with you lost _ [G]
boy, [Bb] _ sneaking out [E] where the [Dm] shivers won't find _ [D] you _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ Oh little [Am] _ one, [A] I tell you [Eb] good news that [E] I don't believe
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ If it [Em] would help you _ _ sleep, [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] strange _ _ _ mercy
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Did I ever meet the [Bb] _ _ damn _ _ policeman who [F] locked you up? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ No I, I don't know what
_ _ [C] If I _ ever meet the [Bb] _ damn _ _ policeman who [F] roughed you up _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] I'll [E] be with you [G] lost boy, _ _ [Bb] sneaking out where [F] the shivers [D] won't find _ you
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] Oh little one, I know you've been _ tired [Am] for a long, long time _ _ _
[Dm] And [G] oh little one, _ [D] _
_ I ain't been around for a long, _ _ _ [Am] long time
[A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ And [Am] oh little _ one, _ I ain't been around [D] for _ a _ _ long, long time _ _ _
And [A] _ oh little one, I ain't been around for a long, _ _ _ [Em] long time
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _