Chords for Steve Earle - Have Mercy

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He's standing on the corner, [A] a hundred dollar bill in [E] his hand.
_ _ _ _ Said I can feel a lot of these people, [A] _ _ that [E] ain't no business in the hand.
_ _ Ain't [B] no one reason for a white boy [A] to be moving this side [E] of town.
_ _ _ _ He gave [B] that money to the man and he [A] fought a little mercy for [E] a man.
_ _ _ _ Have mercy [A] on me, _ _ _ have mercy [E] on me. _ _ _ _
[B] I'm still alive, can't you [A] see?
Have mercy [E] on me.
_ Old _ _ John the white guy started, [A] guess he was a fire in [E] her eyes. _ _ _ _ _
He loved his wife and children, [A] and wasn't into telling [E] all these lies. _ _ _ _
[B] But she gave herself so freely [A] in that room at the top of [E] the stairs. _ _ _ _ _
[B] He'd go to her in hopes [A] to find a little mercy [E] there.
_ _ _ Have mercy [A] on me, _ _ _ [E] have mercy on me. _ _ _ _ _
[B] I'm still alive, can't [A] you see?
Have mercy [E] on me. _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ She's made the power, I've made [E] the brick. _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] Sometimes it feels like [A] you just wanna know how [D] much you can _ [B] take. _ _ _
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She's all alone that evening, [A] what was she thinking [E] that? _ _ _ _ _ _
Her mind was made up and [A] I guess it was the [E] only way out. _ _ _
[B] There's a pistol in a pawn shop [A] where the man called the [E] police. _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] She took it home to find out [A] how _ mercy [E] could hurt.
_ _ Have mercy [A] on me, _ _ _ have mercy [E] on me. _ _ _ _
[B] I'm still alive, can't you [A] see?
Have mercy [E] on me.
_ _ _ Have mercy [A] on me, _ _ [A] have mercy [E] on me. _ _ _ _
[B] I'm still alive, can't you [A] see?
Have mercy [E] on me. _ _ _ _ _
[B] God knows that mercy [A] ain't free.
Have mercy [E] on me. _ _ _ _ _ _
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