Have Mercy chords by Steve Earle

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: D MajorD

🎸 Intro:


D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD (x4)


🎸 Verse 1:


D MajorD
He was standin' on the corner
 G+G             D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
A augmentedA hundred dollar bill in his hand
                       G+G
Said I could feed a lot of these people with this
          D MajorD        Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
But that ain't the business at hand
       A augmentedA
Ain't but one reason for a white boy to be
G+G          D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Over on this side of town
       A augmentedA
He gave that money to the man and he
G+G             D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Bought a little mercy for now

🎸 Chorus:


D MajorD       G+G
Have mercy on me
       D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Have mercy on me
   A augmentedA           G+G
I'm a sinner Lord can't you see
       D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Have mercy on me


🎸 Verse2:


D MajorD
Old Joe don't know how it got started
 G+G              D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
I guess it was the fire in her eyes

He loved his wife and children
    G+G            D MajorD     Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
And he wasn't into telling all these lies
    A augmentedA
But she gave herself so freely
    G+G           D MajorD   Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
In that room at the top of the stairs
   A augmentedA            G+G          D MajorD   Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
He'd go to her in hopes he'd find a little mercy there

🎸 Chorus:

D MajorD       G+G
Have mercy on me
       D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Have mercy on me
   A augmentedA           G+G
I'm a sinner Lord can't you see
       D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Have mercy on me


🎸 Bridge:


A augmentedA
Tears were made to fall
        D MajorD
Hearts made to break
A augmentedA
Sometimes it feels

Like they just want to know
  G+G       D MajorD
How much you can take

D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD (x2)


🎸 Verse3:


D MajorD
She was all alone that evening
G+G           D MajorD   Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
What was she thinkin' about

Her mind was made up and
 G+G        D MajorD       Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
I guess it was the only way out
     A augmentedA           G+G
There's a pistol in a pawn shop window
          D MajorD   Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Made of cold, blue steel
  A augmentedA
She took it home to find out
  G+G             D MajorD   Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
How warm a little mercy could feel


Chorus X2:


D MajorD       G+G
Have mercy on me
       D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Have mercy on me
   A augmentedA           G+G
I'm a sinner Lord can't you see
       D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Have mercy on me

D MajorD       G+G
Have mercy on me
       D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Have mercy on me
   A augmentedA           G+G
I'm a sinner Lord can't you see
       D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Have mercy on me


🎸 Outro:

A augmentedA             G+G
God knows that mercy ain't free
       D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Have mercy on me