Tabs
- Capo on 2nd
- Difficulty: Intermediate
Key: 
A augmentedA
🎸 Intro:
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D MajorD|-------0----------0---------0----------0----------0----------0--------0-------0--|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3---------3-----------3-------3------------3----------3----------3-----3-------|
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BB|---------0-----1--------1----------0-----------------0-----1-------1-------0-----|
G+G|----0----------------0--------------------0---------------------0--------------0-|
D MajorD|-------0----------0---------0----------0----------0----------0--------0------0---|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3---------3-----------3-------3------------3----------3----------3-----3-------|
🎸 Verse 1:
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G+G|------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0--------|
D MajorD|-----0---------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3------3-----------3-----3-----------3-----3-----------3-----3-----------|
My father
could use a little mercy
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G+G|-----0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0---------------|
D MajorD|--------2-----------2--------2-----2--------2-----------2--------2-------2-|
A augmentedA|--3-----------3-----------3-----3-----3-----------3-----------3-----3------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Now
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D MajorD|--0------0---------0------0------0--------0-------(0)----------0-----------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The fruits of his labor fall and rot slowly on the
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G+G|---------------------0--------0---------0-----0----------------0-------0--------0-|
D MajorD|------0-----------0--------0---------0-----------0----------0--------0--------0---|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3---------3-----------3--------3---------3-----------3----------3-------3-------|
ground
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G+G|------------0-------------0-------------0-----------0---------------0---------0--|
D MajorD|-----0--------0---------0---------0--------0-----------0----------0---------0----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3------3----------3--------3--------3----------3-----------3--------3----------|
His work is almost over it won't be long,
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G+G|-----0-----------------0-----------0---------0---------------0----------0----|
D MajorD|--------2-----------2--------2-------2----------2---------2--------2------2--|
A augmentedA|--3-----------3-----------3-----3---------3----------3----------3-----3------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
He won't be around
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G+G|-----2--------2--------2------2-------2--------2--------2----------2--------|
D MajorD|--0------0----------0-----0-----0---------0---------0--------0--------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I love my father he could use some
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G+G|--------------------0------------------------0------------------------0---------0-|
D MajorD|------0----------0---------0---------0----------0-----------0--------0--------0---|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3--------3------------3--------3---------3-----------3----------3-------3-------|
Mercy now
🎸 Verse 2:
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G+G|-------0-------------------0--------0--------------0---------0--------0------|
D MajorD|-----0---------0--------0---------0---------0---------0--------0--------0----|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3------3---------3---------3----------3-------3----------3--------3--------|
My brother
could use a little mercy
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G+G|-----0-----------------0----------0-------0------------------0---------------|
D MajorD|--------2-----------2--------2-------2-------2------------2--------2-------2-|
A augmentedA|--3-----------3-----------3-----3-------3---------3-------------3-----3------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
now He's a
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D MajorD|--0--------0----------0-----0-----0--------0--------0-------0---------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
stranger to freedom
he's shackled to his fear and his
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G+G|----0----------------0-------------------------0------------------------0------0-|
D MajorD|-------0----------0---------0----------0----------0-----------0-------0------0---|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3---------3-----------3-------3------------3----------3----------3------3------|
doubt The
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G+G|------------0---------0--------0--------0-----------0---------------0---------0--|
D MajorD|-----0--------0---------0---------0--------0-----------0----------0---------0----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3------3----------3--------3--------3----------3-----------3--------3----------|
pain that he lives in it's almost more
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G+G|-----0-----------------0----------0-------0------------------0-----------0---|
D MajorD|--------2-----------2--------2-------2-------2------------2--------2-------2-|
A augmentedA|--3-----------3-----------3-----3-------3----------3------------3-----3------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
than living will allow
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G+G|----2------------2-------2------2------2--------2--------2-------2----|
D MajorD|--0--------0----------0-----0-----0--------0--------0-------0---------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
I love my brother He could use some
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BB|---------0-----1--------1----------0----------------0-----1------1----------0----|
G+G|----0----------------0------------------------0---------------0-----------0------|
D MajorD|-------0----------0---------0----------0---------0----------0--------0-----------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3---------3-----------3-------3-----------3----------3---------3------3--------|
mercy now
🎸 Verse 3:
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G+G|--0--------0------(0)---------0--------0----------0---------0---------------|
D MajorD|-----0-------0--------0---------0--------0----------0---------0---------0---|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3-----3----------3-------3---------3---------3----------3--------3--------|
My church and my country
could use a little mercy
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G+G|-----0-----------------0----------0-------0------------------0-------0--------|
D MajorD|--------2-----------2--------2-------2-------2------------2--------2--------2-|
A augmentedA|--3-----------3-----------3-----3-------3----------3------------3-------3-----|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Now as they
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D MajorD|--0--------0--------0-----0--------0------0--------0--------0-------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
sink into a poisoned pit it's goint to take forever to climb
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G+G|---------------------0-------------0----------0---------------0---------0---------|
D MajorD|------0-----------0--------0---------0-----------0----------0--------0--------0---|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3---------3-----------3--------3---------3-----------3----------3-------3-------|
out They
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G+G|--0----0------------0---------0--------0----------0---------------------------|
D MajorD|-----0-------0--------0---------0--------0----------0---------0---------0-----|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3------3--------3---------3---------3---------3----------3------3-----------|
carry the weight of the faithful who follow them
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G+G|-----0-----------------0----------0-------0------------------0-----------0----|
D MajorD|--------2-----------2--------2-------2-------2------------2--------2--------2-|
A augmentedA|--3-----------3-----------3-----3-------3----------3------------3------3------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
down I love
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G+G|----2------------2-------2------2------2-------2------2---------------|
D MajorD|--0--------0----------0-----0-----0--------0------0--------0----------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
my church and country
they could use some mercy
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G+G|----0----------------0--------------------0---------------------0------------0----|
D MajorD|-------0----------0---------0----------0----------0----------0--------0-----------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3---------3-----------3-------3------------3----------3----------3-----3--------|
now
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G+G|--0--------0------(0)------------------0------------0-----------------0----|
D MajorD|-----0-------0--------0---------0--------0------------0--------0--------0--|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3-----3----------3-------3---------3----------3-----------3------3-------|
Every living thing could use a little mercy
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BB|-----------1-----0-----------------------------1-----0--------------------0---|
G+G|-----0-----------------0----------0-------0------------------0-------0--------|
D MajorD|--------2-----------2--------2-------2-------2------------2--------2--------2-|
A augmentedA|--3-----------3-----------3-----3-------3----------3------------3-------3-----|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
now
Only the hand of grace can end the race
Towards another mushroom cloud
People in power, well
They'll do anything to keep their crown
I love life, and life itself could use some mercy now
Yeah, we all could use a little mercy now
I know we don't deserve it
But we need it anyhow
We hang in the balance
Dangle 'tween hell and hallowed ground
Every single one of us could use some mercy now
Other versions of Mercy Now
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Mercy Now by Mary Gauthier
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