Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: A#mA#m
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
G+G
Verse 1:
C majorC
/ It’s as bad as it has / been,
D MajorD G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7 C majorC D MajorD
For over / 20 years but / then I haven’t been here all my / life
G+G C majorC
/ And all the wells are going / dry
D MajorD G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7 C majorC D MajorD G+G
All the bankers saying / “bye-bye, Mr. Gray we’re glad we / met but no money / yet.”
Chorus:
D MajorD C majorC G+G
If I / show my hands would you / watch them bleed?
D MajorD C majorC E minor 7Em7 Am7Am7 A minorAm D MajorD G+G
/ Long enough to / prove they are in - /deed / / in need of / mercy / /
Verse 2:
G+G C majorC
/ Dawn always / breaks the noonday / high
D MajorD G+G
Shade rarely / offers ali - / bi
G/F# E minor 7Em7 C majorC D MajorD G+G
Or decent / rest for such a / man. / If I think, I / can
C majorC D MajorD
Try / harder some might / say that I’m / smarter
G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7 C majorC D MajorD G+G
But only / God knows / only God knows who I / am
Chorus:
D MajorD C majorC G+G
If I / show my hands would you / watch them bleed?
D MajorD C majorC E minor 7Em7 Am7Am7 A minorAm D MajorD G+G
/ Long enough to / prove they are in - /deed / / in need of / mercy / /
Bridge:
C majorC D MajorD G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7
/ I try to laugh about it / I try not to cry about it
C majorC D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD
/ Mamma always hates it when I / cry / /What will it take to convince
G+G G/F# E minor 7Em7 C majorC D MajorD G+G
/ This is just the road to excellence / Faith before the skeptic’s / eye
Chorus:
D MajorD C majorC G+G
If I / show my hands would you / watch them bleed?
D MajorD C majorC E minor 7Em7 Am7Am7 A minorAm D MajorD G+G
/ Long enough to / prove they are in - /deed / / in need of / mercy / /
Outro:
G+G
/I need your mercy me /I need your mercy, mercy me / / /