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πΈ Intro:
C C C G7 C
C C G7
πΈ Verse 1:
C C
Well, I was standin' in line at the city bus stop
C G
Soaked to the skin from every rain drop
C C
I see you drivin' by just like a phantom jet
C G
With your arm around some little brunette
C
You say you won't be home because you're workin' late
C G
Honey, I'm no fool, you've been out on a date
C C
The lipstick on your collar gives your game away
C
It's strawberry red and mine's pink rosΓ©
πΈ Chorus:
C C
Have mercy (Mercy) on me
C G
You treat me so bad, I'm in misery
C C
It's breakin' my heart, can't you see?
C
Baby, baby, have mercy on me, yeah
Guitar πΈ Solo:
C C C
πΈ Verse 2:
C C
Well, I called you up on the telephone
C G
I could hear you was playin' Haggard and Jones
C C
I knew right then that there was somethin' wrong
C
There's only one reason you play cheatin' songs
πΈ Chorus:
C C
Have mercy (Mercy) on me
C G
You treat me so bad, I'm in misery
C C
It's breakin' my heart, can't you see?
C
Baby, baby, have mercy on me, yeah
Piano πΈ Solo:
C C C G C C C
πΈ Verse 3:
C C
Well, I went to the bank with my little checkbook
C G
The cashier, he gave me the strangest look
C C
Said, "You ain't got no money 'cause you're overdrawn
C
Your man took it all and he's done gone"
πΈ Chorus:
C C
Have mercy (Mercy) on me
C G
You treat me so bad, I'm in misery
C C
It's breakin' my heart, can't you see?
C
Baby, baby, have mercy on me
C
Have mercy, yeah, on me
C
You treat me so bad, I'm in misery
C
It's breakin' my heart, can't you see?
C
Baby, baby, have mercy on me, ow
πΈ Outro:
C C
Mercy on me (Yeah)
C
You treat me so bad, I'm in misery (Ooh)
C
It's breakin' my heart, can't you see?
C
Baby, baby, have mercy on me
C
Have mercy on me (Baby, baby)
C
You treat me so bad, I'm in misery
Song History
Published: October 31, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025