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Mercy Mercy by The Rolling Stones

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SONG    MERCY MERCY
        (Remastered 2002) - https://youtu.be/FOKOjy186yI
ARTIST: THE ROLLING STONES
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM


                            MERCY MERCY
                        THE ROLLING STONES


NOTE: This is the remastered 2002 version to the YouTube video
      I have linked: https://youtu.be/FOKOjy186yI

      Also, I would like to acknowledge that the Intro and riff
      are the same as done by Bruce Lindquist and who has a
      YouTube video on how to play them.
      Link to his video:  https://youtu.be/7i9A6glvoj0


INTRO:

E --------------------------5-------0--2-0----------------------
B -5--5/7---3--3/5---5--5/7-----0h2--------2----3---------------
G -4--4/6---2--2/4---4--4/6---------------------------2--4-2----
D ------------------------------------------------2/4--------4--
A --------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------0-----------------


                         MAIN RIFF
E -----------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------
G -------0--------------0--------------0--------------0------
D ---0h2----0-------0h2----0-------0h2----0-------0h2----0---
A -0----------3---0----------3---0----------3---0----------3-
E -----------------------------------------------------------


   A    F#m     D     E     A     E    E7
E -------2------2--------------------------
B -2-----2------3-----------2-----------3--
G -2-----2------2-----1-----2-----1-----1--
D -2-----4--2-0-------2-----2-----2-----2--
A -------4---------2--2--0-----2--2--2--2--
E ----2--2---------------------------------




CHORUS: (play MAIN RIFF)

Have mercy, have mercy, baby
      A    F#m D       E       A  E  E7
Have mercy,      have mercy on me



VERSE:
        F#m    C#m      D
Well I went to see the gypsy

    A               E7
To have my fortune read

         F#m       C#m             D
She said man, your baby going to leave you

     A (stop)                        E7
Her bags are packed up under the bed    That`s right



CHORUS: (play MAIN RIFF)

Have mercy, have mercy, baby
      A    F#m D       E       A  E  E7
Have mercy,      have mercy on me



VERSE:
    F#m     C#m      D
But if you leave me baby

 A                  E7
Girl if you put me down

             F#m             C#m     D
I`m going to make it to the nearest river child

     A (stop)                E7
And jump overboard and drown    That`s right



CHORUS: (play MAIN RIFF)

Have mercy, have mercy, baby
      A    F#m D       E       A  E  E7
Have mercy,      have mercy on me



BREAK:
       F#m           F#m
I said hey hey baby, hey hey now

F#m                  F#m
What you trying to do

F#m           F#m
Hey hey baby, hey hey now

  A (stop)                     E7
Please don`t say we`re through    Yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah)



CHORUS: (play MAIN RIFF)

Have mercy, have mercy, baby
      A    F#m D       E       A  E  E7
Have mercy,      have mercy on me



VERSE:
    F#m    C#m   D
But if you stay baby

   A                         E
I tell you what I`m going to do

             F#m       C#m   D
I`m going to work two jobs, seven days a week

      A (stop)                 E7
And bring my money home to you   That`s right



CHORUS: (play MAIN RIFF)

Have mercy, please have mercy, baby
      A    F#m D       E       A  E    E7
Have mercy,      have mercy on me  yeah



OUTRO: (play MAIN RIFF)

Have mercy, have mercy, baby
      A    F#m D       E       A
Have mercy,      have mercy on me