Chords for #4 - Have Mercy On The Criminal - Elton John - Live in Chicago 1988

Tempo:
125.5 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Ab

G

Bb

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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#4 - Have Mercy On The Criminal - Elton John - Live in Chicago 1988 chords
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[Cm]
[C] [Eb]
[Am] [Ab]
[Cm]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Cm]
[C] [Bb] [C]
[Cm] [G]
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Cm]
[G]
[Cm]
[G]
[Cm]
[Gm] [Fm]
[Ab] [Cm] [Fm]
I [Cm] just heard the doctor's name somewhere [G]
on the hill.
[Ab] He said some [Bb]
poor criminal [Gm]
[Cm] and I guess [Eb]
[C] [Bb] [Ab]
they're [Bb] out to kill.
I said, I ain't [Cm] never gonna say that name.
Don't you hear it anymore?
[Bb] [Ab]
Sayin' lies, you gotta hear them.
[Cm] [Fm]
I ain't never gonna say that name.
[Cm]
Break these chains [Ab] from around my neck.
[G] Sweet Jesus, I'll be your [Cm]
friend.
[G]
[Cm] Yeah, tell them.
[C] [G] The whites eat me while [Cm] you [Gm] lie on a cold [Fm] damp [Ab] ground.
[Cm] [Fm]
Hiccuping in the face [Cm] of a rifle butt [C] while the [Cm] wardens hold you [G]
down.
[Cm] I ain't never [G] seen a friend in here.
[Cm] Oh, it turns your heart [Ab] to stone.
[Fm]
You duck the war [Cm] and the dogs run free.
And the breeze gonna be [G] your home.
[Ab] I'm the thief, [Bb] I'm the criminal.
[Gm] [Cm]
I'm
[C] [Bb] [Ab]
how you climb [Bb] through the window panes.
[Gm] [Cm] Don't you hear it anymore?
[Bb] [Ab]
Sayin' lies, you gotta hear them.
[Cm] [C] [Fm]
I ain't never gonna say that name.
[Cm]
Break these chains [Ab] from around my neck.
[G] Sweet Jesus, I'll be your [Cm]
friend.
[G]
[Cm]
[G]
[Cm]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Cm]
[G]
[Cm]
[G]
[Cm]
[Ab] I'm [Fm]
[Cm]
[G] [C] [G]
[Ab]
[Bb] the criminal.
Oh, [Cm]
I'm the criminal.
[Eb]
[Ebm] [Bb] [Ab]
I'm how you climb through [Bb] the window panes.
Oh, [Cm] don't you hear it anymore?
[Eb]
[Gm] [Ab]
Sayin' lies, you gotta hear them.
[Cm] [Fm] I ain't never gonna say that name.
[Cm]
Take these chains [Ab] from around my neck.
[G] Sweet Jesus, I'll be your [Cm]
[Gm] [Eb] [Gb]
[Cm] [G] [Gb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm]
friend.
I'm the criminal.
[G]
[N]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
G
2131
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
G
2131
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_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ I [Cm] just heard the doctor's name _ _ somewhere _ _ [G]
on the hill. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ He said some [Bb]
poor criminal _ _ [Gm] _
[Cm] and I guess _ [Eb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
_ _ they're [Bb] out to kill.
I said, I ain't [Cm] never gonna say that name.
Don't you hear it anymore? _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
_ _ Sayin' lies, you gotta hear them.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm]
I ain't never gonna say that name.
_ _ _ [Cm]
Break these chains [Ab] from around my neck.
_ [G] Sweet Jesus, I'll be your [Cm]
friend.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] Yeah, tell them.
_ [C] _ [G] The whites eat me while [Cm] you [Gm] lie on a cold [Fm] damp [Ab] ground.
_ _ [Cm] _ [Fm] _
Hiccuping in the face [Cm] of a rifle butt _ [C] _ while the [Cm] _ wardens hold you [G]
down. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] I ain't never _ _ _ [G] seen a friend in here.
_ [Cm] Oh, it turns your heart [Ab] to stone.
_ _ _ [Fm]
You duck the war [Cm] and the dogs run free.
_ And the breeze gonna be [G] your home. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] I'm the thief, _ [Bb] I'm the criminal.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _
I'm _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
_ how you climb [Bb] through the window _ panes.
[Gm] [Cm] Don't you hear it anymore? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
_ Sayin' lies, you gotta hear them.
_ _ [Cm] _ [C] _ [Fm] _
I ain't never gonna say that name.
_ _ _ [Cm] _
Break these chains [Ab] from around my neck.
_ [G] Sweet Jesus, I'll be your [Cm]
friend.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] I'm _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] the criminal.
_ _ Oh, [Cm]
I'm the criminal.
_ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
_ I'm how you climb through [Bb] the window panes.
Oh, [Cm] don't you hear it anymore?
_ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [Ab] _ _
Sayin' lies, you gotta hear them.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] I ain't never gonna say that name.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _
Take these chains [Ab] from around my neck.
_ [G] Sweet Jesus, I'll be your _ [Cm] _
_ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ friend.
_ I'm the criminal. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _