Chords for Doomtree - Little Mercy (Live on KEXP)

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Now the [F#m] candle's in the window and it's [D] open We [C#] watch the flames duke it [E] out with every
gust And we're [F#] hoping, oh it must just [D] burn
[A] To the [D] bottom of the wick [C#] It's the bottom of the [E] fifth
And that wick is still [F#] burning We're still turning every table when [A] it's
needed [D] Not laying [C#] there defeated
[E] We draw our bows [F#m] back repeatedly Then off with the heralds [A] and the [D] gods and
the pharaohs [C#] From the bottom of our [E] heart
We're from the bottom [F#m] of the barrel Now peril knows no bound
[D] Terror won't slow [C#] down There's a whole [E] lowdown of beauty [F#m] to be shown
now We broke ground [A] and broke [D] our backs
Stacking bricks [C#] we never broke Our [E] promise is you'll never [F#m] know
Just half of it we're adamant Building every wall [D] and stairs sturdy
[C#] When our work is [E] done we'll call our shares [F#m] worthy
In this land of milk and honey We're [A] too shy [D] to say we're thirsty
[C#] And _ [E] we [B] [F#m] just buy a little _ mercy
[A] _ [D] _ _
[C#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ In [A] _ [D] _ _
[C#] _ _ [C#m] _ this land of milk and honey And we [F#m] buy a little mercy
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ [C#] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
[C#] Now _ [E] _ _ [F#m] the candle's in the window [A] and it's [D] open We [C#] watch the flames duke it [E] out with every
Yes, we're [F#m] hoping, no it must just burn
[A] To the bottom [D] of the wick
[C#] It's the bottom of the [C#m] fifth
And that wick is still [F#m] burn
If you welcome every stress [A] pass
Then every [D] tramp's a guest
[C#] Give what they'll [E] take from you
And every theft's a [F#m] gift
Hold too tightly to what's in [A] your hands [D] or in your chest
[C#] And the future, it won't [E] open
Palm readers can't [F#m] work this
Broken bones are stronger for [A] the [D] breaking
Know the dangers [C#] in defending
Those [E] possessions you never can take [F#m] back
They coil you around your cane
You're still [A] intact [D] but not quite lame
[C#] Better to grit your [E] teeth
Ready to cast and let it [F#m] snap
Cause we're always supposed to come
[A] We're running [D] when we hit the [C#] ground
We're better than [E] Zika, brother
Since centuries have the [F#m] lost been found
And we just take a [A] little [D] money
And [C#] we, we start our [E] own walk into [F#m] town
Where we buy a little mercy
_ [A] _ _
[C#m] Just _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#m] _
_ buy a little mercy
[D] Buy a little [C#m] mercy
Buy a, buy [Bm] a
[F#m] Buy a little mercy
_ [D] _ _ _
[C#m] We start that long walk into [F#m] town
Where we buy a little mercy
_ [A] [D] Buy [C#m] a little _ _ _ [F#m] mercy
So no more talk about the [A] backfire
[D] This time we fire [C#m] back
Light a match and light the past up
[F#m] Before it catches up
We'll raise a mast and [D] cast off
Yeah, [C#] we'll break some legs, [E] we'll mend them
And then we'll take the [F#m] cast off
We've had [D] our losses
We've had our victories
[C#m] We've sat across from every [F#m] victim of their misery
That pounding in our chest
Was [A] just a [D] symptom of our sympathy
[C#] And we lay ourselves [C#m] to rest
With both our winnings and [F#m] our injuries
Now we're so hungry [A] [D] So thirsty
[C#] _ [E] Hunt until it hurts
[F#m]
And we're aching
We're [A] so [D] thirsty
But we're [G#] gonna [C#m] make a little money
And [F#m] we'll buy a little mercy
[A] And we'll buy a [C#] little mercy
[E] We can [F#m] buy a little mercy
_ [A] [D] We can buy a little mercy
We'll take a silent walk [C#m] into town
And we'll make a little [F#m] money
And we'll buy a little mercy
_ [A] [D] And we'll buy [C#m] a little mercy
[E] And we'll [F#m] buy a little mercy
_ [A] [D] And we'll buy [C#] a little mercy
_ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] [F#m] And we'll buy a little mercy
Now the candle's in the window and it's [D] open
We [C#] watch the frames duke [E] it out with every gust
And [F#] we're hoping though it must just [D] burn
To the bottom of the wick
[C#] It's the bottom of the [E] fifth
And that wick is still [F#] _
[D] burning _ _ _ _
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