Chords for Mary Gauthier "Mercy Now"
Tempo:
71.2 bpm
Chords used:
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D
E
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E] [A]
My father sure could use a little [D] mercy now.
[E] The fruits of his labor fall and rot slowly [A] on the ground.
His work is almost over.
It won't be long.
He won't [D] be around.
I
[E] love my father.
He could use [A] some mercy now.
And my brother could use a little [D] mercy now.
[E] He's a stranger to freedom, shaggled to his feet [A] and now.
The [D] [A]
pain that he lives in is almost more than living [D] will allow.
[E] I love my brother.
He could use [A] some mercy now.
[D]
[A] My church and my country could use a little [D] mercy now.
[E] As they sink into a poison pit, it's gonna take forever [A] to climb [Dm] out.
[A] [Bm]
[A] They can't wait.
Love the faithful.
[D] Follow them down.
[E] I love my church and country.
They could use some [A] mercy now.
[A] Every living thing could use a little [D] mercy now.
[E]
[D] [E] Only the hand of grace can end the race.
Towards another [A] mushroom cloud.
[D] [A]
People in power, they'll do anything [D] to keep their crown.
I [E]
love life and life itself could use [A] some mercy now.
[D]
[E]
[A]
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[D]
[A]
[E] [A]
Yeah, we all could use a little [D] mercy now.
[E] [D]
[E] I know we don't deserve it, but we need [A] it, ain't it?
We hang in the balance, dangled to inhale and [D] hallowed ground.
[E] Every single one of us could use some mercy [A] now.
[D] [A]
[E] Every single [A] one of [D] us could use some [A] mercy now.
[D] [A] [E] [D]
[F#m] [A]
My father sure could use a little [D] mercy now.
[E] The fruits of his labor fall and rot slowly [A] on the ground.
His work is almost over.
It won't be long.
He won't [D] be around.
I
[E] love my father.
He could use [A] some mercy now.
And my brother could use a little [D] mercy now.
[E] He's a stranger to freedom, shaggled to his feet [A] and now.
The [D] [A]
pain that he lives in is almost more than living [D] will allow.
[E] I love my brother.
He could use [A] some mercy now.
[D]
[A] My church and my country could use a little [D] mercy now.
[E] As they sink into a poison pit, it's gonna take forever [A] to climb [Dm] out.
[A] [Bm]
[A] They can't wait.
Love the faithful.
[D] Follow them down.
[E] I love my church and country.
They could use some [A] mercy now.
[A] Every living thing could use a little [D] mercy now.
[E]
[D] [E] Only the hand of grace can end the race.
Towards another [A] mushroom cloud.
[D] [A]
People in power, they'll do anything [D] to keep their crown.
I [E]
love life and life itself could use [A] some mercy now.
[D]
[E]
[A]
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[D]
[A]
[E] [A]
Yeah, we all could use a little [D] mercy now.
[E] [D]
[E] I know we don't deserve it, but we need [A] it, ain't it?
We hang in the balance, dangled to inhale and [D] hallowed ground.
[E] Every single one of us could use some mercy [A] now.
[D] [A]
[E] Every single [A] one of [D] us could use some [A] mercy now.
[D] [A] [E] [D]
[F#m] [A]
Key:
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[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My father sure could use a little [D] mercy now. _ _ _ _
[E] The fruits of his labor _ fall and rot slowly [A] on the ground. _ _ _ _ _
_ His work is almost over.
It won't be long.
He won't [D] be around.
I _ _ _
_ [E] love my father.
He could use [A] some mercy now. _ _ _ _
_ _ And my brother could use a little [D] mercy now. _ _ _ _ _
[E] He's a stranger to freedom, _ shaggled to his feet [A] and now.
The _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ pain that he lives in is almost more than living [D] will allow. _ _ _ _ _
[E] I love my brother.
He could use [A] some mercy now.
_ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ My church and my country could _ use a little [D] mercy now. _ _ _ _
[E] As they sink into a poison pit, it's gonna take forever [A] to climb [Dm] out.
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[A] _ They can't wait.
Love the faithful. _
[D] Follow them down. _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] I love my church and country. _
They could use some [A] mercy now. _ _ _
[A] _ _ Every living thing could use a little [D] mercy now.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ [E] Only the hand of grace can end the race.
_ _ Towards another [A] mushroom cloud.
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
People in power, they'll do anything [D] to keep their crown.
I _ _ _ _ [E] _
love life and life itself could use [A] some mercy now. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ Yeah, _ _ _ we all could use a little [D] mercy now.
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] I know we don't deserve it, _ but we need [A] it, ain't it?
We _ _ _ _ _ _ hang in the balance, dangled to inhale and [D] hallowed ground. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ Every single one of us could use some mercy [A] now.
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ [E] Every single [A] one of [D] us could use some [A] mercy now.
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My father sure could use a little [D] mercy now. _ _ _ _
[E] The fruits of his labor _ fall and rot slowly [A] on the ground. _ _ _ _ _
_ His work is almost over.
It won't be long.
He won't [D] be around.
I _ _ _
_ [E] love my father.
He could use [A] some mercy now. _ _ _ _
_ _ And my brother could use a little [D] mercy now. _ _ _ _ _
[E] He's a stranger to freedom, _ shaggled to his feet [A] and now.
The _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ pain that he lives in is almost more than living [D] will allow. _ _ _ _ _
[E] I love my brother.
He could use [A] some mercy now.
_ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ My church and my country could _ use a little [D] mercy now. _ _ _ _
[E] As they sink into a poison pit, it's gonna take forever [A] to climb [Dm] out.
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[A] _ They can't wait.
Love the faithful. _
[D] Follow them down. _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] I love my church and country. _
They could use some [A] mercy now. _ _ _
[A] _ _ Every living thing could use a little [D] mercy now.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ [E] Only the hand of grace can end the race.
_ _ Towards another [A] mushroom cloud.
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
People in power, they'll do anything [D] to keep their crown.
I _ _ _ _ [E] _
love life and life itself could use [A] some mercy now. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ Yeah, _ _ _ we all could use a little [D] mercy now.
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] I know we don't deserve it, _ but we need [A] it, ain't it?
We _ _ _ _ _ _ hang in the balance, dangled to inhale and [D] hallowed ground. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ Every single one of us could use some mercy [A] now.
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ [E] Every single [A] one of [D] us could use some [A] mercy now.
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _