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A|--3-----------3-----------3-----3---------3----------3----------3-----3------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| He won't be around e|------------0-------------------0~~2----------------------0-----------------| B|-------3---------3----------3----------------3-------------------3----------| G|-----2--------2--------2------2-------2--------2--------2----------2--------| D|--0------0----------0-----0-----0---------0---------0--------0--------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| I love my father he could use some e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------0-----1---------1----------0----------------0-----1-----1-----------0-----| G|--------------------0------------------------0------------------------0---------0-| D|------0----------0---------0---------0----------0-----------0--------0--------0---| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--3--------3------------3--------3---------3-----------3----------3-------3-------| Mercy now 🎸 Verse 2: e|-------------------3---------------------------------------------------------| B|------------0--------(0)--------0-----------------------0--------0-----------| G|-------0-------------------0--------0--------------0---------0--------0------| D|-----0---------0--------0---------0---------0---------0--------0--------0----| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--3------3---------3---------3----------3-------3----------3--------3--------| My brother could use a little mercy e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------1-----0-----------------------------1-----0------------------0----| G|-----0-----------------0----------0-------0------------------0---------------| D|--------2-----------2--------2-------2-------2------------2--------2-------2-| A|--3-----------3-----------3-----3-------3---------3-------------3-----3------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| now He's a e|--------------0-------------------0~~2------------0-------0-----------| B|--------3-----------3---------3--------------3---------3-------3------| G|----2------------2-------2------2------2--------2--------2-------2----| D|--0--------0----------0-----0-----0--------0--------0-------0---------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| stranger to freedom he's shackled to his fear and his e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------0-----1--------1----------0-----------------0-----1-----1----------0----| G|----0----------------0-------------------------0------------------------0------0-| D|-------0----------0---------0----------0----------0-----------0-------0------0---| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--3---------3-----------3-------3------------3----------3----------3------3------| doubt The e|----------------------------------------------------------1----------------------| B|-----------------0--------0-------------------0---------------------------0------| G|------------0---------0--------0--------0-----------0---------------0---------0--| D|-----0--------0---------0---------0--------0-----------0----------0---------0----| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--3------3----------3--------3--------3----------3-----------3--------3----------| pain that he lives in it's almost more e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------1-----0-----------------------------1-----0-----------------------| G|-----0-----------------0----------0-------0------------------0-----------0---| D|--------2-----------2--------2-------2-------2------------2--------2-------2-| A|--3-----------3-----------3-----3-------3----------3------------3-----3------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| than living will allow e|--------------0-------------------0~~2------------0-------0-----------| B|--------3-----------3---------3--------------3---------3-------3------| G|----2------------2-------2------2------2--------2--------2-------2----| D|--0--------0----------0-----0-----0--------0--------0-------0---------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| I love my brother He could use some e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------0-----1--------1----------0----------------0-----1------1----------0----| G|----0----------------0------------------------0---------------0-----------0------| D|-------0----------0---------0----------0---------0----------0--------0-----------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--3---------3-----------3-------3-----------3----------3---------3------3--------| mercy now 🎸 Verse 3: e|----------------------------------------------------------------3-----------| B|------------------------------------------0-----------0---------------0-----| G|--0--------0------(0)---------0--------0----------0---------0---------------| D|-----0-------0--------0---------0--------0----------0---------0---------0---| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--3-----3----------3-------3---------3---------3----------3--------3--------| My church and my country could use a little mercy e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------1-----0-----------------------------1-----0--------------------0---| G|-----0-----------------0----------0-------0------------------0-------0--------| D|--------2-----------2--------2-------2-------2------------2--------2--------2-| A|--3-----------3-----------3-----3-------3----------3------------3-------3-----| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Now as they e|--------------0-----0--------------0----------------------0---------| B|--------3--------------------3--------------3---------3-------3-----| G|----2------------2------2------2------2--------2--------2-------2---| D|--0--------0--------0-----0--------0------0--------0--------0-------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| sink into a poisoned pit it's goint to take forever to climb e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------0-----1--------1---------------------------0----1------1-----------0-----| G|---------------------0-------------0----------0---------------0---------0---------| D|------0-----------0--------0---------0-----------0----------0--------0--------0---| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--3---------3-----------3--------3---------3-----------3----------3-------3-------| out They e|------------------------------------------------------1-----------------------| B|-----------0-------------------------------0-------------------------0--------| G|--0----0------------0---------0--------0----------0---------------------------| D|-----0-------0--------0---------0--------0----------0---------0---------0-----| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--3------3--------3---------3---------3---------3----------3------3-----------| carry the weight of the faithful who follow them e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------1-----0-----------------------------1-----0------------------------| G|-----0-----------------0----------0-------0------------------0-----------0----| D|--------2-----------2--------2-------2-------2------------2--------2--------2-| A|--3-----------3-----------3-----3-------3----------3------------3------3------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| down I love e|--------------0-------------------0~~2------------0-------------------| B|--------3-----------3---------3--------------3---------3--------(0)---| G|----2------------2-------2------2------2-------2------2---------------| D|--0--------0----------0-----0-----0--------0------0--------0----------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| my church and country they could use some mercy e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------0-----1--------1----------0-----------------0-----1-------1-----------0--| G|----0----------------0--------------------0---------------------0------------0----| D|-------0----------0---------0----------0----------0----------0--------0-----------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--3---------3-----------3-------3------------3----------3----------3-----3--------| now e|--------------------------------------------------------3------------------| B|------------------------------0-----------0--------------------------------| G|--0--------0------(0)------------------0------------0-----------------0----| D|-----0-------0--------0---------0--------0------------0--------0--------0--| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--3-----3----------3-------3---------3----------3-----------3------3-------| Every living thing could use a little mercy e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------1-----0-----------------------------1-----0--------------------0---| G|-----0-----------------0----------0-------0------------------0-------0--------| D|--------2-----------2--------2-------2-------2------------2--------2--------2-| A|--3-----------3-----------3-----3-------3----------3------------3-------3-----| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| now Only the hand of grace can end the race Towards another mushroom cloud People in power, well They'll do anything to keep their crown I love life, and life itself could use some mercy now Yeah, we all could use a little mercy now I know we don't deserve it But we need it anyhow We hang in the balance Dangle 'tween hell and hallowed ground Every single one of us could use some mercy now
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Mercy Now by Mary Gauthier