Ben Harper – No Mercy In This Land (Guitar)

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What would be the  first thing,

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You'd say to the Lord?

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And the last thing you  would dream,

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If you couldn't dream no more?

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Won't you please help  me to understand,

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Is there no mercy in this land?

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No mercy in this land.

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Followed the  ri---ver 'til the river ran dry,

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Followed my   lo---ver 'til we said goodbye,

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Followed you through sol--diers, who fire on command,

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Is there no mercy in this land?

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These days I speak in   whis-pers,

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Travel only to and from,

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Come close you'll see the  red,

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Of a well bitten tongue,

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The righteous and the wretched,

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The holy and the damned,

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Is there no mercy in this land?

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No mercy in this land.

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Father  left us down here all alone,

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My poor mo---ther is under a stone,

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With an aching heart and trembling hands,

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Is there no mercy in this land?