Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Mercy (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

This is a fairly easy song with a couple of tricky solo bits (but you can just ignore them and the song sounds fine without 'em). The version I'm submitting is just Robert Levon Been, you can watch it here

[Intro]
    D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|\
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--| \
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|  \
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|   \
A|----------------------------------------------------|    \
E|----------------------------------------------------|     \

     D*                                                      x2
e|---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3---|     /
B|---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3---|    / 
G|---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2---|   /
D|--0----0------0-----------0-----------0-------------|  /
A|----------------------------------------------------| /
E|----------------------------------------------------|/

[1st Verse]
    D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

    Bm                  G
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3------------------|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
G|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
D|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3----3-----------------------|

    D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

    Bm                  G      G6
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--0-0-0------------------|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
G|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
D|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3----3-----------------------|

D Time stands too still, Bm G Left you there for the kill, D But this hope that sorrow brings, Bm G G6 Leaves a man with nothing,

[1st Chorus]
    D           A            Bm           G       G6
e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-0-0-|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|x2

    D           A            Bm           G       
e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3-|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|

    G           A           Bm            D
e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---2-2--2-2-2--|
D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4--0------------|
A|--------------0------------2-------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------|

   G            A             D
e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|
G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---0------------0-----------|
A|--------------0--------------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------|

D A Bm G G6 There's just no mercy in your eyes, D A Bm G G6 There ain't no time to set things right, D A Bm G And I'm afraid I've lost the fight, G A Bm D I'm just a painful reminder, G A D Another day you leave behind,

[Interlude]
    D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

[2nd Verse]
    D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

    Bm                  G
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3------------------|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
G|---4-4--4-4-4---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
D|---4-4--4-4-4---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3----3-----------------------|

    D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

    Bm                  G                  G6
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--0-0-0------|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0------|
G|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0------|
D|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0------|
A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3-----------3----------------|

D Love grows so thin, Bm G Suits your taste for bitter ends, D But this State that holds you in, Bm G G6 Leaves no place to begin,

[2nd Chorus]
    D           A            Bm           G       G6
e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-0-0-|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-----------| x2

    D           A            Bm           G       
e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3-|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|

    G           A           Bm            D
e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---2-2--2-2-2--|
D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4--0------------|
A|--------------0------------2-------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------|

   G            A             D
e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|
G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---0------------0-----------|
A|--------------0--------------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------|

D A Bm G G6 There's just no mercy in your eyes, Child, D A Bm G G6 There ain't no time to set things right, D A Bm G And I'm afraid I've lost the fight, G A Bm D I'm just a painful reminder, G A D Another day you leave behind,

[1st Solo]
    A                                          G
e|----3-3--2-2---0-0--0-0---3-3--2-2--0-0--0-0--2-2--0-0--0-0---2-2--0-0--0-0--0-0--|
B|----------------------------------------------0-0--0-0--3-3---0-0--0-0--3-3--3-3--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---------------------2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0*--------------------0*--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3---------------3--------------------|

    A                                          G
e|----3-3--2-2---0-0--0-0---3-3--2-2--0-0--0-0--2-2--0-0--0-0---2-2--0-0--0-0-3-2-0-|
B|----------------------------------------------0-0--0-0--3-3---0-0--0-0--3-3-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---------------------2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0*--------------------0*--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3---------------3--------------------|
* It doesn't matter if you hit the open A string it's up to you, it gives a
  nice bass effect.

    D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

[3rd Verse]
    D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

    Bm                  G
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3------------------|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
G|---4-4--4-4-4---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
D|---4-4--4-4-4---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3----3-----------------------|

    D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

    Bm                  G      G6
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--0-0-0------------------|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
G|---4-4--4-4-4---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
D|---4-4--4-4-4---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3----3-----------------------|

D Words seem so blind, Bm G I've been pushed far aside, D Soon my choice seems too small, Bm G G6 Any move and I could fall,

[3rd Chorus]
    D           A            Bm           G       G6
e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-0-0-|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-----------| x2

    D           A            Bm           G       
e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3-|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|

    G           A           Bm            D
e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---2-2--2-2-2--|
D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4--0------------|
A|--------------0------------2-------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------|

   G            A             D
e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|
G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---0------------0-----------|
A|--------------0--------------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------|

D A Bm G G6 There's just no mercy in your eyes, child, D A Bm G G6 There ain't no time to set things right, D A Bm G And I'm not preaching to the choir, G A Bm D I'm just a painful reminder, G A D And you're a fool to satisfy,

[4th Verse]
    D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

   A
e|---3-3--2-2--0-0--0-0--3-3--2-2--0-0--0-0-----------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--2------------------2------------------------------|
A|--0*-----------------0*-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

    G
e|--3-3--5-5--7-7--3-3--5-5--7-7--9-9-9---------------|
B|--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--3/---5----7----3----5----7----9---9---------------|
/Note that the 1st string notes only needs to be hit at the beginning 
 of this section then slide it up the frett to get a nice bass effect
 through this part.

   Bm                   Bm*                  A    G     D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--3-3-|------2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--0-0-|-----3---|
G|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4---4-4--4-4-4---2-2--0-0-|----2----|
D|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4---4-4--4-4-4---2-2--0-0-|---0-----|
A|--2------------2-----0-------2-------------0-0--2-2-|--0------|
E|------------------------------------------------3-3-|---------|
                                                       Played at the end
                                                       of the song only.

D And so, A Why can't you see, child, G Why wont you feel, love, Bm Bm* A G I'm on my knees, D And now, A Why wont you speak, child, G Why wont you dream, more, Bm Bm* A G I'm on my knees, D In Time, A Why wont you see, child, G Why wont you feel, love, Bm Bm* I'm on my knees, A G D I'm right here for you.