Elton John – Have Mercy On The Criminal (Guitar Intro)

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[Intro] Cm Cm7/Bb Adim Cm7/Ab Cm Cm7/Bb Adim Cm7/Ab Cm [Verse 1]
Cm                 Baug
Have you heard the dogs at night

Cm7/Bb              Fm7/Ab
Somewhere on the hill

Fm7               Cm/G
Chasing some poor criminal

         Cm                 G   G7
And I guess they're out to kill

Cm                        Baug
Oh there must be shackles on his feet

    Cm7/Bb       Fm7/Ab
And mother in his eyes

Fm7                    Cm/G
Stumbling through the devil-dark

           Cm                G   G7
With the hound pack in full cry
[Chorus]
     Ab           Bb
Have mercy on the criminal

Cm/G Cm/Bb Cm    Cm/Eb Cm  Cm/Bb Cm    Cm
Who   is   run - ning from  the  law

Ab                   Bb
Are you blind to the winds of change

Cm/G  Cm/Bb Cm Cm/Eb Cm Cm/Bb  Cm    Cm
Don't  you hear him  an - y   more

Ab
Praying Lord you got to help me
Ab Cm/G Cdim
Fm7
I ain't ever gonna sin again

     Cm         Cm7/Bb           Ab
Just take these chains from around my legs

        G        G7        Cm
Sweet Jesus I'll be your friend
[Verse 2]
              Cm           Baug
Now have you ever seen the white teeth gleam

         Cm7/Bb              Fm7/Ab
While you lie on a cold damp ground

Fm7                            Cm/G
You're taking in the face of a rifle butt

            Cm              G    G7
While the wardens hold you down

            Cm           Baug
And you've never seen a friend in years

      Cm7/Bb              Fm7/Ab
Oh it turns your heart to stone

Fm7                        Cm/G
You jump the walls and the dogs run free

         Cm                    G   G7
And the grave's gonna be your home
[Chorus]
     Ab           Bb
Have mercy on the criminal

Cm/G Cm/Bb Cm    Cm/Eb Cm  Cm/Bb Cm    Cm
Who   is   run - ning from  the  law

Ab                   Bb
Are you blind to the winds of change

Cm/G  Cm/Bb Cm Cm/Eb Cm Cm/Bb  Cm    Cm
Don't  you hear him  an - y   more

Ab
Praying Lord you got to help me
Ab Cm/G Cdim
Fm7
I ain't ever gonna sin again

     Cm         Cm7/Bb           Ab
Just take these chains from around my legs

        G        G7        Cm
Sweet Jesus I'll be your friend
[Instrumental] Cm Baug Cm7/Bb Fm7/Ab Fm7 Cm/G Cm G G7 Cm Baug Cm7/Bb Fm7/Ab Fm7 Cm/G Cm G G7 [Chorus]
     Ab           Bb
Have mercy on the criminal

Cm/G Cm/Bb Cm    Cm/Eb Cm  Cm/Bb Cm    Cm
Who   is   run - ning from  the  law

Ab                   Bb
Are you blind to the winds of change

Cm/G  Cm/Bb Cm Cm/Eb Cm Cm/Bb  Cm    Cm
Don't  you hear him  an - y   more

Ab
Praying Lord you got to help me
Ab Cm/G Cdim
Fm7
I ain't ever gonna sin again

     Cm         Cm7/Bb           Ab
Just take these chains from around my legs

        G        G7        Cm
Sweet Jesus I'll be your friend