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