Sam Cooke – Somebody Have Mercy (Guitar)
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Chords
As recorded by Sam Cooke
(From the 1962 Album TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY)
[Intro]
G7
[Verse 1]
C F Somebody have mercy C And tell me what is wrong with me F Somebody have mercy C And tell me what is wrong with me G Sometimes I don't know how I stand F C The things this woman do to me C Let me tell you
[Verse 2]
C F When I think about how she do me C The tears fall down like rain, like rain F When I think about how she do me C The tears fall down like rain, like rain G F When I think I've got her chained down C She starts acting up again C But oh, let me tell you
[Verse 3]
C I'm going down to the bus station F C With a suitcase in my hand, yes, I am F I'm going down to the bus station C With a suitcase in my hand, yes, I am G I'm gonna grab me an armful of Greyhound F C And ride just as far as I can C And blow that thing for me now
[Harmonica Solo]
C F Yeah, mmm C F And yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, now C Mmmhmm, hmm G F C Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yay, yeah C Let me tell you one more time
[Verse 4]
C Somebody have mercy F C I wonder what is wrong with me, Lord have mercy F Somebody have mercy C I wonder what is wrong with me, yeah G Sometimes I don't know how I stand F C The things this woman do to me C Blow that one more time while I tell 'em
[Verse 5]
C I'm standing here wondering, baby F C Will a matchbox hold my clothes? Yes, I am F Standing, wondering, baby C Will a matchbox hold my clothes? Yes, I am G Oh I got a long way to get there F C And I got a short time to go
[Outro]
C One more time F C F Oh, oh, oh, hmm, hmm