Steve Earle – Have Mercy (Guitar)

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Brilliant Song By Steve Earle [Intro] D Dsus4 D (x4) [Verse 1]
D
He was standin' on the corner

  G                          D    Dsus4  D
A hundred dollar bill in his hand

                                             G
Said I could feed a lot of these people with this

                   D               Dsus4  D
But that ain't the business at hand

              A
Ain't but one reason for a white boy to be

G                    D    Dsus4  D
Over on this side of town

             A
He gave that money to the man and he

G                         D   Dsus4  D
Bought a little mercy for now
[Chorus]
D             G
Have mercy on me

              D   Dsus4  D
Have mercy on me

      A                     G
I'm a sinner Lord can't you see

              D   Dsus4  D
Have mercy on me
[Verse2]
D
Old Joe don't know how it got started

  G                           D    Dsus4  D
I guess it was the fire in her eyes
He loved his wife and children
       G                       D          Dsus4  D
And he wasn't into telling all these lies

        A
But she gave herself so freely

        G                      D      Dsus4  D
In that room at the top of the stairs

     A                       G                   D     Dsus4  D
He'd go to her in hopes he'd find a little mercy there
[Chorus]
D             G
Have mercy on me

              D   Dsus4  D
Have mercy on me

      A                     G
I'm a sinner Lord can't you see

              D    Dsus4  D
Have mercy on me
[Bridge]
A
Tears were made to fall

               D
Hearts made to break

A
Sometimes it feels
Like they just want to know
    G             D
How much you can take
D Dsus4 D (x2) [Verse3]
D
She was all alone that evening

G                     D      Dsus4  D
What was she thinkin' about
Her mind was made up and
  G                D             Dsus4  D
I guess it was the only way out

          A                     G
There's a pistol in a pawn shop window

                   D      Dsus4  D
Made of cold, blue steel

    A
She took it home to find out

    G                         D     Dsus4  D
How warm a little mercy could feel
[Chorus X2]
D             G
Have mercy on me

              D   Dsus4  D
Have mercy on me

      A                     G
I'm a sinner Lord can't you see

              D   Dsus4  D
Have mercy on me

D             G
Have mercy on me

              D   Dsus4  D
Have mercy on me

      A                     G
I'm a sinner Lord can't you see

              D   Dsus4  D
Have mercy on me
[Outro]
A                          G
God knows that mercy ain't free

              D    Dsus4  D
Have mercy on me