The Rolling Stones – Mercy Mercy (Guitar)

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SONG MERCY MERCY ARTIST: THE ROLLING STONES TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected] NOTE: This is the tab for the remastered 2002 version of the YouTube video I have linked: https://youtu.be/FOKOjy186yI Also, I would like to acknowledge that the Intro and riff are the same as done by Bruce Lindquist and who has a YouTube video on how to play them. Link to his video: https://youtu.be/7i9A6glvoj0 INTRO:
E --------------------------5-------0--2-0----------------------
B -5--5/7---3--3/5---5--5/7-----0h2--------2----3---------------
G -4--4/6---2--2/4---4--4/6---------------------------2--4-2----
D ------------------------------------------------2/4--------4--
A --------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------0-----------------

                         MAIN RIFF
E -----------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------
G -------0--------------0--------------0--------------0------
D ---0h2----0-------0h2----0-------0h2----0-------0h2----0---
A -0----------3---0----------3---0----------3---0----------3-
E -----------------------------------------------------------

   A    F#m     D     E     A     E    E7
E -------2------2--------------------------
B -2-----2------3-----------2-----------3--
G -2-----2------2-----1-----2-----1-----1--
D -2-----4--2-0-------2-----2-----2-----2--
A -------4---------2--2--0-----2--2--2--2--
E ----2--2---------------------------------
CHORUS: (play MAIN RIFF) Have mercy, have mercy, baby
      A    F#m D       E       A  E  E7
Have mercy,      have mercy on me
VERSE:
        F#m    C#m      D
Well I went to see the gypsy

    A               E7
To have my fortune read

         F#m       C#m             D
She said man, your baby going to leave you

     A (stop)                        E7
Her bags are packed up under the bed    That's right
CHORUS: (play MAIN RIFF) Have mercy, have mercy, baby
      A    F#m D       E       A  E  E7
Have mercy,      have mercy on me
VERSE:
    F#m     C#m      D
But if you leave me baby

 A                  E7
Girl if you put me down

             F#m             C#m     D
I'm going to make it to the nearest river child

     A (stop)                E7
And jump overboard and drown    That's right
CHORUS: (play MAIN RIFF) Have mercy, have mercy, baby
      A    F#m D       E       A  E  E7
Have mercy,      have mercy on me
BREAK:
       F#m           F#m
I said hey hey baby, hey hey now

F#m                  F#m
What you trying to do

F#m           F#m
Hey hey baby, hey hey now

  A (stop)                     E7
Please don't say we're through    Yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah)
CHORUS: (play MAIN RIFF) Have mercy, have mercy, baby
      A    F#m D       E       A  E  E7
Have mercy,      have mercy on me
VERSE:
    F#m    C#m   D
But if you stay baby

   A                         E
I tell you what I'm going to do

             F#m       C#m   D
I'm going to work two jobs, seven days a week

      A (stop)                 E7
And bring my money home to you   That's right
CHORUS: (play MAIN RIFF) Have mercy, please have mercy, baby
      A    F#m D       E       A  E    E7
Have mercy,      have mercy on me  yeah
OUTRO: (play MAIN RIFF) Have mercy, have mercy, baby
      A    F#m D       E       A
Have mercy,      have mercy on me