Intro: BmEAChorus:
A
(Have mercy, have mercy, baby..mmmm, have mercy,
DAE
have mercy on me.
#1.
A
Well, I went to see a gypsy and had my fortune read.
EAC#F#mDE
She said, Don, your baby's gonna leave you..her bag
BmA
is packed up under the bed and I cry..
Chorus:
A
Have mercy, have mercy, baby..mmmm, have mercy,
DAE
have mercy on me.
#2.
AC#mF#mDAE
I said, if you leave me baby....girl, if you put me down.
AC#F#mD
Well, I'm a goin' to the nearest river, child..
EAm7A
and jump from above and drown..but don't leave me..
Chorus:
A
Have mercy, have mercy, baby..mmmm, have mercy,
DAE
have mercy on me.
#3.
AF#mA
Well, now, hey, hey, baby, hey, hey, now, what you tryin'
to do, huh?
ADE
Hey, hey, baby, hey, hey, now, please don't say we're
A
through.
Interlude: EF#mDAE
#4.
AC#mF#mDA
I said, if you stay here, baby.....I tell you what I'm
EAC#mF#mD
gonna do..I'm gonna work two jobs, seven days a week..
EA
to bring my money home to you.
Outro:
EAF#mAE
Well, I said, mercy, mercy, mercy....mercy, mercy,
A
mercy..(Fade.)
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