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Mercy Chords

Music by: Aretha Franklin
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[Intro 1]
[G][F][G][Em][Dm][G][Gm][Bb][Em]
[Dm][G]

[Verse 1]
Dear [G]boy![F][G][G5][G][G5][G][F][G][G5]
He [Gm]talks [F]just like a n[Gm]aval
[G5]He looks j[Gm]ust like a[F] dre[G5]am
[Gm]He h[F]ired a helicopter,
[G5]just so he c[G]an follow me[F]
Well, [G]he's

[Verse 2]
[C]tormenting and beautiful,
[Dm]fine [D]as a legacy
[Em]He's an ea[C]rth shaker, a movie maker
He [D]looks so good
He ain't as [Dm]bad as he can be
[D]Have

[Verse 3]
[G]mercy, [C]child![Dm]
Have [G5]mercy on [G]me[Cm][C]
[Dm]You know that you [Gm]can't[G5]
[G]lose with the [C]stuff in you
[Dm]So baby, pleas[Bb]e, have [Em]merc[D]y on m[Dm]e[G]
Ba- [Gm]yeah-

[Verse 4]
[G]woa[F]h, [G]and he's the man,
[G5]yes [G]he is[F][Gm]
He [G]feels he's [F]something special
[G5]He can do ju[Gm]st f[Dm]ine[F][Gm][G5]
He [Gm]knows [F]he's got potential
[G]He's

[Verse 5]
poison and the [Gm]antid[G]ote[F]
He's [G]a p[C]sychedelic magic,
that even [Dm]we've [D]been trying to ple[Em]ase
And he [C]just reads my mind in havoc
You [Dm]know you [D]get [Dm]me weak in my knees
Oh baby, please, [D]have

[Verse 6]
[G5]mercy [G]child[C][Dm]
Have [G5]mercy [G]on [C]me
[Dm]You know you g[G5]otta be wild,[G]
but you [C]do it with style
[Dm]So, baby, plea[Bb]se, have[Dm] mercy

[Verse 7]
Have [G]mercy [G5]child[G][C]
Oh baby, [Dm]baby, have [G5]mer [G]cy on [C]me
[Dm]You know that you [G]can't[G5]
[G]lose with [C]the stuff in you
[Dm]So baby, pleas[Bb]e, have [Em]merc[Dm]y on me[G5]
[G]Yeah, yeah, yeah, ah[Gm]
[G]

[Verse 8]
[Dm]Yeah, and I'm his [Gm]woman[G][G5]
Mm- [G]hmm,
that's for dam[G5]n[G][Dm]
[Gm]Ooh yeah![G5][G]
[C]Mercy,[Dm][G][Cm][C][Dm][G]
[C]yea[Dm]h![Bb][Em][Dm]

[Verse 9]
He's [C]a psychedelic magic,
that even [Dm]we've been [D]trying to [Em]please
And he [C]just takes my mind in havoc
He [Dm]know he [D]gets me weak,
[Eb]weak in the knees

[Verse 10]
Have [G#m]mercy [C#]child![D#m]
Have [G#m]mercy on [C#m]me[C#]
[D#m]You know that you ca[G#m]n't
lose with the [C#]stuff in you
[D#m]So baby, ple[B]ase,
[E#dim]have merc[D#m]y on m[D#]e

[Verse 11]
Have [G#m]mercy [C#]child! [D#m](Baby,
have [G#m]mer cy)
Have mercy on [C#]me
[D#m]You know you have t[G#m]o be wild,
but you [C#]do it with style
[D#m]So baby, [B]please,
[E#dim]have merc[B]y o[G#m]n me[D#m]

[Verse 12]
Have [G#m]mercy [C#]child! [D#m](Baby,
have [G#m]mer cy)
Have mercy on me [C#m](y ou're to
[D#m]be ashamed [G#m]of yourself)
You gotta be wild,
[C#m]but you do it with s[C#]tyle
[D#m]So, baby, please[B],
[G#m]have mercy on me
(Lighten up, brother)
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