Mercy Now Chords by Mary Gauthier

[Start]

[Intro]
A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4
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A Asus4 A
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[Verse]
                                   D   Dmaj7 D
My father could use a little mercy now ■     ■
Dmaj7 E                                                  A      Asus4 A
■     The fruits of his labor fall and rot slowly on the ground ■     ■
Asus4 A                                   A7               Dmaj7 
■     His work is almost over it won't be long he won't be around
E                                        A  
I love my father he could use some mercy now
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                                    Dmaj7
My brother could use a little mercy now  
       E                                                     A     Asus4 A
He's a stranger to freedom he's shackled to his fear and his doubt ■     ■
Asus4 A                              A7                           Dmaj7
■     The pain that he lives in it's almost more than living will allow
E                                   A     Asus4 A
I love my brother he could use some mercy now   ■
Asus4 A                                                 D   Dmaj7
■     My church and my country could use a little mercy now ■    
        E                                                      A         Asus4 A
As they sink into a poisoned pit it's going to take forever to climb out ■     ■
Asus4 A                                     A7              Dmaj7 D
■     They carry the weight of the faithful who follow them down  ■
Dmaj7   E                                              A        
■     I love my church and country they could use some mercy now
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Every living thing could use a little mercy now
Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 E
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Only the hand of grace can end the race towards another mushroom cloud ■     ■


[Chorus]
D A                                                 Dmaj7 D
■ People in power they'll do anything to keep their crown ■
Dmaj7 E                                                A  
■     I love life and life itself could use some mercy now
Asus4 A D Dmaj7 E A Asus4 Esus4
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[Solo]
A Asus4 D A D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7
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E E7 Asus4 A Asus4 A
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[Verse]
                                     D   Dmaj7 D
Yeah we all could use a little mercy now ■     ■
Dmaj7   E                                       A     
■     I know we don't deserve it but we need it anyhow
Asus4 A Asus4 D
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A                      A7                              Dmaj7 
We hang in the balance dangle 'tween hell and hallowed ground
E                                               Asus4 A
And every single one of us could use some mercy now   ■


[Chorus]
Asus4 E                            D              A   Asus4 A
■     Every single one of us could use some mercy now ■     ■
E F#m7                         D              A  
■ Every single one of us could use some mercy now