Intro
Am D G
[Chorus]
G
(Have mercy, have mercy, baby..mmmm, have mercy,
C G D
have mercy on me.
[Verse]
G
Well, I went to see a gypsy and had my fortune read.
D G B Em C D
She said, Don, your baby's gonna leave you..her bag
Am G
is packed up under the bed and I cry..
[Chorus]
G
Have mercy, have mercy, baby..mmmm, have mercy,
C G D
have mercy on me.
[Verse]
G Bm Em C G D
I said, if you leave me baby....girl, if you put me down.
G B Em C
Well, I'm a goin' to the nearest river, child..
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and jump from above and drown..but don't leave me..
[Chorus]
G
Have mercy, have mercy, baby..mmmm, have mercy,
C G D
have mercy on me.
[Verse]
Em Am Em Am Em Am
Well, now, hey, hey, baby, hey, hey, now, what you tryin'
G
to do, huh?
Em Am Em Am D
Hey, hey, baby, hey, hey, now, please don't say we're
G
through.
[Interlude]
D Em C G D
[Verse]
G Bm Em C G
I said, if you stay here, baby.....I tell you what I'm
D G Bm Em C
gonna do..I'm gonna work two jobs, seven days a week..
D G
to bring my money home to you.
[Outro]
D G Em G D
Well, I said, mercy, mercy, mercy....mercy, mercy,
G
mercy..(Fade.)