Intro
Gm C F
[Chorus]
F
(Have mercy, have mercy, baby..mmmm, have mercy,
A# F C
have mercy on me.
[Verse]
F
Well, I went to see a gypsy and had my fortune read.
C F A Dm A# C
She said, Don, your baby's gonna leave you..her bag
Gm F
is packed up under the bed and I cry..
[Chorus]
F
Have mercy, have mercy, baby..mmmm, have mercy,
A# F C
have mercy on me.
[Verse]
F Am Dm A# F C
I said, if you leave me baby....girl, if you put me down.
F A Dm A#
Well, I'm a goin' to the nearest river, child..
C Fm7 F
and jump from above and drown..but don't leave me..
[Chorus]
F
Have mercy, have mercy, baby..mmmm, have mercy,
A# F C
have mercy on me.
[Verse]
Dm Gm Dm Gm Dm Gm
Well, now, hey, hey, baby, hey, hey, now, what you tryin'
F
to do, huh?
Dm Gm Dm Gm C
Hey, hey, baby, hey, hey, now, please don't say we're
F
through.
[Interlude]
C Dm A# F C
[Verse]
F Am Dm A# F
I said, if you stay here, baby.....I tell you what I'm
C F Am Dm A#
gonna do..I'm gonna work two jobs, seven days a week..
C F
to bring my money home to you.
[Outro]
C F Dm F C
Well, I said, mercy, mercy, mercy....mercy, mercy,
F
mercy..(Fade.)