Intro
D#m G# C#
[Chorus]
C#
(Have mercy, have mercy, baby..mmmm, have mercy,
F# C# G#
have mercy on me.
[Verse]
C#
Well, I went to see a gypsy and had my fortune read.
G# C# F A#m F# G#
She said, Don, your baby's gonna leave you..her bag
D#m C#
is packed up under the bed and I cry..
[Chorus]
C#
Have mercy, have mercy, baby..mmmm, have mercy,
F# C# G#
have mercy on me.
[Verse]
C# Fm A#m F# C# G#
I said, if you leave me baby....girl, if you put me down.
C# F A#m F#
Well, I'm a goin' to the nearest river, child..
G# C#m7 C#
and jump from above and drown..but don't leave me..
[Chorus]
C#
Have mercy, have mercy, baby..mmmm, have mercy,
F# C# G#
have mercy on me.
[Verse]
A#m D#m A#m D#m A#m D#m
Well, now, hey, hey, baby, hey, hey, now, what you tryin'
C#
to do, huh?
A#m D#m A#m D#m G#
Hey, hey, baby, hey, hey, now, please don't say we're
C#
through.
[Interlude]
G# A#m F# C# G#
[Verse]
C# Fm A#m F# C#
I said, if you stay here, baby.....I tell you what I'm
G# C# Fm A#m F#
gonna do..I'm gonna work two jobs, seven days a week..
G# C#
to bring my money home to you.
[Outro]
G# C# A#m C# G#
Well, I said, mercy, mercy, mercy....mercy, mercy,
C#
mercy..(Fade.)