Don Covay - Mercy mercy

artist: Don Covay & The Goodtimers (guitar Jimi Hendrix) year: 1964 lyrics & compose: Don Covay, Ronald Alonzo Miller official key: A Major tuning: standard rhythm: 4/4 [A-key chords] [Intro] e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|-------9h10-7h9-|----10----------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|-------9h11-7h9-|9---9----9------|----------------|2-x-2-------2---|2-x-2-------2---| D|----------------|9h11-9h11-11p9--|7—x-7----7-9p7--|2—x-2---4---2---|2-x-2---2h4-----| A|----------------|--------------11|7-x-7-7h9-----9-|0-x-0-----------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-------|----------------| A | | | Have mercy, have mercy baby |A C#m |Bm/D E |A |E7 (Mm...) Have mercy, have mercy on me |A C#m |F#m Dm |A |E7 Well I went to see a gypsy to have my fortune read |A C#m |F#m Dm |(non chord) |E7 She said "Don, your baby gonna leave you, Bag packed up under the bed" |A | | | (I cry) Have mercy, have mercy baby (yeah) |A C#m |Bm/D E |A |E7 Have mercy (yeah), have mercy on me |A C#m |F#m Dm |A |E7 (I said) If you put leave me baby, Girl if you put me down |A C#m |F#m Dm |(non chord) |E7 Well I'm goin' to the nearest river child, Jump over board and down |A | | | (Don't leave me) Have mercy, have mercy baby (mercy) |A C#m |Bm/D E |A |E7 (Yeah) Have mercy, have mercy on me |F#m Bm |F#m Bm |F#m |A (Well now) Hey hey baby! Hey hey now! What you tryin' to do for? |F#m Bm |F#m Bm |(non chord) | Hey hey baby! Hey hey now! Please don't say we're through [Solo] e|------0h|5---------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------| B|--------|--------------8-|----10-10-x-------------|----------------|----------------| G|--------|--6-----6-----7-|-11-9--9--x-----9-------|7---------7-----|--6-6-6-7-------| D|--------|-------7-9p7-7--|9---9--9--x-9h11-11p9---|-7--7-7h9-7-9p7-|--7-7-7-7-------| A|--------|----7h9-----9---|------------9h11-11p9-7-|-7h9--7--------9|--7-7-7------4--| E|--------|----------------|------------------------|----------------|0---------0-----| e|----------------| B|5-5-5-5-5-------| G|7-7-7-7---7-----| D|6-6-6-6---------| A|7-7-7-7---------| E|----------------| |A C#m |F#m Dm |A |E7 (I said) If you stay baby, I tell you what I'm gonna do |A C#m |F#m Dm |(non chord) |E7 I'm gonna work two jobs seven days a week, And bring my money home to you |A | | | | Well I say, mercy, mercy, mercy, mercy… ************************************ | x Dead note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off ************************************