Tuning:

Have Mercy - The Ancient West The song opens with the one guitar picking a pattern. The other guitar doesn't start playing till the third line of the verse. This is the case for all of the verses, except for the last one, where the rhythm guitar plays nothing Verse 1

^N.C.It's been weeks since I've seen a real smile Oh I know I won't see it for awhile ^DI've counted inches from your yard to my door (D) And I want nothing more than to know for sure

^F#mIt's been weeks since I've had a good thought (F#m) I'm telling secrets about the lies that you bought ^DYou used to love to hear me sing (D) And we would talk about everything ^EIt was be^Dautiful to me

Chorus 1 A

^F#mI don't want to be him anymore ^D (D) F#m I don't want to be him anymore

Verse 2

^N.C.Maybe I'll hear your voice in a crowded room Picture us one day a bride and a groom ^DI'll walk in and I bet he will too (D) Does he feel the way I felt about you?

^F#mI muttered something quiet under my breath (F#m) Then he quickly grabbed his coat and his chest ^DI don't know how much time is left (D) So hang your head and pray for the best

^F#mHang your head and pray for the best ^N.C.Hang your head and pray for the best

Chorus 2 A

^F#mI don't want to be him anymore ^DSo keep me up and tell me every fear (D) When you were young and the days passed like years ^F#mBetween the booze and the "remember whens" (F#m) I'm telling all the same stories again

Verse 3

^N.C.You pray to him he is a god to you But does he hold your head and hear your blues? I won't be the one who makes you choose And give up everything that you can't lose Old notions from the ancient west They hang your head and pray for the best So hang your head and pray for the best Hang your head and pray for the best

Ending F#m D x4

^F#mHang your head and pray for the best (F#m) Hang your head and pray for the best ^DHang your head and pray for the best (D0 Hang your head and pray for the best

F#m

Have Mercy - The ancient west