Mary Gauthier - Mercy now

M^Gy father could use a little mercy ^Cnow The ^Dfruits of his labor, fall and rot slowly on the ^Gground His work is almost over, it won’t be l^G7ong and he won’t be aro^Cund I lo^Dve my father, and he could use some mercy ^Gnow

My brother could use a little mercy n^Cow He’s a ^Dstranger to freedom, shackled to his fears and ^Gdoubts The pain that he lives in is, almost more than l^G7iving will all^Cow I l^Dove my brother, and he could use some mercy n^Gow

My Church and my Country could use a little mercy ^Cnow As they ^Dsink into a poisoned pit, that’s going to take forever to climb ^Gout They carry the weight of the faith^G7ful, who follow ‘em do^Cwn I ^Dlove my Church and Country and they could use some mercy ^Gnow

Every living thing could use a little mercy ^Cnow ^DOnly the hand of grace can end the race, towards another mushroom c^Gloud People in power, well, they^G7’ll do anything to keep their ^Ccrown ^DI love life, and life itself could use some mercy ^Gnow

Y^Gea, we all could use a little mercy ^Cnow I ^Dknow we don’t deserve it But we need it any^Ghow We hang in the balance, dangle ‘tween ^G7hell and hallowed ^Cground E^Dvery single one of us could use some mercy ^Gnow ^DEvery single one of us could u^Cse some ^Gmercy now