Mercy Mercy:Don Covay (And The Goodtimers) #1 on R&B Charts and #35 on BB Hot 100 on ATLANTIC Records in 1964. INTRO: Bm E A CHORUS:

(^AHave mercy, have mercy, baby..mmmm, have mercy, have ^Dmercy on ^Ame.^E

#1.

Well, I ^Awent to see a gypsy and had my fortune read. ^EShe said, ^ADon, your ^Dbbaby's gonna ^Gbmleave you..^Dher ^Ebag is packed up ^Bmunder the ^Abed and I cry..

CHORUS:

^AHave mercy, have mercy, baby..mmmm, have mercy, have ^Dmercy on ^Ame.^E

#2.

I said, ^Aif you ^Dbmleave me ^Gbmbaby.^D...^Agirl, if you put me ^Edown. Well, I'm a ^Agoin' to the ^Dbnearest ^Gbmriver, ^Dchild.. and ^Ejump from ^Am7above and ^Adrown..but don't leave me..

CHORUS:

^AHave mercy, have mercy, baby..mmmm, have mercy, have ^Dmercy on ^Ame.^E

#3.

Well, now, ^Ahey, hey, baby, ^Gbmhey, hey, now, ^Awhat you tryin' to do, huh? ^AHey, hey, baby, hey, hey, now, ^Dplease don't ^Esay we're ^Athrough.

INTERLUDE: E Gbm D A E #4.

I said, ^Aif you ^Dbmstay here, ^Gbmbaby..^D...I ^Atell you what I'm gonna ^Edo..I'm gonna ^Awork two ^Dbmjobs, ^Gbmseven days a ^Dweek.. to ^Ebring my money home to ^Ayou.

OUTRO:

^EWell, I said, ^Amercy, ^Gbmmercy, ^Amercy....mercy, ^Emercy, ^Amercy..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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