(modified from sbigelow@dante.nmsu.edu's original tab) *CAPO 4th FRET* (Original Key: C#m) Intro: Am Verse 1:

^Am Looking down on empty streets, ^Am7 All she can see, Are the ^Fdreams all made solid, Are the ^Dm7dreams made real.

^Am All of the buildings, ^Am7 All of the cars. Were ^Fonce just a dream, In ^Dm7somebody's head.

She ^Ampictures the broken glass, ^Am7 Pictures the steam. She ^Fpictures a soul, Dm7 (Am) With no leak at the seam.

Bridge 1:

^Am Let's take the boat out, (Wait until darkness). Let's take the boat out, (Wait until darkness comes).

Verse 2:

^Am Nowhere in the corridors, Of ^Am7pale green and grey. ^F Nowhere in the suburbs, In the ^Dm7cold light of day.

^Am There in the midst of it, So a-^Am7live and alone. ^F Words support like ^Gbone.

Chorus 1:

Dreaming of ^CMer-^Fcy ^GStreet, ^Am Where you're in-^Emside ^Fout. Dreaming of ^Cmercy, ^F ^G In your ^Amdaddy's arms a-^Ggain.

Dreaming of ^CMer-^Fcy ^GStreet, ^Am Swear they moved ^Emthat ^Fsign. Dreaming of ^Cmercy, ^F ^G In your ^Amdaddy's arms...

Interlude: Am7, F (x3), Am Verse 3:

^Am Pulling out the papers, From the ^Am7drawers that slide smooth. ^F Tugging at the darkness, ^Dm7 Word upon word.

Con-^Amfessing all the secret things, In the ^Am7warm velvet box, To the ^Fpriest; he's the doctor, He can ^Dm7handle the shocks.

^Am Dreaming of the tenderness, The ^Am7tremble in the hips; Of ^Fkissing Mary's ^Glips.

Chorus 2:

^C Mer-^Fcy ^GStreet, ^Am Where you're in-^Emside ^Fout. Dreaming of ^Cmercy, ^F ^G In your ^Amdaddy's arms a-^Ggain.

Dreaming of ^CMer-^Fcy ^GStreet, ^Am Swear they moved ^Emthat ^Fsign. Dreaming of ^Cmercy, ^F ^G In your ^Amdaddy's arms...

Interlude: Am7, F (x3) Am Break:

^Am Mercy...Mercy... Looking for mercy.

^Am Mercy..^G. Looking for ^Ammercy..^G. Looking for ^Ammercy..^F. Looking for ^Ammercy...

Coda:

^Am Anne with her father, Is ^Am7out in the boat, ^F Riding the water, ^Dm7 Riding the waves on the ^Amsea.

Peter Gabriel - Mercy street