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MERCY MERCY (Bassline) As recorded by Wilson Pickett (From the 1966 Album THE EXCITING WILSON PICKETT) Words and Music by Don Covay & Ronald Dean Miller Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass' [Intro] Q=122 4/4 Gtr I Wx3 H E Q E H E Q E G|------------|--------0--2-|-3------0----|| D|------------|------3------|------3----3-|| A|------------|-1-----------|-------------|| E|------------|-------------|-------------|| [Chorus] H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E G|--------0--2-|-3------0----|--------0--2-|-3------0-----| D|------3------|------3----3-|------3------|------3----3--| A|-1-----------|-------------|-1-----------|--------------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H E Q E H E Q E G|---------------|---------------|--------0--2-|-3------0-----|| D|--------0----0-|------2-3------|------3------|------3----3--|| A|-1----1--------|-3-----------0-|-1-----------|--------------|| E|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|| [1st Verse] Q. E H Q. E Q. E H E Q E H E Q E G|-------------|-0----0--------|-3------1----|--------------| D|--------0----|--------2----3-|------3----1-|-3------3-----| A|-1----1------|---------------|-------------|------3----3--| E|-------------|---------------|-------------|--------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E q Q H E E E E E E E E G|---------------|-0----0--------|------------|------------------|| D|--------0----x-|--------2------|------------|---3-3-3---3---3--|| A|-1----1--------|-------------0-|-1----------|------------------|| E|---------------|---------------|------------|------------------|| [Chorus] H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E G|--------0--2-|-3------0----|--------0--2-|-3------0-----| D|------3------|------3------|------3------|------3----3--| A|-1-----------|-----------0-|-1-----------|--------------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H E Q E H E Q E G|---------------|---------------|--------0--2-|-3------0-----|| D|--------0----0-|------2-3------|------3------|------3----3--|| A|-1----1--------|-3-----------0-|-1-----------|--------------|| E|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|| [2nd Verse] Q. E H Q. E Q. E H E Q E H E E E E G|-------------|-0----0--------|--------0----|---------------| D|--------0----|--------2------|------3----0-|-3------3------| A|-1----1------|-------------0-|-1-----------|------3---3-2--| E|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E q Q H H E E E E G|---------------|-0----0--------|------------|---------------|| D|--------0----0-|--------2------|------------|--------3---3--|| A|-1----1--------|-------------0-|-1----------|---------------|| E|---------------|---------------|------------|---------------|| [Chorus] H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E G|--------0--2-|-3------0----|--------0--2-|-3------------| D|------3------|------3------|------3------|------3-5-----| A|-1-----------|-----------0-|-1-----------|-----------0--| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H E Q E Q. E E Q E G|---------------|---------------|--------0--2-|-3----0---------|| D|--------0----0-|------2-3------|------3------|--------3-3--3--|| A|-1----1--------|-3-----------0-|-1-----------|----------------|| E|---------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|| [Bridge] Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E H E Q E G|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------0-----| D|-5-----------4-|-5-----------4-|-5-------------|------3-------| A|------3--------|------3--------|------3------3-|-1---------5--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| Q. Q. E E Q. Q. Q q Q H W G|---------------|--------------|------------|------|| D|-5-----------4-|-5------------|------------|------|| A|------3--------|------3----2--|-1----------|------|| E|---------------|--------------|------------|------|| [Guitar Solo] Q +E. S E Q E Q +E. S E Q E H E Q E H E Q E G|-----------------|-----------------|--------0--2-|-3------------|| D|-5--(5)-----5--4-|-3--(3)-----3----|------3------|------3-5-----|| A|--------x-5------|--------x-3----3-|-1-----------|-----------0--|| E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------|| [3rd Verse] Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H E Q E H E Q E G|---------------|-0----0--------|--------0--2-|-3------------| D|--------0----0-|--------2------|------3------|------3-5-----| A|-1----1--------|-------------0-|-1-----------|-----------0--| E|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------| Q. E H Q. E Q. E q Q H E E E E E E E E G|-------------|-0----0--------|------------|------------------|| D|--------0----|--------2------|------------|-------3-------3--|| A|-1----1------|-------------0-|-1----------|---3-------3------|| E|-------------|---------------|------------|------------------|| [Outro] H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E G|--------0--2-|-3------0--2-|-3------0--2-|-3------------| D|------3------|------3------|------3------|------3-5-----| A|-1-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------0--| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E G|--------0--2-|-3------0--2-|-3------0--2-|-3------0--2--*| D|------3------|------3------|------3------|------3-------*| A|-1-----------|-------------|-------------|--------------*| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------*| [Lyrics] Have mercy Have mercy, baby Mmm, have mercy, yeah Have mercy on me Well, I went to see a gypsy And had my fortune read She said, Don Your baby's gonna leave you Her bag is packed up Under the bed I cried Have mercy Have mercy, baby, yeah Have mercy, yeah Have mercy on me I said if you stay here, baby I'll tell you what I'm gonna do I'm gonna work two jobs Seven days a week and Bring my money home to you Have mercy Have mercy, baby Mercy, yeah, have mercy Yeah have mercy Have mercy on me Well now, hey, hey, baby Hey, hey now What you trying to do, huh Hey, hey, baby Hey, hey now Please don't say we're through I said, if you leave me, baby Girl, if you're putting me down Well, I'm going to The nearest river, child And jump overboard and drown Oh yeah baby, mercy, mercy, Baby don't leave me Lord have mercy, mercy Lord have mercy, mercy ************************************ Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | (n) - note tied to previous | x - mute ************************************