A
F#m
E
A
A
Have mercy, have mercy baby
F#m
D
E
A
E7
(Mm…) Have mercy, have mercy on me
A
C#m
F#m
Dm
Well I went to see a gypsy
A
E7
and have my fortune read
A
C#m
F#m
Dm
She said “Don, your baby gonna leave you,
A
Bag packed up under the bed”
E7
A
(I cry) Have mercy, have mercy baby (yeah)
F#m
D
E
A
Have mercy (yeah), have mercy on me
E7
A
C#m
F#m
Dm
(I said) If you put leave me baby,
A
E7
Girl if you put me down
A
C#m
F#m
Dm
Well I’m goin’ to the nearest river child,
A
Jump over board and down
E7
A
(Don’t leave me) Have mercy, have mercy baby (mercy)
F#m
D
E
A
(Yeah) Have mercy, have mercy on me
F#m
Bm
F#m
Bm
(Well now) Hey hey baby! Hey hey now!
F#m
A
What you tryin’ to do for?
F#m
Bm
F#m
Bm
Hey hey baby! Hey hey now!
A
E7
Please don’t say we’re through
F#m
E
A
E
A
C#m
F#m
Dm
(I said) If you stay baby,
A
E7
I tell you what I’m gonna do
A
C#m
F#m
Dm
I’m gonna work two jobs seven days a week,
A
And bring my money home to you
E7
A
Well I say, mercy, mercy, mercy, mercy
E7
D
F#m
E
Bm
Dm
A
C#m
