Mercy Chords

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This version is based off of the cover One Republic did on BBC Radio in Drop D tuning. I did this so that if you wanted to play the bass line, you can reach that low D.Was this info helpful?

Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	D A D G B E
Key:	G
Capo:	no capo

Author art_rox_4life [a] 99. Last edit on Aug 26, 2018

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Chords

Am7

C#7

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[Bassline]
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∣-5--5--0-3-∣-5--5--0-3-∣-5--5--0-3-∣-5--5--0-3-∣-5--5--0-3-∣
 
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∣-----------∣-----------∣-5--5--5-4-∣-3-3131----∣-----------∣
∣-5--5--0-3-∣-5--5--0-3-∣-----------∣--------5-3∣-5--5--0-3-∣
 
 
[Chords]
G7  - 553433
Am7 - 775555
B7  - 885655
D7  - x57575
C#7 - x46464
C7  - x35353
 
[Intro]
 
(Hit the beat and take it to the verse now)
G7        Am7   B7   Am7
Yeah yeah yeah...
G7        Am7   B7   Am7
Yeah yeah yeah...
G7        Am7   B7   Am7
Yeah yeah yeah...
G7        Am7   B7   Am7
Yeah yeah yeah...
 
 
D7 C#7 C7
G7 Am7 B7 Am7
 
[Verse 1]
       G7  Am7   B7
I love you
      Am7        G7  Am7   B7
But I gotta stay true
          Am7          G7  Am7   B7
My morals got me on my knees
            Am7                G7  Am7   B7
I'm begging please stop playing games
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
             Am7       D7
I don't know what this is
          C#7    C7
Cause you got me good
                       G7  Am7   B7
Just like you knew you would
             Am7      D7
I don't know what you do
           C#7    C7
But you do it well
               G7  Am7 B7
I'm under your spell
 
 
[Chorus]
           Am7             G7   Am7   B7
You got me begging you for mercy
    Am7               G7  Am7   B7
Why won't you release me?
           Am7             G7  Am7   B7
You got me begging you for mercy
    Am7               G7  Am7   B7
Why won't you release me?
Am7    D7 C#7 C7  G7  Am7   B7   Am7
I said release    me
 
 
[Verse 2]
                   G7  Am7   B7
Now you think that I
        Am7               G7   Am7   B7
Will be something on the side
               G7   Am7   B7
But you got to understand
             C7
That I need a man
               G7   Am7   B7
Who can take my hand, yes I do
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
             Am7       D7
I don't know what this is
          C#7    C7
Cause you got me good
                       G7  Am7   B7
Just like you knew you would
             Am7      D7
I don't know what you do
           C#7    C7
But you do it well
               G7  Am7 B7
I'm under your spell
 
 
[Chorus]
           Am7             G7   Am7   B7
You got me begging you for mercy
    Am7               G7  Am7   B7
Why won't you release me?
           Am7             G7  Am7   B7
You got me begging you for mercy
    Am7               G7  Am7   B7
Why won't you release me?
Am7    D7 C#7 C7  G7  Am7   B7   Am7
I said release    me
 
 
[Bridge]
N.C.
I'm begging you for mercy
N.C.
Yes, why won't you release me?
N.C.
I'm begging you for mercy
N.C.
You got me begging
N.C.
You got me begging
N.C.
You got me begging
 
 
[Outro]
   G7   Am7   B7
Mercy
    Am7               G7  Am7   B7
Why won't you release me?
           Am7             G7  Am7   B7
You got me begging you for mercy
    Am7               G7  Am7   B7
Why won't you release me?
Am7    D7 C#7 C7  G7
I said release    me
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