Mr Gray Chords

by Jennifer Knapp
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This tab is based off FanCam from Jennifer Knapps show at The Living Room in New York City on October 28th, 2009 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKhJwo9ro8k.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: A#m
Capo: 3rd fret
Author sciarmiello [pro] 70. Last edit on Jun 1, 2019

Chords

G
C
D
G/F#
Em7
Am7
Am

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[Intro]
 
 G
 
[Verse 1]
                          C
/ It’s as bad as it has / been,
           D              G      G/F#    Em7                C    D
For over / 20 years but / then I haven’t been here all my / life
   G                            C
/ And all the wells are going / dry
        D                 G        G/F#  Em7                C   D              G
All the bankers saying / “bye-bye, Mr. Gray we’re glad we / met but no money / yet.”
 
 
[Chorus]
       D                         C          G
If I / show my hands would you / watch them bleed?
  D                C      Em7  Am7      Am           D                  G
/ Long enough to / prove they are in - /deed   /   /    in need of   / mercy   /        /
 
 
[Verse 2]
  G                                  C
/ Dawn always / breaks the noonday / high
               D              G
Shade rarely / offers ali - / bi
    G/F#    Em7               C    D                   G
Or decent / rest for such a / man.   / If I think, I / can
                           C             D
Try / harder some might / say that I’m / smarter
           G G/F# Em7      C    D                 G
But only / God     knows / only God knows who I / am
 
 
[Chorus]
       D                         C          G
If I / show my hands would you / watch them bleed?
  D                C      Em7  Am7      Am           D                  G
/ Long enough to / prove they are in - /deed   /   /    in need of   / mercy   /        /
 
 
[Bridge]
   C        D               G    G/F#    Em7
/ I try to laugh about it / I try not to cry about it
  C            D                 G             C            D
/ Mamma always hates it when I / cry   /     /What will it take to convince
  G       G/F#     Em7                  C       D                    G
/ This is just the road to excellence / Faith before the skeptic’s / eye
 
 
[Chorus]
       D                         C          G
If I / show my hands would you / watch them bleed?
   D                C      Em7  Am7      Am           D                  G
/ Long enough to / prove they are in - /deed   /   /    in need of   / mercy   /        /
 
 
[Outro]
 G
/I need your mercy me /I need your mercy, mercy me /          /            /
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Mr Gray – Jennifer Knapp
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