Key: D
Introduction:
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(D)He was standin' on the corner
A(G)hundred D
Said I could feed a lot of these people with (G)this
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Ain't but one (A)reason for a white boy to be
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He gave that (A)money to the man and he
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Chorus
(D)Have mercy on (G)me
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I'm a (A)sinner Lord can't you (G)see
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(D)Old Joe don't know how it got started
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He loved his wife and children
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But she (A)gave herself so freely
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Chorus
(A)Tears were made to fall
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(D)She was all alone that evening
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Her mind was made up and
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There's a (A)pistol in a pawn shop (G)window
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She (A)took it home to find out
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Chorus X2
(A)God knows that mercy ain't (G)free