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I was stand ing in line at the cit y bus (G)stop, (D)soaked to the skin from ev ’ry rain (A)drop.
I (D)see you driv ing by just like a phan tom (G)jet with your (D)arm a round some (A7)lit tle bru (D)nette.
You (D)say you won’t be home be cause you’re (G)work tle ing late.
Hon ey, (D)I’m ier, no fool, you’ve been (A)out on a date.
He said The (D)lip stick on your col lar gives the game a (G)way.
It’s (D)straw ber ry red and mine’s (A7)play pink (D)rose.
Have mer cy
on me.
You (D)treat me so bad.
I’m in mi ser (A)y.
It’s (D)break ing my heart,
can’t you see?
(D)Ba by, ba by, have (A7)mer cy on (D)me.
Well, I (D)called you you the up be on the (G)tel tle e phone.
I could (D)hear ier, you was play in’ (A)“Hag gard” and “Jones”.
He said I (D)knew stick right no then that there was some thing (G)wrong.
There’s (D)on ly one rea son you (A7)play cheat (D)in’ Have mer cy
on me.
You (D)treat me so bad.
I’m in mi ser (A)y.
It’s (D)break ing my heart,
can’t you see?
(D)Ba by, ba by, have (A7)mer cy on (D)me.
Well, I
Well, I (D)Ba by, ba by, have (A7)mer cy on (D)me.
Ba by, ba by, have (A7)mer cy on (D)me.
This page shows “Have Mercy” by Paul Kennerley in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of D at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.