Lyrics
Ah, ha.
(A)(Yeah, yeah, yeah.) Whoa, huh.
(Yeah, yeah, yeah.) Mer cy.
(D13)(Yeah, yeah, yeah.) Well.
(A)(Yeah, yeah, yeah.) Uh, huh.
(E)Bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, (A)yeah, yeah, yeah.
Lis ten, now I love you,
but I got to stay the true.
My mor als got me on my (D13)knees; that I’m beg ging you, please stop play ing games.
(A)hand, just like “ooh.” I don’t know what this is, but you got me good, just like you said you would.
Oh, Lawd!
I don’t know what you do, but you do it well; I’m un der your (A)spell.
You got me beg ging you for mer cy.
Why won’t you re lease me?
Lord, I’m beg ging for mer cy.
Why won’t you re (A)lease me?
I said, re lease me.
(D)Please, please, re (A)lease, re lease me.
Lis ten, now you think that I,
I be some thing on the side,
but you got got to un der (D13)stand that I need a wo man who will take my (A)hand, just like “ooh.” I don’t know what this is, but you got me good, just like you said you would.
Oh, Lawd!
I don’t know what you do, but you do it well; I’m un der your (A)spell.
You got me beg ging you for mer cy.
Why won’t you re lease me?
Lord, I’m beg ging for mer cy.
Come on and re (A)lease me?
I said, re lease me.
(D)Please, please, re (A)lease, re lease me.
Lis ten, now you think that Lis ten, girl, now: You got me beg gin’, (beg gin’ you for mer cy).
You got me beg gin’, (beg gin’ you for mer cy).
(CN.C.)You got me beg gin’, you got me beg gin’, you got me beg gin’, (E)(Oh,
(A)yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.)
(D13)(Yeah, yeah, yeah.
(A)Yeah, yeah, yeah.)
(E)(Bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, (A)yeah, yeah, yeah.) Lis ten, lis ten, lis ten.
You got me beg gin’, (beg gin’ you for mer cy).
You got me beg gin’, (beg gin’ you for mer cy).
(CN.C.)You got me beg gin’, you got me beg gin’, you got me beg gin’, (E)(Oh,
(A)yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.)
(D13)(Yeah, yeah, yeah.
(A)Yeah, yeah, yeah.)
(E)(Bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, (A)yeah, yeah, yeah.) Lis ten, lis ten, lis ten.
(E)(Please
re (A)lease, re lease me.)
(E)(Please
re (A)lease, re lease me.)
(E)(Please
re (A)lease, re lease me.)
Mercy by Duffy
Easy piano arrangement in the key of A at 152 BPM. Difficulty: medium. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.
About “Mercy”
- What key is "Mercy" in?
- "Mercy" by Duffy is in the key of A with a tempo of 152 BPM. Difficulty: medium.
- Is "Mercy" easy to play on piano?
- This arrangement is rated medium. It requires comfort with chord shapes and basic hand independence. Expect 1-2 weeks of regular practice for a confident performance.
- Can I play "Mercy" without reading sheet music?
- Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.