Mercy of the Fallen — Dar Williams
Chords and lyrics for Mercy of the Fallen by Dar Williams (key of G).
Verse 1
Oh my [G]fair North [D]Star
I have [Em]held to you [C]dearly
I had [G]asked you to [C]steer me
'Til one [G]cloud-scattered [D]night
I got [G]lost in my [D]travels
I met [Em]Leo the [C]lion
Met a [G]king and met a [C]giant
With their [G]errant [D]light [D7]
There's the [Em]wind and the [Bm]rain
And the [C]mercy of the fallen
Who say [G]they have no [D]claim to know what's [Em]right [C]
There's the [G]weak and the [D]strong
And the [Em]beds that have no [C]answer
And that's [G]where I may [D]rest my head [Em]tonight[C]
I saw [G]all the bright [D]people
In [Em]imposing flocks they [C]landed
And they [G]got what they [C]demanded
And they [G]scratched at the [D]ground
Then they [G]flew and the [D]fear
Grew as [Em]sweetly for the [C]flightless
Who had [G]longing yet [C]despite this
Who could [G]hear every [D]sound[D7]
There's the [Em]wind and the [Bm]rain
And the [C]mercy of the fallen
Who say [G]they have no [D]claim to know what's [Em]right [C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [C]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
And if your [G]sister or your [D]brother
Were [Em]stumbling on their [C]last mile
In a [G]self-inflicted [C]exile
You'd wish for [G]them a humble [D]friend
And I [G]hope [D]someday
That the [Em]best of Falstaff's [C]planners
Give me [G]seven half-built [C]manors
Where [G]half dreams may [D]dream without [Em]end[D]
There's the [Em]wind and the [Bm]rain
And the [C]mercy of the fallen
Who say [G]Hey, it's not [D]my place to know [Em]what's [C]right
There's the [G]weak and the [D]strong
And the [Em]many stars that [C]guide us
We have [G]some of them [C]inside [G]us[G][D]
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