Mercy Now — Mary Gauthier

Chords and lyrics for Mercy Now by Mary Gauthier (key of G).

Intro

[G]

Verse 1

[G]My father could use a little mercy [C]now
The [D]fruits of his labor, fall and rot slowly on the [G]ground
His work is almost over, it won’t be [G7]long and he won’t be [C]around
I [D]love my father, and he could use some mercy [G]now

Verse 2

My brother could use a little mercy [C]now
He’s a [D]stranger to freedom, shackled to his fears and [G]doubts
The pain that he lives in is, almost more than [G7]living will [C]allow
I [D]love my brother, and he could use some mercy [G]now

Verse 3

My Church and my Country could use a little mercy [C]now
As they [D]sink into a poisoned pit, that’s going to take forever to climb [G]out
They carry the weight of the [G7]faithful, who follow ‘em [C]down
I [D]love my Church and Country and they could use some mercy [G]now

Verse 4

Every living thing could use a little mercy [C]now
[D]Only the hand of grace can end the race, towards another mushroom [G]cloud
People in power, well, [G7]they’ll do anything to keep their [C]crown
[D]I love life, and life itself could use some mercy [G]now

Solo

[G] [C] [D] [G]
[G] [C] [D] [G]

Verse 5

[G]Yea, we all could use a little mercy [C]now
I [D]know we don’t deserve it But we need it [G]anyhow
We hang in the balance, dangle ‘tween [G7]hell and hallowed [C]ground
[D]Every single one of us could use some mercy [G]now
[D]Every single one of us could [C]use some [G]mercy now

Outro

[D] [C] [G]
[D] [C] [G]
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