Sister of Mercy — Thompson Twins
Chords and lyrics for Sister of Mercy by Thompson Twins (key of Fm).
Intro
[Fm] [Gm] [Ab] [Bb]
Verse 1
She [Cm]lives[Gm] [Cm] in a [Gm]big white [Cm][Gm]house[Gm][Cm]
The [Cm]rooms are [Gm]lemon and [Cm]she's [Gm]devoted to [Cm][Gm]life[Gm][Cm]
Of [Bb]keeping this house just right, ooh, ooh, The weekends are perfectly nice
ooh, ooh
And [Cm]she doesn't [Gm]talk when [Cm]he comes [Gm]home at [Cm][Gm]night[Gm][Cm]
Verse 2
[Cm]Twenty-five [Gm]years [Cm] she's [Gm]just the [Cm][Gm]same[Gm][Cm]
She's a [Cm]lonely [Gm]woman, [Cm]quiet [Gm]in her [Cm][Gm]ways[Gm][Cm]
But [Bb]he comes home one night, She kills him with a knife
[Cm]She's the [Gm]one who's a [Cm]living in [Gm][Cm]paradise[Cm][Gm]
Chorus
[Gm](Sister of [Fm]mercy) No sister of [Gm]mercy, Oh [Ab]don't cry for [Bb]me
(sister of [Fm]mercy) No sister of [Gm]mercy, It's [Ab]all alright for [Bb]me
Verse 3
Now she [Cm]sits[Gm] [Cm] in a big [Gm]white [Cm][Gm]chair[Gm][Cm]
In a [Cm]room that's [Gm]not so [Cm]different to the [Gm]one back [Cm][Gm]there[Gm][Cm]
She [Bb]turns her face to the light, she’s blinded by her life
[Cm]You can [Gm]hear her [Cm]cry [Gm]alone at [Cm][Gm]night[Cm]
Chorus
[Gm](Sister of [Fm]mercy) No sister of [Gm]mercy, Oh [Ab]don't cry for [Bb]me
(sister of [Fm]mercy) No sister of [Gm]mercy, It's [Ab]all alright for [Bb]me
Verse 4
So have [Cm]mercy on that [Gm]woman [Cm]you don't know the [Gm]way it's [Cm][Gm]been[Gm][Cm]
[Cm]You don't know the [Gm]trouble[Cm] her [Gm]eyes have [Cm][Gm]seen[Gm][Cm]
Can you [Bb]feel the kiss of life when you come home at night?
Well, you [Cm]better not [Gm]turn your [Cm]back on a [Gm][Cm]paradise[Cm][Gm]
Chorus
[Gm](Sister of [Fm]mercy) No sister of [Gm]mercy, Oh [Ab]don't cry for [Bb]me
(sister of [Fm]mercy) No sister of [Gm]mercy, It's [Ab]all alright for [Bb]me
Outro
Sister of [Fm]mercy (Sister of [Gm]mercy), Sister of [Ab]mercy oh, oh, oh, [Bb]oh
Sister of [Fm]mercy (Sister of [Gm]mercy), Sister of [Ab]mercy oh, oh, oh, oh, [Bb]oh
(Sister of [Fm]mercy) No sister of [Gm]mercy, Oh [Ab]don't cry for [Bb]me
(sister of [Fm]mercy) No sister of [Gm]mercy, It's [Ab]all alright for [Bb]me
(Sister of [Fm]mercy) No sister of [Gm]mercy, Oh [Ab]don't cry for [Bb]me
(sister of [Fm]mercy) No sister of [Gm]mercy, It's [Ab]all alright for [Bb]me
[Fm] [Gm] [Ab] [Bb]
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