Have Mercy
*** Introduction:
C F Am :||
*** Verse 1:
C F Am
He made me feel so second-best
G F F2
I never should have let him do it
C F Am
but when he makes his pretty mess
G F F2
somehow you just fall into it
*** Chorus:
D
Have mercy on him
F C F F2
the love that I gave him is gone
D
Have mercy on him
F C F F2 Fm
the love that I saved for him is gone
*** Verse 2:
He wasn't just another touch C F Am
he was something I created G F F2
and though I loved him much too much C F Am
I never thought my love was wasted G F F2
*** Chorus:
Have mercy on him D
the love that I gave him is gone F C F F2
Have mercy on him D
the love that I saved for him is gone F C F F2 Fm
*** Instrumental:
Am C G D Am C F F2
Am C G D Am C F F2
C F Am C F Am
*** Verse 3:
How do you know who you should blame? C F Am
You spend your love, or you conserve it G F F2
It's hard to hear him curse my name C F Am
at least I know I don't deserve it G F F2
*** Chorus:
Have mercy on him D
the love that I gave him is gone F C F F2
Have mercy on him D
the love that I saved for him is gone F C F F2 Fm
We recommend: Milworker
To stay awake and clean and pure
And never allow the burdens
And excess of this place to harm you
Like all the rest of those sent here before you
But somehow, somewhere along the way
A scar was sown inside of you
And you thought it was an isolated thing until
Life pushed on and you noticed that the scars were too many
To count and let go because hate is part of you
So what happened to the innocent face you once knew?
Now it's just a reflection of this place
And you pray and bed that someday you'd escape
What if I