[Verse 1]
I was
A
sittin' in a
E/G♯
crummy movie
F♯m7
with my
E
hands on my
D
chin
A/C♯
Bm7
E7
Oh, the
A
violence
E/G♯
that occurs,
F♯m7
seems like we
E
never win
D
A/C♯
Bm7
E7
[Chorus]
A
Love and
E/G♯
mercy, that's
F♯m7
what you
E
need tonight
D
A/C♯
Bm7
E7
So
A
love and
E/G♯
mercy to
F♯m7
you and your
E
friends tonight
D
A/C♯
Bm7
E7
[Verse 2]
I was
A
lyin' in my
E/G♯
room and the news
F♯m7
came
E
on TV
D
A/C♯
Bm7
E7
A
A
lotta people
E/G♯
out there hurtin'
F♯m7
and it
E
really scares
D
me
A/C♯
Bm7
E7
[Chorus]
[|][A]Love and [E/G#]mercy, that's [|][F#m7]what you []need tonight[|][D] [A/C#] [|][Bm7] [E7]
So [|][A]love and [E/G#]mercy to [|][F#m7]you and your []friends tonight[|][D] [A/C#] [|][Bm7] [E7]
[Verse 3]
I was
A
standin' in a
E/G♯
bar and watch
F♯m7
in' all the
E
people there
D
A/C♯
Bm7
E7
Oh, the
A
loneliness
E/G♯
in this world,
F♯m7
well, it's
E
just not
D
fair
A/C♯
Bm7
E7
[Interlude]
E7sus4
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A
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/G
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F♯m7
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F
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A/E
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B7/D♯
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D
---- ----
D/E
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N.C.
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A
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A
---- ----
A
---- ----
A
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D
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D
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D
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D
---- ----
Asus4/E
---- ----
Asus4
---- ----
C♯7sus4
----
C♯m7
----
N.C.
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[Chorus]
Hey,
A
love and
E/G♯
mercy, that's
F♯m7
what you
E
need tonight
D
A/C♯
Bm7
E7
So
A
love and
E/G♯
mercy to
F♯m7
you and your
E
friends tonight
D
A/C♯
Bm7
E7
A
Love and
E/G♯
mercy, that's
F♯m7
what you
E
need tonight
D
A/C♯
Bm7
Love and
E7
mercy tonight
[Outro]
A
E/G♯
F♯m7
E
D
A/C♯
Bm7
Love and
E7
mercy tonight...