Have Mercy On The Criminal


Melody Line: G Bb C Eb C Bb C

Bass Notes: Cm Bb A Ab x2

 
Cm 
G 
 
Bb 
 
C 
 
Eb 
 
C 
 
Bb 
 
G 
 
Gb 
 
F 
 
Eb 
 
C 
 
Bb 
 
Cm 
Have you heard the  
G7/B 
dogs at night  
Cm/Bb 
somewhere on the  
Fm/Ab 
hill?
Fm6 
Chasing some poor  
Cm/G 
criminal 
 
&amp
Cm 
; I guess they’re out
G 
to 
 
kill.
Cm 
Oh there must be  
G7/B 
shackles on his  
Eb/Bb 
feet and mothe
E/Ab 
r in his eyes.
Fm6 
Stumbling thru  
Cm/G 
devil-dark with the  
Cm 
hound pack in full  
G 
cry.
 
Ab 
Have mercy on  
Bb 
the 
 
crim
G 
inal
Bb 
wh
C 
 
 
Eb 
is 
 
run
C 
ning 
 
 
Bb 
from
C) 
the 
 
 
Cm 
law
G 
 
 
Bb 
 
C 
 
Eb 
 
C 
 
Bb 
 
G 
 
Gb 
 
F 
 
Eb 
 
C 
 
Bb) 
Ab 
Are you blind to the  
Bb 
wind of change?
G 
Don’t
Bb 
you
C 
hear
Eb 
hi
C 
 
 
Bb 
any
C) 
more?
Cm 
 
G 
 
Bb 
 
C 
 
Eb 
 
C 
 
Bb 
 
G 
 
Gb 
 
F 
 
Eb 
 
C 
 
Bb) 
Ab7 
Praying Lord you gotta help me,  
Ab 
 
G 
 
Gb) 
 
Fm7 
I am never gonna sin again
Cm 
Just take t
Bb 
hese chains  
Ab7 
from round my legs, S
G7 
weet Jesus I’ll be your  
Cm 
frie
G7 
nd.

Now have you ever seen the white teeth gleam while you lie on a cold damp ground?

You’re taking in the face of a rifle butt while the wardens hold you down.
And you’ve never seen a friend in years. Oh, it turns your heart to stone.
You jump the walls and the dogs run free, and the grave’s gonna be your home.

2 Comments:

  1. Can’t see them. They are just one line I can’t play like this.

    • Yes, I am very sorry. A website software update made all the pre-formatted text show on one line. I’m catching up with changing each page over to chordpro. This one is fixed now. Sorry for the delay, have a good one.

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