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| Have Mercy |
| Words and Music by Loretta Lynn |
| Arranged by Jack White |
| Tabbed by Patrick Ferris |
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| Tab Definitions: |
| C5: x355xx |
| F5: 133xxx |
| G5: 355xxx |
| /: Slide to note |
| ~: Slow vibrato |
| (): Unplayed chord, represents tonality |
|P.M.: Palm Muting |
|N.C.: No Chord played |
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INTRO:
C5 C5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------
G|-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5/--5-5--4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5/--5-5--5~--/4~--/3~--
D|-------------------5-5--------------------5-5----------------
A|-------------------3-3--------------------3-3----------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------
VERSE 1: P.M.
Rhythm: 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1
Chords: C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 C5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 ...
C5
Have mercy on me, baby
I'm down upon my knees
F5
Have mercy on me, baby
C5
I'll do just as you please
G5
Well, you know that I love you
F5
I'll put no one else above you
C5 G5
Have mercy on me, baby, have mercy
INTRO
VERSE 2:
Have mercy on me, baby
Please have a little heart
Have mercy on me, baby
You're tearin' me apart
The way that you do me
You know you done got to me
Have mercy on me, baby, have mercy
INTRO
BRIDGE:
ACOUSTIC BASS (two octaves lower than tabbed):
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------3--0-5--3-------------------------------------------3--0-5--3-----------
D|---3--4--5-------------5--3--5----------3--5--3--------3--4--5-------------5--3--5--
A|-3-----------------------------3--5--6-----------5--3-------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(F5)
She's got you hypnotized
And your brain is paralyzed
(C5)
You know she's only playin' with you
(F5)
Like a puppet on a string
Remember just one thing
G5 N.C.
She can't love you like I do, no
VERSE 3:
Have mercy on me, baby
Please give this heart a break
Have mercy on me, baby
I'll do just what it takes
You know you won't regret it
So hey, there now, I said it
Have mercy on me, baby, have mercy
BREAK:
Guitar 2 (mostly right channel):
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar 1 (left channel): End P.M. (Guitar 2 repeats "G|-5-" note at the same tempo until Guitar 1 plays "G5")
C5
Have mercy
Have mercy on me
F5
Have mercy on me, baby
G5
Have mercy on me, baby
Please have mercy on -
C5 Bb5 A5 Ab5 G A5 B5 C5
e|---------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------
G|-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2----------2--4--5----------------
D|-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2-6-6-6-5--2--4--5----------------
A|-3-3-3-1-1-1-0-0-0-6-6-6-5--0--2--3--/2--/1---(/)--
E|-------------------4-4-4-3-------------------------
me Have mercy
