Biography:
Mary Gauthier (born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1962) is an American country and folk singer/songwriter. Given up at birth by a mother she never knew, Mary was adopted. At age 15, she ran away from home and stole her parents' car, and spent the next several years in detox, halfway houses, and living with friends; she spent her 18th birthday in jail. These experiences provided fodder for her songwriting later on (particularly her song "Drag Queens in Limousines").
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[Intro]
A A A A A A
[Verse 1]
A D D
My father could use a little mercy now
F# E A A
The fruits of his labor fall and rot slowly on the ground
A D D
His work is almost over it won't be long, he won't be around
E Em E Em A A
I love my father, he could use some mercy now
[Verse 2]
A D
My brother could use a little mercy now
E Em E A A
He's a stranger to freedom, he's shackled to his fear and his doubt
A D D
The pain that he lives in it's almost more than living will allow
E A A
I love my bother, he could use some mercy now
[Verse 3]
A D D
My church and my country could use a little mercy now
E A A
As they sink into a poisoned pit it's going to take forever to climb out
A D D
They carry the weight of the faithful who follow them down
E Em A A
I love my church and country, they could use some mercy now
[Verse 4]
A D D
Every living thing could use a little mercy now
E A A
Only the hand of grace can end the race towards another mushroom cloud
A D D
People in power, they'll do anything to keep their crown
E A A
I love life and life itself could use some mercy now
[Instrumental]
A A D D
E E A A
A A D D
E A A
[Verse 5]
A D D
Yeah, we all could use a little mercy now
E Am A
I know we don't deserve it but we need it anyhow
A D D
We hang in the balance dangle 'tween hell and hallowed ground
E Am A
And every single one of us could use some mercy now
[Outro]
E D A A
Every single one of us could use some mercy now
E D A A
Every single one of us could use some mercy now
A A
FADE
A A A A A A
[Verse 1]
A D D
My father could use a little mercy now
F# E A A
The fruits of his labor fall and rot slowly on the ground
A D D
His work is almost over it won't be long, he won't be around
E Em E Em A A
I love my father, he could use some mercy now
[Verse 2]
A D
My brother could use a little mercy now
E Em E A A
He's a stranger to freedom, he's shackled to his fear and his doubt
A D D
The pain that he lives in it's almost more than living will allow
E A A
I love my bother, he could use some mercy now
[Verse 3]
A D D
My church and my country could use a little mercy now
E A A
As they sink into a poisoned pit it's going to take forever to climb out
A D D
They carry the weight of the faithful who follow them down
E Em A A
I love my church and country, they could use some mercy now
[Verse 4]
A D D
Every living thing could use a little mercy now
E A A
Only the hand of grace can end the race towards another mushroom cloud
A D D
People in power, they'll do anything to keep their crown
E A A
I love life and life itself could use some mercy now
[Instrumental]
A A D D
E E A A
A A D D
E A A
[Verse 5]
A D D
Yeah, we all could use a little mercy now
E Am A
I know we don't deserve it but we need it anyhow
A D D
We hang in the balance dangle 'tween hell and hallowed ground
E Am A
And every single one of us could use some mercy now
[Outro]
E D A A
Every single one of us could use some mercy now
E D A A
Every single one of us could use some mercy now
A A
FADE
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