e|—-Opening———————————————————-|
B|———————————————————————|
G|-4-4–6–2–4–4-4–6–9–11-9—————————————|
D|——————————-11–9–7———-7-9-7—–7———|
A|—————————————-9–7-7-9——–9————|
E|———————————————————————|

Main riff

e|———————————————————————|
B|———————————————————————|
G|–2-0-0—————0-0———-2-0-0—————0-0———–|
D|——–2p–0——-2——2p-0————2p–0—–2—–2p-0——|
A|————-3p–0————-3p-0————-3p-0———–3p-0–|
E|———————————————————————|
e|———————————————————————|
B|———————————————————————|
G|–2-2—————–2-0-2——————————————|
D|—–4-4-4-2-0-0-2–4————————————————|
A|———————————————————————|
E|———————————————————————|

(Play main riff over this part)

Have mercy, have mercy baby

Have mercy, have mercy on me

Well I went to see the gypsy, to have my fortune read

She said man, your baby gonna leave you

A (stop) E

Her bags are packed up under the bed

(Play main riff over this part)

Have mercy, have mercy baby

Have mercy, have mercy on me

But if you leave me baby, girl if you put me down

I?m gonna make it to the nearest river child

A (stop) E

And jump overboard and drown

(Main riff)

Have mercy, have mercy baby

Have mercy, have mercy on me

I said hey hey baby, hey hey now

What you tryin? to do

Hey hey baby, hey hey now

Please don?t say we?re through

(Main riff)

Have mercy, have mercy baby

Have mercy, have mercy on me

But if you stay baby, I?ll tell you what I?m gonna do

I?m gonna work two jobs, seven days a week

A (stop) E

And bring my money back to you

(Main riff)

Have mercy, have mercy baby

Have mercy, have mercy on me

| / slide up

| slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

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