Dave Matthews Band - Mercy Chords & Tabs

 

Mercy Chords & Tabs

Dave Matthews Band Chords & Tabs

Version: 3 Type: Tab

Mercy Tab

   
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                           MERCY - Dave Matthews Band
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Tabbed by: Matt E.

Tuning: Standard

I know the outro to Mercy is primarily Bass and Piano, but you can jam along with 
a mix of the two in the last part of the tab.

Intro
e|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---1---1---1---1--|
G|------------------|   (x3)
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

Verse 1
e|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
B|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
G|----------------------------------|   (x3)
D|----------------------------------|
A|---3-----0------------------------|
E|-----------------1----------------|
  Don't give up I know you can see
  All the world and the mess that we're making
  Can't give up and hope that God will intercede

e|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
B|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---0-------------3----------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
  Come on back    Imagine that we could get it together

Verse 2
e|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
B|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
G|----------------------------------|   (x3)
D|----------------------------------|
A|---3-----0------------------------|
E|-----------------1----------------|
  Stand up for what we need to be
  Cause crying won't save or feed a hungry child
  Can't lay down and hope that miracles change things

e|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
B|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---0-------------3----------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
  So lift up your eyes   Lift up your heart

Chorus
e|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
B|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
G|---0------------------------------|   (x3)
D|---------2-------3----------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
  Singing mercy will we overcome this
  Oh one by one could we turn it around
  Maybe carry on just a little bit longer

e|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---1---1---1---1--|
G|------------------|
D|-0-------3--------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
  And I'll try to give you what you need

Verse 3
e|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
B|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
G|----------------------------------|   (x3)
D|----------------------------------|
A|---3-----0------------------------|
E|-----------------1----------------|
  Me and you and you and you
  Only want to be free yeah
  What you see all the world is just as we've made it

e|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
B|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---0-------------3----------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
  And until we got a new one we got to say that
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Verse 4
e|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
B|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
G|----------------------------------|   (x3)
D|----------------------------------|
A|---3-----0------------------------|
E|-----------------1----------------|
  Love is not a whisper or a weakness
  No love is strong so we got to get together yeah
  We gotta get we gotta get we gotta get

e|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
B|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---0-------------3----------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
  Til there is no reason to fight

Chorus
e|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
B|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
G|---0------------------------------|   (x3)
D|---------2-------3----------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
  Singing mercy will we overcome this
  Oh one by one could we turn it around
  Maybe carry on just a little bit longer

e|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---1---1---1---1--|
G|------------------|
D|-0-------3--------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
  And I'll try to give you what you need

Interlude
e|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
B|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
G|----------------------------------|   (x3)
D|----------------------------------|
A|---3-----0------------------------|
E|-----------------1----------------|

e|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
B|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---0---------0-2-3----------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

Chorus
e|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
B|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
G|----------------------------------|   (x3)
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|---3-----0-------1----------------|
  Mercy will we overcome this
  Have we come too far to turn it around
  Do we ask too much to be a little bit stronger
  
e|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---1---1---1---1--|
G|------------------|
D|-0-------3--------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
  Cause I wanna give you what you need

e|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
B|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
G|----------------------------------|   (x3)
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|---3-----0-------1----------------|
  Mercy what will become of us
  Oh one by one could we turn it around
  Maybe carry on just a little bit longer
  
e|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---1---1---1---1--|
G|------------------|
D|-0-------3--------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
  And I'll try to give you what you need

Outro
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9--------9-10--------10-10---12-12------10-10---12-12------10----|
D|--10-------10-10--------10-10---10-10------10-10---10-10------10----|
A|----------------------------8---------------8--8---------------8----|
E|---8--------8-10--------10------------------------------------------|

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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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