Mercy Bound

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
“mercy bound” by edwin mccain
from the album “mercy bound”
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tabbed by : aaron field
email : edhead@tampabay . rr . com

standard tuning

chords used :

Esus F#m7 Bsus2 A#m7 Asus2 E C D Asus E/G#
E | – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – |
B | – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – 1 – – – 3 – – – 0 – – – – – 5 – – |
G | – – 9 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 4 – – – – – 7 – – – – – – 2 – – – – 1 – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – 6 – – – – – 4 – – |
D | – – 9 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 4 – – – – – 7 – – – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 0 – – – 7 – – – – – 2 – – |
A | – – 7 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – x – – – – – – 0 – – – – 2 – – – 3 – – – 0 – – – 7 – – – – – x – – |
E | – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 7 – – – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – x – – – 5 – – – – – 4 – – |

listen to the cd for strumming patterns .

intro : Esus – Esus – F#m7 – Bsus2

verse 1 :

Esus
late last night i awoke in a dream
A#m7 F#m7 Bsus2
to the sound of a voice that was almost a scream , oh oh oh
Esus
from out of the city and out of the street
A#m7 F#m7 Bsus2
out where the wind hits the cold concrete , oh oh oh

pre – chorus 1 :

Asus2 E Asus2 E Asus2 E Bsus2
it’s cold out side , dark ness , your enemy
Asus2 E Asus2 E Asus2 E F#m7
no place to hide , the voice said this to me

chorus 1 :

Asus2
in your doorways i have shivered
Bsus2
in your alleys i have gone to ground
F#m7
i will be delivered
Bsus2 Esus – F#m7 – Bsus2
someday i will be mercy bound

verse 2 :

Esus
i dreamed again it was west l . A .
A#m7 F#m7 Bsus2
on a crowded street on a hot summer day , she was alone
Esus
three months late and beginning to show
A#m7
in a midriff blouse she would soon outgrow
F#m7 Bsus2
she had no one to call and no way home

pre – chorus 2 :

Asus2 E Asus2 E Asus2 E Bsus2
and in my mind i knew i’d seen myself
Asus2 E Asus2 E Asus2 E F#m7
but in our blindness , always seems like someone else

chorus 2 :

Asus2
there i was a rag a bone
Bsus2
a remnant in your lost and found
F#m7
i was for once truly alone
Bsus2 E
longing to be mercy bound

bridge :

C
and i knew that i would wander as a child
D
in the forest ’til they found me
C
and i called out to them but i could not penetrate
E F#m7 Bsus2
the silence all around me

pre – chorus 3 :

Asus2 E Asus2 E Asus2 E Bsus2
and when i wake i know you’ll comfort me
Asus2 E Asus2 E Asus2 E F#m7
and i won’t sleep again for an eternity

chorus 3 :

Asus2
but others lie awake at night
Bsus2
in desperation more profound
F#m7
and the coming of the morning light
Bsus2 E
will not see them mercy bound
Asus E/G#
and some will never dream again
F#m7 Bsus2
from sleeping on the ground
Asus2
just longing to belong
Bsus2 Asus2
dying to be mercy bound
F#m7
please don’t stop your dreaming
Bsus2 Esus F#m7
someday we’ll all be mercy bound
Bsus2 Esus
someday mercy bound
F#m7 Bsus2 E
oohhhhh , ohhhhhhh