Aimee Mann Have Mercy Lyrics

Have Mercy Lyrics

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*** introduction:
C	f am :||

*** verse 1:
C	   f 	   am
He made me feel so second-best
G			   f	  f2
I never should have let him do it
C		 f		 am
But when he makes his pretty mess
G			   f	  f2
Somehow you just fall into it

*** chorus:
D
Have mercy on him
F	  c	    f  f2
The love that I gave him is gone
D
Have mercy on him
F	  c		   f	 f2 fm
The love that I saved for him is gone

*** verse 2:
He wasn’t just another touch		   c	f  am
He was something I created		 g f	f2
And though I loved him much too much	   c	f  am
I never thought my love was wasted	 g f	f2

*** chorus:
Have mercy on him				d
The love that I gave him is gone	  f c  f f2
Have mercy on him			  d
The love that I saved for him is gone   f c  f f2 fm

*** instrumental:
Am c g d am c f f2
Am c	g d am c f	f2
C  f am  c  f am

*** verse 3:
How do you know who you should blame?    c f  am
You spend your love, or you conserve it  g f  f2
It’s hard to hear him curse my name	c f  am
At least I know I don’t deserve it	   g	f  f2

*** chorus:
Have mercy on him			  d
The love that I gave him is gone		f c  f f2
Have mercy on him			    d
The love that I saved for him is gone	  f c  f f2 fm

F fm f fm f (repeat)
*** coda:
The love that I saved for him is gone
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