Tom: C
C/G G
I wish I I wish I knew how to live
C/G G
To not kill to not kill those I should forgive
Em7 G/F# G C2
There are some desires that I cannot release
G
I wish I knew how to live
C/G G C/G G
Oh’s…
[Verse 2]
C/G G
I have a hawk I have a hawk that flies above my field
C/G G
Shes callin out She’s callin out justice be revealed
Em7 G/F# G C2
She doesn’t understand why the old crow steals
G
I have a hawk that flies above my fields
[Verse 3]
C/G G
Mercy is Mercy is the burden of the poor
C/G G
The powerful the powerful keep coming back for more
Em7 G/F# G C2
My children see the struggle but what is harder still
Em7 G/F# G C2
Are the days that they go hungry cause I’m fighting for what’s real
Em7 G/F# G C2
I can see it in the distance but its something Ive never seen
G
Mercy is the burden of the poor
C/G G C/G G
Oh’s…
[Verse 4]
C/G G
Mercy is, Mercy is the burden of the poor
C/G G
The powerful The powerful keep comin back for more
Em7 G/F# G C2
Only love can give what vengeance cannot cure
G
Mercy is the burden of the poor
C/G G C/G G
Oh’s
