Tom: D
[A7/G 302220]
[Intro]
A7 D A
G D/F# C A
[Verse 1]
A A/E A7/G A
What would be the first thing,
D A
You'd say to the Lord?
A A/E A7/G A
And the last thing you would dream,
D A
If you couldn't dream no more?
A A/C A7/G A D A
Won't you please help me to understand,
G D/F# C A
Is there no mercy in this land?
A7 A
No mercy in this land.
[Verse 2]
A A/E A7/G A D A
Followed the ri---ver 'til the river ran dry,
A A/E A7/G A D A
Followed my lo---ver 'til we said goodbye,
A A/C A7/G A D A
Followed you through sol--diers, who fire on command,
G D/F# C A A7 A
Is there no mercy in this land?
[Interlude]
A A/E A7/G A D A
A A/E A7/G A D A
A A/C A7/G A D A
G D/F# C A
A7 A
[Verse 3]
A A/E A7/G A
These days I speak in whis-pers,
D A
Travel only to and from,
A A/E A7/G A
Come close you'll see the red,
D A
Of a well bitten tongue,
A A/C A
The righteous and the wretched,
D A
The holy and the damned,
G D/F# C A
Is there no mercy in this land?
A7 A
No mercy in this land.
[Interlude]
A D A
A D A
A D A
G D/F# C A
[Verse 4]
A A/E A7/G A D A
Father left us down here all alone,
A A/E A7/G A D A
My poor mo---ther is under a stone,
A A/C D A
With an aching heart and trembling hands,
G D/F# C A A/C A
Is there no mercy in this land?
[Outro]
A A/E A7/G D A
A A/E A7/G D A
A A/C A7/G D A
G D/F# C A
A7 A
G D/F# C A
A7 A
