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Mercy  Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

This is a fairly easy song with a couple of tricky solo bits (but you can just
ignore them and the song sounds fine without 'em)
The version i'm submitting is just Robert Levon Been, you can watch it here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me9MXStjNSE
Intro:
[D]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|\
 B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--| \
 G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--| \
 D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------| \
 A|----------------------------------------------------| \
 E|----------------------------------------------------| \

D* x2
 
 e|---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3---| /
 B|---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3---| /
 G|---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2---| /
 D|--0----0------0-----------0-----------0-------------| /
 A|----------------------------------------------------| /
 E|----------------------------------------------------|/

1st Verse
[D]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
 B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
 G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
 D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

[Bm] [G]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3------------------|
 B|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
 G|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
 D|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
 A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------3----3-----------------------|

[D]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
 B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
 G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
 D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

[Bm] [G] [G6]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--0-0-0------------------|
 B|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
 G|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
 D|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
 A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------3----3-----------------------|

[D]Time stands too still,
Left y[Bm]ou there for t[G]he kill,
[D]But this hope that sorrow brings,
Leaves[Bm] a man wi[G]th nothin[G6]g,
1st Chorus:
[D] [A] [Bm] [G] [G6]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-0-0-|
 B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
 G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
 D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
 A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|X2

[D] [A] [Bm] [G]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3-|
 B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
 G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
 D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
 A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|

[G] [A] [Bm] [D]  
 
 e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--|
 B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---3-3--3-3-3--|
 G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2--|
 D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3--0------------|
 A|--------------0------------2-------------------------|
 E|--3--------------------------------------------------|

[G] [A] [D]  
 
 e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
 B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|
 G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
 D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---0------------0-----------|
 A|--------------0--------------------------------------|
 E|--3--------------------------------------------------|

[D]There's just no [A]mercy in y[Bm]our eyes,[G] [G6]
[D]There ain't no t[A]ime to set [Bm]things right[G],[G6]
[D]And I'm afr[A]aid I've l[Bm]ost the fight[G],
[G]I'm just a [A]painful [Bm]reminder,[D]
[G]Another d[A]ay you leave behind[D],
Interlude:
[D]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
 B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
 G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
 D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

2nd Verse:
[D]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
 B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
 G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
 D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

[Bm] [G]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3------------------|
 B|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
 G|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
 D|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
 A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------3----3-----------------------|

[D]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
 B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
 G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
 D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

[Bm] [G] [G6]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--0-0-0------|
 B|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0------|
 G|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0------|
 D|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0------|
 A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------3-----------3----------------|

[D]Love grows so thin,
Suits y[Bm]our taste for bi[G]tter ends,
But this [D]State that holds you in,
Leaves [Bm]no place to [G]begin,[G6]
2nd Chorus
[D] [A] [Bm] [G] [G6]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-0-0-|
 B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
 G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
 D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
 A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|X2

[D] [A] [Bm] [G]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3-|
 B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
 G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
 D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
 A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|

[G] [A] [Bm] [D]  
 
 e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--|
 B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---3-3--3-3-3--|
 G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2--|
 D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3--0------------|
 A|--------------0------------2-------------------------|
 E|--3--------------------------------------------------|

[G] [A] [D]  
 
 e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
 B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|
 G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
 D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---0------------0-----------|
 A|--------------0--------------------------------------|
 E|--3--------------------------------------------------|

[D]There's just no [A]mercy in y[Bm]our eyes, [G]Child,[G6]
[D]There ain't no t[A]ime to set [Bm]things right[G],[G6]
[D]And I'm afr[A]aid I've l[Bm]ost the fight[G],
[G]I'm just a [A]painful [Bm]reminder,[D]
[G]Another d[A]ay you leave behind[D],
1st Solo:
[A] [G]  
 
 e|----3-3--2-2---0-0--0-0---3-3--2-2--0-0--0-0--2-2--0-0--0-0---2-2--0-0--0-0--0-0--|
 B|----------------------------------------------0-0--0-0--3-3---0-0--0-0--3-3--3-3--|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--2---------------------2---------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--0*--------------------0*--------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------3---------------3--------------------|

[A] [G]  
 
 e|----3-3--2-2---0-0--0-0---3-3--2-2--0-0--0-0--2-2--0-0--0-0---2-2--0-0--0-0-3-2-0-|
 B|----------------------------------------------0-0--0-0--3-3---0-0--0-0--3-3-------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--2---------------------2---------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--0*--------------------0*--------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------3---------------3--------------------|

* It doesn't matter if you hit the open A string it's up to you, it gives a
nice bass effect.
[D]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
 B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
 G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
 D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

3rd Verse
[D]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
 B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
 G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
 D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

[Bm] [G]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3------------------|
 B|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
 G|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
 D|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
 A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------3----3-----------------------|

[D]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
 B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
 G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
 D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

[Bm] [G] [G6]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--0-0-0------------------|
 B|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
 G|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
 D|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
 A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------3----3-----------------------|

[D]Words seem so blind,
I've b[Bm]een pushed far [G]aside,
Soon my[D] choice seems too small,
Any [Bm]move and I c[G]ould fall[G6],
3rd Chorus
[D] [A] [Bm] [G] [G6]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-0-0-|
 B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
 G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
 D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
 A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|X2

[D] [A] [Bm] [G]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3-|
 B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
 G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
 D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
 A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|

[G] [A] [Bm] [D]  
 
 e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--|
 B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---3-3--3-3-3--|
 G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2--|
 D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3--0------------|
 A|--------------0------------2-------------------------|
 E|--3--------------------------------------------------|

[G] [A] [D]  
 
 e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
 B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|
 G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
 D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---0------------0-----------|
 A|--------------0--------------------------------------|
 E|--3--------------------------------------------------|

[D]There's just [A]no mercy in y[Bm]our eyes, [G]child,[G6]
[D]There ain't no [A]time to set[Bm] things righ[G]t,[G6]
[D]And I'm not [A]preaching to [Bm]the choir,[G]
[G]I'm just a [A]painful [Bm]reminder[D],
[G]And you're a [A]fool to satisfy[D],
4th Verse:
[D]  
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
 B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
 G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
 D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

[A]  
 
 e|---3-3--2-2--0-0--0-0--3-3--2-2--0-0--0-0-----------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------|
 D|--2------------------2------------------------------|
 A|--0*-----------------0*-----------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

[G]  
 
 e|--3-3--5-5--7-7--3-3--5-5--7-7--9-9-9---------------|
 B|--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0---------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|--3/---5----7----3----5----7----9---9---------------|

/Note that the 1st string notes only needs to be hit at the beginning
of this section then slide it up the frett to get a nice bass effect
through this part.
Bm Bm* A G D
 
 e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--3-3-|------2--|
 B|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4---4-4--4-4-4---2-2--0-0-|-----3---|
 G|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--0-0-|----2----|
 D|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--0-0-|---0-----|
 A|--2------------2-----0-------2-------------0-0--2-2-|--0------|
 E|------------------------------------------------3-3-|---------|

Played at the
end of the song
only.
[D]And so,
Why can't [A]you see, child,
Why wont [G]you feel, love,
Bm Bm* A G
I'm on my knees,
A[D]nd now,
Why wont [A]you speak, child,
Why wont [G]you dream, more,
Bm Bm* A G
I'm on my knees,
I[D]n Time,
Why wont [A]you see, child,
Why wont [G]you feel, love,
Bm Bm*
I'm on my knees,
[A]I'm right [G]here for y[D]ou.
And that's it, feel free to comment, i'm not gonna' say it's 100% right but
it really does sound like this internet version. watch the vid for timing if
my tab is a bit weird.
peace x

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