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Mercy Seat Johnny Cash
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[Am] [AmMaj7] [Am7] [G] [Gm] [Bb] [Fmaj7] [Am]
(The parts that don't have the chords, is to be played like the chorus)
It ALL began when they come took me from my home
And put me on Death Row,
a crime for which I am totally innocent, you know.
I [Am]began to warm and chi[E]ll
To[Am] objects and their fie[E]lds,
A [Am]ragged cup, a twisted [E]mop
Th[Am]e face of Jesus in my s[E]oup
Th[Am]ose sinister dinner dea[E]ls
Th[Am]e meal trolley's wicked wh[E]eels
A [Am]hooked bone rising from my f[E]ood
Al[Am]l things either good or ungo[E]od.
[Am]And the mercy seat is waiting
[AmMaj7]And I think my head is burning
[Am7]And in a way I'm yearning
To be d[G]one with all this weighing of the tr[Gm]uth.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a t[Bb]ooth
And anyway I told the [Fmaj7]truth
And I'm not afraid to d[Am]ie.
[Am] [E] [Am] [E]
[Am]I hear stories from the chamber
[AmMaj7]Christ was born into a manger
[Am7]And like some ragged stranger
He di[G]ed upon the cross. Might I s[Gm]ay,
it seems so fitting in its [Bb]way
He was a carpenter by [Fmaj7]trade
Or at least that's what I'm to[Am]ld
[Am] [E] [Am] [E]
[Am]My kill-hand's tatooed E.V.[E]I.L.
[Am]across it's brother's fi[E]st
[Am]That filthy five[E]!
[Am]They did nothing to challenge or res[E]ist.
[Am]In Heaven His throne is made of [AmMaj7]gold
The ark of his Testament is stow[Am7]ed
A throne from which I'm told
All h[G]istory does unfold.
[Gm]It's made of wood and wire
And my [Bb]body is on fire
[Fmaj7]And God is never far a[Am]way.
[Am]Into the mercy seat I cl[AmMaj7]imb
My head is shaved, my head is w[Am7]ired
And like a moth that tries
To [G]enter the bright eye
I go [Gm]shuffling out of life
Just to [Bb]hide in death awhile
[Fmaj7]And anyway I never [Am]lied.
[Am]And the mercy seat is waiting
[AmMaj7]And I think my head is burning
[Am7]And in a way I'm yearning
To be [G]done with all this weighing of the tr[Gm]uth.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a [Bb]tooth
And anyway I told the t[Fmaj7]ruth
And I'm not afraid to d[Am]ie.
[Am]And the mercy seat is burning
[AmMaj7]And I think my head is glowing
[Am7]And in a way I'm hoping
To be [G]done with all this twisting of the tr[Gm]uth.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a [Bb]tooth
And anyway there was no [Fmaj7]proof
And I'm not afraid to d[Am]ie.
[Am]And the mercy seat is glowing
[AmMaj7]And I think my head is smoking
[Am7]And in a way I'm hoping
To be [G]done with all these looks of disbe[Gm]lief.
A life for a life
And a truth for a [Bb]truth
And I've got nothing left to [Fmaj7]lose
And I'm not afraid to d[Am]ie.
[Am]And the mercy seat is smoking
[AmMaj7]And I think my head is melting
[Am7]And in a way that's helping
To be [G]done with all this twisting of the t[Gm]ruth
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a [Bb]tooth
And anyway I told the [Fmaj7]truth
But I'm afraid I told a l[Am]ie.
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