[A]Have mercy, have mercy baby, have [A]mer[F#m]cy, [D] have [E]mercy on [A]me.[E7]
Well I [A]went to [C#m]see the [F#m]gypsy, [Dm] to [A]have my fortune [E]read.
She said [A]man, your [C#m]baby's gonna [F#m]leave you.[Dm]
Her b[A]ags are packed up under the bed. [E7] I cried.
Have [A]mercy, have mercy baby, have [A]mer[F#m]cy, [D] have [E]mercy on [A]me.[E7]
I said [A]if you l[C#m]eave me [F#m]baby, [Dm] [A]girl if you put me [E]down.
I'm [A]going to the [C#m]nearest [F#m]river c[Dm]hild,
And [A]jump overboard and drown. [E7] Don't leave me.
Have mercy[A], have mercy baby, have [A]mer[F#m]cy, [D] have [E]mercy on [A]me.
Well now [F#m]hey b[Bm]aby, [F#m]hey [Bm]now, [F#m]what you tr[Bm]ying to [A]do?
[F#m]Hey b[Bm]aby, [F#m]hey no[Bm]w, p[E]lease don't say we're through.[E7]
[F#m](Inst[E]rum[A]ent[E7]al)
I said [A]if you [C#m]stay [F#m]baby,[Dm] I'll [A]tell you what I'm gonna [E]do.
I'm gonna [A]work two [C#m]jobs, [F#m]seven days a [Dm]week,
and b[A]ring my money home to you,[E7] well I said.
Have m[A]ercy, have mercy baby, have [A]mer[F#m]cy, [D] have [E]mercy on [A]me.
Have m[A]erc[F#m]y, [D] have [E]mercy on [A]me.
Have m[A]erc[F#m]y, [D] have[E] mercy on[A] me.
Well I [A]went to [C#m]see the [F#m]gypsy, [Dm] to [A]have my fortune [E]read.
She said [A]man, your [C#m]baby's gonna [F#m]leave you.[Dm]
Her b[A]ags are packed up under the bed. [E7] I cried.
Have [A]mercy, have mercy baby, have [A]mer[F#m]cy, [D] have [E]mercy on [A]me.[E7]
I said [A]if you l[C#m]eave me [F#m]baby, [Dm] [A]girl if you put me [E]down.
I'm [A]going to the [C#m]nearest [F#m]river c[Dm]hild,
And [A]jump overboard and drown. [E7] Don't leave me.
Have mercy[A], have mercy baby, have [A]mer[F#m]cy, [D] have [E]mercy on [A]me.
Well now [F#m]hey b[Bm]aby, [F#m]hey [Bm]now, [F#m]what you tr[Bm]ying to [A]do?
[F#m]Hey b[Bm]aby, [F#m]hey no[Bm]w, p[E]lease don't say we're through.[E7]
[F#m](Inst[E]rum[A]ent[E7]al)
I said [A]if you [C#m]stay [F#m]baby,[Dm] I'll [A]tell you what I'm gonna [E]do.
I'm gonna [A]work two [C#m]jobs, [F#m]seven days a [Dm]week,
and b[A]ring my money home to you,[E7] well I said.
Have m[A]ercy, have mercy baby, have [A]mer[F#m]cy, [D] have [E]mercy on [A]me.
Have m[A]erc[F#m]y, [D] have [E]mercy on [A]me.
Have m[A]erc[F#m]y, [D] have[E] mercy on[A] me.