Biography:
Jeff Tweedy (born August 25, 1967 in Belleville, Illinois, United States) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and poet best known for his work with the group Wilco. Tweedy joined rockabilly band The Plebes with high school friend Jay Farrar in the early 1980s, but Tweedy's musical interests caused one of Farrar's brothers to quit. The Plebes changed their name to The Primitives in 1984, and subsequently to Uncle Tupelo. Jeff is also a member of Golden Smog
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Other songs:
- A Shot In The Arm
- Art Of Almost
- Be Not So Fearful
- Bombs Above
- Box Full Of Letters
- Dont Forget
- Dreaming
- Having Been Is No Way To Be
- Hummingbird
- I Got You At The End Of The Century
- I Know What Its Like
- Im Always In Love
- Jesus Wept
- Lets Go Rain
- Love And Mercy
- Promising
- Some Birds
- Via Chicago
- Warm When The Sun Has Died
- Was I In Your Dreams
A Brian Wilson classic played by Jeff Tweedy live. Taken from
https://youtu.be/Ry-XpkP-rCM and
https://youtu.be/m6LmXDEs9do
[CHORDS]
G F#/G Em D C G/B Am7
e|--3--|--2--|-----|--x--|-----|--x--|-----|------|-----|-----|
B|--2--|-----|--2--|--x--|--3--|--2--|-----|------|-----|-----|
G|-----|-----|--2--|-----|--2--|-----|--2--|------|-----|-----|
D|-----|-----|-----|--2--|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|
A|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|------|-----|-----|
E|--3--|--3--|--3--|--2--|--3--|--3--|--3--|------|-----|-----|
The song revolves around the D
[Verse 1]
G D/F# Em
I was sitting in a crummy movie,
D C G/B Am7 D
With my hands on my chin,
G D/F# Em
Oh the violence that occurs,
D C G/B Am7 D
Seems like we never win
[Chorus]
G D/F#
Love and mercy,
Em D C G/B Am7 D
That's what you need tonight
G D/F# Em
So, love and mercy to you,
D C G/B Am7 D
And your friends tonight
[Verse 2]
G D/F#
I was lying in my room,
Em D C G/B Am7 D
And the news came on TV,
G D/F# Em
A lot of people out there hurting,
D C G/B Am7 D
And it really scares me!
[Chorus]
G D/F#
Love and mercy,
Em D C G/B Am7 D
That's what you need tonight
G D/F# Em
So, love and mercy to you,
D C G/B Am7 D
And your friends tonight
[Verse 3]
G D/F#
I was standing in a crowded bar,
Em D C G/B Am7 D
And watching all the people there,
G D/F# Em
Oh, the loneliness in this world,
D C G/B Am7 D
Well, it's just not fair
[Bridge]
G C Cm7
Oooooooooo ooooooooooo (x2)
[Chorus]
G D/F#
Hey, love and mercy,
Em D C G/B Am7 D
That's what you need tonight
G D/F# Em
So, love and mercy to you,
D C G/B Am7 D
And your friends tonight
[Coda]
G D/F#
Love and mercy,
Em D C G/B
That's what you need tonight
Am7 D7 G D/F#
Love and mercy tonight
Em D C G/B Am7 D G
https://youtu.be/Ry-XpkP-rCM and
https://youtu.be/m6LmXDEs9do
[CHORDS]
G F#/G Em D C G/B Am7
e|--3--|--2--|-----|--x--|-----|--x--|-----|------|-----|-----|
B|--2--|-----|--2--|--x--|--3--|--2--|-----|------|-----|-----|
G|-----|-----|--2--|-----|--2--|-----|--2--|------|-----|-----|
D|-----|-----|-----|--2--|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|
A|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|------|-----|-----|
E|--3--|--3--|--3--|--2--|--3--|--3--|--3--|------|-----|-----|
The song revolves around the D
[Verse 1]
G D/F# Em
I was sitting in a crummy movie,
D C G/B Am7 D
With my hands on my chin,
G D/F# Em
Oh the violence that occurs,
D C G/B Am7 D
Seems like we never win
[Chorus]
G D/F#
Love and mercy,
Em D C G/B Am7 D
That's what you need tonight
G D/F# Em
So, love and mercy to you,
D C G/B Am7 D
And your friends tonight
[Verse 2]
G D/F#
I was lying in my room,
Em D C G/B Am7 D
And the news came on TV,
G D/F# Em
A lot of people out there hurting,
D C G/B Am7 D
And it really scares me!
[Chorus]
G D/F#
Love and mercy,
Em D C G/B Am7 D
That's what you need tonight
G D/F# Em
So, love and mercy to you,
D C G/B Am7 D
And your friends tonight
[Verse 3]
G D/F#
I was standing in a crowded bar,
Em D C G/B Am7 D
And watching all the people there,
G D/F# Em
Oh, the loneliness in this world,
D C G/B Am7 D
Well, it's just not fair
[Bridge]
G C Cm7
Oooooooooo ooooooooooo (x2)
[Chorus]
G D/F#
Hey, love and mercy,
Em D C G/B Am7 D
That's what you need tonight
G D/F# Em
So, love and mercy to you,
D C G/B Am7 D
And your friends tonight
[Coda]
G D/F#
Love and mercy,
Em D C G/B
That's what you need tonight
Am7 D7 G D/F#
Love and mercy tonight
Em D C G/B Am7 D G
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