Have Mercy typically play in alternate tunings (such as open D or open F),
but this sounds very close for standard tuning.
[Intro]
Bm A D (x2)
[Verse 1]
Bm A D
It's worth its weight in gold
Bm A D
And no one has to know
Bm A D
I try not to complain
Bm A D
But I do it anyway
Bm A D
Anyway
Bm A D
Anyway
Bm A D E
Anyway
[Verse 2]
Bm A D
So start me off in the beginning
Bm A D
You always said it was so bittersweet
Bm A D
How the feeling rushed from your head
E
And when I swept you off your feet
Bm A D
So hold your head and groan
Bm A D
You always piss and moan
Bm A D
You try not to complain
E
But you do it anyway
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m A F#m A D
...............Wake up, wake up I am at your door
F#m A F#m A D E
...............And I'm not trying to fight anymore
[Chorus]
A Bm D
Smoke and lace
A Bm D
There are things I can't remember, they become so commonplace
A Bm D
Smoke and lace
A Bm
Take me back to the room that you used to rent
D
Where every wall was lined with discontent
[Interlude]
Bm A D A
[Verse 3]
Bm A D Bm A D
........So hold me close to your chest
Bm A D E
And make sure everyone you meet from this point on knows that those years were the best
Bm A D
I keep mine close to the others
Bm A D
Cause they come one after another
Bm A D
And I'm a selfish kind of lover
E
But you knew that anyway
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m A F#m A D
...............Wake up, wake up I am at your door
F#m A F#m A D E
...............And I'm not trying to fight anymore
[Chorus]
A Bm D
Smoke and lace
A Bm D
There are things I can't remember, they become so commonplace
A Bm D
Smoke and lace
A Bm
Take me back to the room that you used to rent
D
Where every wall was lined with discontent
[Interlude]
Bm A D A (x2)
[Bridge]
F#m D
And I keep the notes you wrote in a drawer in my room
Bm
I pull them out and read them
D
I just don't believe them
F#m
I hope you're doing good
D
You did the best you could
Bm
Take what you want from me, I just need room to breathe
C#m D
You've got all the space you're needing
E
And all of this was so misleading
[Chorus]
A Bm D
Smoke and lace
A Bm D
There are things I can't remember, they become so commonplace
A Bm D
Smoke and lace
A Bm
Take me back to the room that you used to rent
D F#m A F#m A D
Where every wall was lined with discontent