Lyrics - Have Mercy by Aimee Mann

Pre>*** introduction:
C f am :||*** verse 1:
C f am
He made me feel so second-best
G f f2
I never should have let him do it
C f am
But when he makes his pretty mess
G f f2
Somehow you just fall into it*** chorus:
DHave mercy on him
F c f f2
The love that
I gave him is gone
DHave mercy on him
F c f f2 fm
The love that
I saved for him is gone*** verse 2:
He wasn’t just another touch c f am
He was something
I created g f f2
And though
I loved him much too much c f am
I never thought my love was wasted g f f2*** chorus:
Have mercy on him d
The love that
I gave him is gone f c f f2
Have mercy on him d
The love that
I saved for him is gone f c f f2 fm*** instrumental:
Am c g d am c f f2
Am c g d am c f f2
C f am c f am*** verse 3:
How do you know who you should blame? c f am
You spend your love, or you conserve it g f f2
It’s hard to hear him curse my name c f am
At least
I know
I don’t deserve it g f f2*** chorus:
Have mercy on him d
The love that
I gave him is gone f c f f2
Have mercy on him d
The love that
I saved for him is gone f c f f2 fm
F fm f fm f (repeat)*** coda:
The love that
I saved for him is gone/pre>

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