Alkaline Trio
Mercy Me
Crimson
2005 Vagrant Records
Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com
Key: A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
A - x02220
E - 022100
F#m - 244222
D - xx0232
E/G# - 476xxx
A/C# - x476xx
Bm - x24432
Intro: A--F#m-D- x2
Verse 1:
A
It's been a long day
living with this
F#m
It's been a long time
D
since I felt so sick
A
I took a long walk
straight back home
F#m
I could've walked
E D
back to San Francisco
A
I used to long
for time alone
F#m
I used to long for
D
a place of my own
A
And I'm losing
faith in everything
F#m E
I'm lost, so lost I'm
D E A F#m D A F#m D
lost at sea, you see
Verse 2:
A
I used to long for
broken bones
F#m
I used to long for a
E D
casket to call my own
A
I never had a problem
facing fear
F#m E
But I'm done over and
D E
done my dear and
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Chorus 1:
F#m D
Oh mercy me
A
God bless
E
catastrophe
F#m
There's no
D
way in hell
A
We'll ever live to
E
see through this so
F#m E
Drive yourself
D
insane tonight
F#m
It's not that
E D
far away and
F#m E
I just filled up your
D E A
tank earlier today
E A D
yeah!!!
Verse 3:
A
It's been a long day
living with this
F#m
It's been a long time
E D
since I felt so sick
A
I took a long walk
straight back home
F#m
I could've walked
E D
back to Chicago
A
I used to long
for time alone
F#m
I used to long for
D
a place of my own
A
And I'm losing
faith in everything
F#m E
I'm lost, so lost I'm
D E
lost without you
Chorus 2:
F#m D
Oh mercy me
A
God bless
E
catastrophe
F#m
There's no
D
way in hell
A
We'll ever live to
E
see through this so
F#m E
Drive yourself
D
insane tonight
F#m
It's not that
E D
far away and
F#m E
I just filled up your
D E A
tank earlier today
E A D A-E/G#-F#m-E-D-A/C#-Bm-A/C#-
yeah!!!
A-E/G#-F#m-E-D-A/C#-Bm--
F#m E
So Drive yourself
D
insane tonight
F#m
It's not that
E D
far away and
F#m E
I just filled up your
D E A
tank earlier today
E A
yeah!!!
E A D A/C# Bm A(hold)
yeah!!!
