This is a fairly easy song with a couple of tricky solo bits (but you can just
ignore them and the song sounds fine without 'em)
The version i'm submitting is just Robert Levon Been, you can watch it here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me9MXStjNSE
Intro:
D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|\
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--| \
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--| \
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------| \
A|----------------------------------------------------| \
E|----------------------------------------------------| \
D* x2
e|---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3---| /
B|---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3---| /
G|---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2---| /
D|--0----0------0-----------0-----------0-------------| /
A|----------------------------------------------------| /
E|----------------------------------------------------|/
1st Verse
D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Bm G
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3------------------|
B|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
G|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
D|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3----3-----------------------|
D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Bm G G6
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--0-0-0------------------|
B|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
G|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
D|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3----3-----------------------|
D
Time stands too still,
Bm G
Left you there for the kill,
D
But this hope that sorrow brings,
Bm G G6
Leaves a man with nothing,
1st Chorus:
D A Bm G G6
e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-0-0-|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|X2
D A Bm G
e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3-|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|
G A Bm D
e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2--|
D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3--0------------|
A|--------------0------------2-------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------|
G A D
e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|
G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---0------------0-----------|
A|--------------0--------------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------|
D A Bm G G6
There's just no mercy in your eyes,
D A Bm G G6
There ain't no time to set things right,
D A Bm G
And I'm afraid I've lost the fight,
G A Bm D
I'm just a painful reminder,
G A D
Another day you leave behind,
Interlude:
D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
2nd Verse:
D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Bm G
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3------------------|
B|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
G|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
D|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3----3-----------------------|
D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Bm G G6
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--0-0-0------|
B|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0------|
G|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0------|
D|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0------|
A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3-----------3----------------|
D
Love grows so thin,
Bm G
Suits your taste for bitter ends,
D
But this State that holds you in,
Bm G G6
Leaves no place to begin,
2nd Chorus
D A Bm G G6
e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-0-0-|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|X2
D A Bm G
e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3-|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|
G A Bm D
e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2--|
D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3--0------------|
A|--------------0------------2-------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------|
G A D
e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|
G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---0------------0-----------|
A|--------------0--------------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/black_rebel_motorcycle_club/mercy_tab.html ]
D A Bm G G6
There's just no mercy in your eyes, Child,
D A Bm G G6
There ain't no time to set things right,
D A Bm G
And I'm afraid I've lost the fight,
G A Bm D
I'm just a painful reminder,
G A D
Another day you leave behind,
1st Solo:
A G
e|----3-3--2-2---0-0--0-0---3-3--2-2--0-0--0-0--2-2--0-0--0-0---2-2--0-0--0-0--0-0--|
B|----------------------------------------------0-0--0-0--3-3---0-0--0-0--3-3--3-3--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---------------------2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0*--------------------0*--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3---------------3--------------------|
A G
e|----3-3--2-2---0-0--0-0---3-3--2-2--0-0--0-0--2-2--0-0--0-0---2-2--0-0--0-0-3-2-0-|
B|----------------------------------------------0-0--0-0--3-3---0-0--0-0--3-3-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---------------------2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0*--------------------0*--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3---------------3--------------------|
* It doesn't matter if you hit the open A string it's up to you, it gives a
nice bass effect.
D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
3rd Verse
D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Bm G
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3------------------|
B|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
G|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
D|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3----3-----------------------|
D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Bm G G6
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--0-0-0------------------|
B|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
G|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
D|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3----3-----------------------|
D
Words seem so blind,
Bm G
I've been pushed far aside,
D
Soon my choice seems too small,
Bm G G6
Any move and I could fall,
3rd Chorus
D A Bm G G6
e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-0-0-|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|X2
D A Bm G
e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3-|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|
G A Bm D
e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2--|
D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3--0------------|
A|--------------0------------2-------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------|
G A D
e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|
G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---0------------0-----------|
A|--------------0--------------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------|
D A Bm G G6
There's just no mercy in your eyes, child,
D A Bm G G6
There ain't no time to set things right,
D A Bm G
And I'm not preaching to the choir,
G A Bm D
I'm just a painful reminder,
G A D
And you're a fool to satisfy,
4th Verse:
D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
A
e|---3-3--2-2--0-0--0-0--3-3--2-2--0-0--0-0-----------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--2------------------2------------------------------|
A|--0*-----------------0*-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
G
e|--3-3--5-5--7-7--3-3--5-5--7-7--9-9-9---------------|
B|--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--3/---5----7----3----5----7----9---9---------------|
/Note that the 1st string notes only needs to be hit at the beginning
of this section then slide it up the frett to get a nice bass effect
through this part.
Bm Bm* A G D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--3-3-|------2--|
B|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4---4-4--4-4-4---2-2--0-0-|-----3---|
G|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--0-0-|----2----|
D|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--0-0-|---0-----|
A|--2------------2-----0-------2-------------0-0--2-2-|--0------|
E|------------------------------------------------3-3-|---------|
Played at the
end of the song
only.
D
And so,
A
Why can't you see, child,
G
Why wont you feel, love,
Bm Bm* A G
I'm on my knees,
D
And now,
A
Why wont you speak, child,
G
Why wont you dream, more,
Bm Bm* A G
I'm on my knees,
D
In Time,
A
Why wont you see, child,
G
Why wont you feel, love,
Bm Bm*
I'm on my knees,
A G D
I'm right here for you.
And that's it, feel free to comment, i'm not gonna' say it's 100% right but
it really does sound like this internet version. watch the vid for timing if
my tab is a bit weird.
peace x
