Candice Accola - Mercy Of Love Chords & Tabs

"Mercy of Love" is track 3 from Candice's album "It's Always the Innocent Ones" released in 2007.

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
E  - 023100
F  - 134211 fret : 1
G  - 210034
C  - x32010
Em - 023000
D  - xx0132
Am - x02310

*The intro is also played through the verses. Except for only a couple changes.*

Strumming the Intro : 
E is strummed twice DOWN then strummed(DOWN UP UP DOWN UP DOWN) really fast
F is strummed twice DOWN
G is strummed (DOWN UP UP DOWN UP DOWN) really fast
Then repeat.  

Intro: E--------F--G------E--------F--G------

[Verse 1:]
E                         F
Hunted down, now I´m your prey
G                             E
I should last you a couple of days
E                G            F    (Strum G twice and F once on this line)
It won´t be long until you´re through
E                        F
One smile and you got me trapped
G                            E
I´m falling and I can´t hold back
E                     G       F  (Strum G twice and F once on this line)      
Another déjà vu, It´s nothing new

Strum E (DOWN DOWN)Palm mute. (DOWN DOWN DOWN --Leads straight into C)

[Chorus:]
C           G
It´s my reality
                       Em
That´s staring back at me
    C              G
How can it feel so right
                      Em
When I know that it´s wrong
   C                 G
So close and yet so far
    D         Em
I´m guilty as charged
   C
So lock me up
       G                   Em  (Strum Em (DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN UP DOWN)
'Cause I´m at the mercy of love

[Interlude:]Em (strummed DOWN twice)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/candice_accola/mercy_of_love_crd.html ]
[Verse 2:]
E                          F
So tell me what it´s gonna take
 G                             E
'Till I learn from my favorite mistake
E                     G      F  (Strum G twice and F once on this line)
I´m twisted up, won´t come undone
E                     F
Be my apple, I´m your Eve
G                     E
What a tangled web we weave
E                       G       F (Strum G twice and F once on this line)
Can´t fight it, now the battles won

Strum E (DOWN DOWN)Palm mute. (DOWN DOWN DOWN --Leads straight into C)

[Chorus:]
C           G
It´s my reality
                       Em
That´s staring back at me
    C              G
How can it feel so right
                      Em
When I know that it´s wrong
   C                 G
So close and yet so far
    D         Em
I´m guilty as charged
   C
So lock me up
       G                   Am  (Strum Am DOWN once and let it ring out)
'Cause I´m at the mercy of love

[Bridge:]
C               Am        C
I've fallen, so far, with you

[Solo:]
E is strummed twice DOWN then strummed(DOWN UP UP DOWN UP DOWN) really fast
Dm is strummed twice DOWN
G is strummed (DOWN UP UP DOWN UP DOWN) really fast
E is strummed twice DOWN then strummed(DOWN UP UP DOWN UP DOWN) really fast
F is strummed twice DOWN
G is strummed (DOWN UP UP DOWN UP DOWN) really fast

[Chorus:] 
C           G
It´s my reality
                       Em
That´s staring back at me
    C              G
How can it feel so right
                      Em
When I know that it´s wrong
   C                 G
So close and yet so far
    D         Em
I´m guilty as charged
   C
So lock me up
       G                   Em  (Strum Em (DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN UP DOWN)
'Cause I´m at the mercy of love

[Outro:]
Em is strummed (DOWN DOWN DOWN UP UP)

Em
the mercy of love

Repeat Em a couple more times and you could either palm mute a strum of Em to end 
it or fade out slowly.

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