High Index - MERCY ON MY SOUL (6/8 Gospel, with expression) INTRO F C F/Bb F VERSE 1 F F7 Bb/Bb7 F I was born on a Tuesday in the heat of a June Alabama F F G C7 My Mama and my Papa, oh they tried to raise me right F F7 Bb /Bb7 F I grew up with the good book, and was glad for the things that I had F C F/Bb F And I lived my life by the Sabbath every day VERSE 2 But I fell in with the wrong crowd, and they led me astray Sinnin’ in the evening and drinking all the day Lookin’ for easy money, with a pistol in my hand Lord, have mercy on my soul CHORUS F F F/Bb F Lord, have mercy on my soul F F C C7 Help me find a way out of this hole F F7 Bb Bb7 I once was a good man, but then I turned bad F C F/Bb F Lord have mercy on my soul INSTRUMENTAL VERSE F F7 Bb/Bb7 F F F G C7 F F7 Bb /Bb7 F F C F/Bb F BRIDGE Lord Have Mercy P2 Bb Bb7 F F I don’t know what happened, maybe I didn’t wanna’ know G G7 But mama knew I’d gone rotten C C7 Forty long years ago F F7 Bb Bb7 I once was a good man, but then I turned bad F C F/Bb F Lord have mercy on my soul CHORUS VERSE 3 (MODULATE TO KEY OF G) G G7 C/C7 G Then I saw the dim light of a lantern in the window G G A D7 It didn’t look like much, but it was right, it was right G G7 C/C7 G I knew that my salvation meant that I had to find a way G G D/D7 G Don’t know if I’ll make it, but I’ll be tryin’ hard every day CHORUS AND END (IN KEY OF G) G G G/C G Lord, have mercy on my soul G G D D7 Help me find a way out of this hole G G7 C C7 I once was a good man, but then I turned bad STOP, THEN, SLOWLY G D6 C7 G Lord have mercy on my soul
