Marvin Gaye – Mercy Mercy Me chords ver. 2

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"Mercy, Mercy Me"
Marvin Gaye - What's Goin' On (1971)
Tabbed by Dylan Williams
Send questions or comments to dylan.williams.j@hotmail.com

Classic song from a classic album. The existing tab is incomplete, so I
figured I'd complete it.

This song uses major and minor seventh barre chords for rhythmic purposes.
You could ostensibly play these open or with a capo, but it is unadvised.

These are the shapes I use:

Emaj7 Cm7 C#m7 F#m Amaj7 Bbm9 sus2*
--XX-- --08-- --09-- --XX-- --XX-- --06----07-- --XX-- --XX-- --09-- --XX-- --08----09-- --08-- --09-- --11-- --07-- --06----08-- --08-- --09-- --11-- --09-- --06----09-- --08-- --09-- --10-- --09-- --06----07-- --XX-- --XX-- --09-- --07-- --08--
*: This is really just a matter of taste. You would probably prefer a plain Amaj7, which would be XX7999. After the verses, during the instrumental, there's a key change from E to F major. Just move the verse chords up one fret. ----- Intro ----- Cm7 C#m7
Emaj7Whoa-oh, mercy, mercy me,
C#m7Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no.
F#mWhere did all the blue skies go?
Amaj7sus2 Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east.
Emaj7Mercy, mercy me,
C#m7Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no.
F#mOil wasted on the ocean and upon
Amaj7sus2 our seas fish full of mercury,
Emaj7Oh, mercy, mercy me.
C#m7Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no, no.
F#mRadiation underground and in the sky;
Amaj7sus2 animals and birds who live near by are dying.
Emaj7Oh, mercy, mercy me.
C#m7Ah, things ain't what they used to be.
F#mWhat about this over crowded land?
Amaj7sus2 How much more abuse from man can she stand? (Repeats the verse chords one more time, and then a key change.) Fmaj7 Dm7 Gm Bbmaj7sus2 (And then it rests on that Bbm9 chord pretty much for the rest of the song.)
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