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Mercy Seat - Johnny Cash Intro: |-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------| |---------0-------|-----0-------| |-0-2h3h4---3-2-0-|-3-4---3-2-0-| (The parts that don't have the chords, is to be played like the chorus) It ALL began when they come took me from my home And put me on Death Row, a crime for which I am totally innocent, you know.
I Ambegan to warmE and chill ToAm objects and tEheir fields, A Amragged cup, a Etwisted mop ThAme face of JesusE in my soup ThAmose sinister diEnner deals ThAme meal trolley's wEicked wheels A Amhooked bone rising fErom my food AlAml things either goodE or ungood.
Chorus: AmAmmag7 And the mercy seat is waiting And I think my head is burning
Am7And in a way I'm yearning GTo be done with all this weighing of the truth. G7An eye for an eye F' And a tooth for a tooth Fmag7 And anyway I told the truth AmAnd I'm not afraid to die.
Am / E / Am / E I hear stories from the chamber Christ was born into a manger And like some ragged stranger He died upon the cross Might I say, it seems so fitting in its way He was a carpenter by trade Or at least that's what I'm told
AmMy kill-hand's tEatooed E.V.I.L. Amacross iEt's brother's fist AmThat fEilthy five! AmThey did nothiEng to challenge or resist.
In Heaven His throne is made of gold The ark of his Testament is stowed A throne from which I'm told All history does unfold. It's made of wood and wire And my body is on fire And God is never far away. Into the mercy seat I climb My head is shaved, my head is wired And like a moth that tries To enter the bright eye I go shuffling out of life Just to hide in death awhile And anyway I never lied. And the mercy seat is waiting And I think my head is burning And in a way I'm yearning To be done with all this weighing of the truth. An eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth And anyway I told the truth And I'm not afraid to die. And the mercy seat is burning And I think my head is glowing And in a way I'm hoping To be done with all this twisting of the truth. An eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth And anyway there was no proof And I'm not afraid to die. And the mercy seat is glowing And I think my head is smoking And in a way I'm hoping To be done with all these looks of disbelief. A life for a life And a truth for a truth And I've got nothing left to lose And I'm not afraid to die. And the mercy seat is smoking And I think my head is melting And in a way that's helping To be done with all this twisting of the truth An eye for an eye And a tooth for a tooth And anyway I told the truth But I'm afraid I told a lie. -0----0----0----3----1----0----0----0----| -1----1----1----0----0----1----1----1----| -2----1----0----0----0----2----2----2----| -2----2----2----0----0----3----3----2----| -0----0----0----2----2----0----0----0----| -0----0----0----3----3----1---------0----| Am Ammag7 Am7 G G7 F' Fmag7 Am