RIFF (e) |------10----------12~~~~--&-----|------| ( B ) |---12----10---------------&-10--|--12--| ( G ) |------------12-9----------&-----|------| ( D ) |--------------------------&-----|------| ( A ) |--------------------------&-----|------| ( E ) |--------------------------&-----|------| 1 2 3 4 1
{"riff - &" means play the riff from the start until the line of ampersands}
[ E ] Lord have mercy, [ A ] Lord have mercy on me. [ E ] [ E ] Lord have [ A ] mercy, Lord have mercy on me. [ E ] [riff - &] Well if I've [ B ] done somebody wrong, [ A ] Lord, have mercy [ E ] if you please. [riff]
[ E ] I used to have plenty of money, [ A ] the finest clothes in town, [ E ] But bad luck and trouble overtaken me, bound to get me down. Please have [ A ] mercy, Lord have mercy on me. [ E ] [riff - &] Well if I've [ B ] done somebody wrong, [ A ] Lord, have mercy [ E ] if you please. [riff]
[ E ] [ A ] Keep on working now, child. [ E ] [ A ] Lord every morning.
Solo on [ A ] [ E ] [ B ] [ A ] [ E ]
{The solo starts out: (e) |------------------------------------| ( B ) |----8-10-11-----8-10-11-----8-10-11-| ( G ) |--9-----------9-----------9---------| After that, it turns into a flurry of notes, which is really hard to tab out, and I didn't find it quite compelling enough to spend all the time.}
[ E ] Well if I've been a bad boy, baby, [ A ] I declare I'll change my ways. [ E ] I don't want bad luck and trouble to follow me all my days. Please have [ A ] mercy, Lord have mercy on me. [ E ] [riff - &] Well if I've [ B ] done somebody wrong, [ A ] Lord, have mercy [ E ] if you please.