Have Mercy on the Criminal

Have Mercy on the Criminal easy guitar chords by Elton John

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 3

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • Am

  • G

  • Gbdim

    4
  • F

  • E

  • Dm

  • Gsus4

  • C

  • C#m

    4
  • Am

  • G

  • Gbdim

    4
  • F

  • E

  • Dm

  • Gsus4

  • C

  • C#m

    4
  • Intro 1



    Verse 1
    Have 
    you heard 
    the 
    dogs 
    at night 

    Some
    where 
    on 
    the 
    hill 

    Chasing 
    some 
    poor 
    criminal 

    And 
    I guess 
    they're 
    out 
    to 
    kill 

    Verse 2
    Oh there 
    must be 
    shackles 
    on his 
    feet 

    And 
    mother 

    in his 
    eye

    Stumbling 
    through 
    the 
    dev
    il-dark 

    With 
    With the 
    hound 
    pack 
    in 
    full 
    cry 

    Verse 3
    Have 
    mercy 
    on 
    the 
    criminal 

    Who 
    is 
    running 
    from the 
    law 

    Are you 
    blind 
    to 
    the 

    winds of 
    change 

    Don't you 
    hear 
    him any 
    more 

    Verse 4

    Praying 
    Lord 
    you got to 
    help 
    me 

    I am 
    never 
    gonna 
    sin 
    again 

    Just 
    take 
    these 
    chains 

    from around 
    my 
    legs 

    Sweet Je
    sus 
    I'll 
    be 
    your friend 

    Verse 5

    Now 
    have you 
    ever 
    seen 
    the 

    white teeth 
    gleam 

    While you 
    lie 
    on 
    a cold 

    damp 
    ground 

    You're 
    taking 
    in the 
    face 
    of 
    rifle 
    butt 

    While the 
    wardens 
    hold you down 

    Verse 6

    And 
    you've 
    never 
    seen a 
    friend 
    in years 

    Oh it 
    turn
    s your 
    heart 
    to stone 

    You 
    jump 
    the walls 

    and the dog
    run free 

    And the 
    grave's 
    gonna be 

    your home 

    Verse 7

    Oh, 
    have 
    mercy 
    on the 
    criminal 

    Who is 
    running 
    from the 
    law 

    Are you 
    blind 
    to the 
    winds 

    of change 

    Don't you 
    hear him 
    any 
    more 

    Verse 8

    Praying 
    Lord 
    you got 
    to help 
    me 

    I am 
    never 
    gonna 
    sin 
    again 

    Just 
    take 
    these 
    chains 
    from around 
    my 
    legs, 

    ooh 

    Sweet Je
    sus 
    I'll 
    be 
    your 


    Interlude 1
    friend 



    Verse 9
    Ooh, 
    have mercy 
    on the 
    criminal 

    Who 
    is 
    running 
    from 
    the law 

    Are you 
    blind 
    to the 
    winds of 

    change 

    Don't you 
    hear 
    him any 
    more 

    Verse 10

    Praying 
    Lord 
    you got 
    to help 
    me 

    am never 
    gonna 
    sin 
    again 

    Just 
    take 
    these 
    chains 
    from 

    around 
    my legs 

    Sweet 
    Jesus 
    I'll 
    be 
    your 

    friend 


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