Have Mercy on the Criminal chords by Lena Hall

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Verse 1
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Have you heard the dogs at night?
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Somewhere on down the hill
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Chasing some poor criminal
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And I guess they're out to kill
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Oh, there must be shackles on  his feet
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and mother in his eyes
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Stumbling through the devil dark
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with a hound back in for a cry
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Have mercy on the criminal
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who is running from the Lord
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Are you blind to the
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winds of change?
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Can you hear them anymore?
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Pray, Lord, you've got to help me
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I am never going to sin again
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Just take these chains
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from around my legs
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Sweet Jesus, I'll be your friend
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Now have you ever seen
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the white teeth gleam
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While you're ly  ing on a cold,
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damp ground?
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Digging in the face of rifle butt
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While the warden holds you down?
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Oh, and you've never
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seen a friend in years
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And it turns your heart to stone
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Well, you jump the walls
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and the doors break free
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And the grave's gonna be your home
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Oh, mercy on the criminal
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who is running from the law
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Are you blind to the winds of change?
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Can you hear them anymore?
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Pray Lord, you've gotta help me
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I am never gonna sin again
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Just take these chains
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from around my legs
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Sweet Jesus, I'll be your friend
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Oh, oh.
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Oh,    oh, oh.
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Mm, yeah.
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Oh, oh.
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Oh mercy, I'm a criminal
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Who has run away from the law
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Are you blind to the winds of change?
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Can't you hear them anymore?
Hey Lord, you've got to help me
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I am never gonna sin again
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Just take these chains
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from around my legs
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Sweet Je  sus,
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I'll be your friend you