mercy i cry city chords by
The Incredible String Band

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Key: G major•

Verse 1

G

G

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Since you got me here

C

C

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I see you're trying to steal my soul

G

G

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Your army's trying so very hard

C

C

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To find for me a goal

G

G

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F#

F#

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But where's your quiet

Verse 2

F#

F#

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pastures

D

D

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Where there's time for me to be

G

G

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Nothing else but what I am

C

C

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That's what you seem scared to see

D

D

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F#

F#

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You cover

Verse 3

up your emptiness

D

D

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With brick and noise and rush

G

G

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Oh, I can see and touch you

But you don't owe reality

C

C

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much

Verse 4

C

C

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G

G

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Have mercy I cry city,

C

C

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you're all upon my mind

F

F

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C

C

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And sometimes I think you

Am

Am

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keep forgettin'

G

G

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C

C

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That you don't know me

G

G

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Mercy I cry city,

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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you're all upon my mind

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Verse 5

C

C

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G

G

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Oh, send another carriage

C

C

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Chugging down your chokey tube

G

G

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I hope it makes you happy

'Cause it don't do my health

C

C

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much good

F#

F#

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You're slowly

Verse 6

killing fumes

D

D

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Now squeeze the lemon in my head

G

G

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Make me know just what it's like

C

C

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For a sin drenched Christian to be dead

Verse 7

G

G

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F#

F#

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Ah, show to me your glitter

D

D

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And your flashing neon light

G

G

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You see, I think that only the sun knows

C

C

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How to be quietly bright

G

G

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Have mercy I cry city,

Verse 8

C

C

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you're all upon my mind

F

F

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That sometimes I think you

C

C

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Am

Am

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keep forgettin'

G

G

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C

C

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That you don't know me

G

G

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Mercy I cry city,

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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D

D

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you're all upon my mind

Verse 9

D

D

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G

G

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Oh city, what you been doin'?

F

F

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All these years, what you been doin'?

C

C

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Who would believe that

G

G

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what you been doin'

Am

Am

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Would make such a ru in of you?

D

D

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Hey

Verse 10

city, what you been doin'?

G

G

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F

F

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All these years, what you been doin'?

C

C

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Who would believe that what

G

G

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you been doin'

Am

Am

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Would make such a ruin of you?

D

D

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Tell me city

Outro 1

G

G

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F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

G
C
F#
D
F
Am

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of mercy i cry city by The Incredible String Band is G major.

The primary chords used in mercy i cry city are G, C, F#, D, F, Am.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, C, F#, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of mercy i cry city is approximately 73 beats per minute.

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