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Artist: Marvin Gaye
Guitar Tab: Mercy Mercy Me
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#From: shotokan@diku.dk (Kim H|glund)
#I haven't seen any replies so I'll take a shot at it. This song uses a
#simple four chord progression: Emaj7 - C#m7 - F#m7 - Amaj7.
{t:Mercy Mercy Me}
{st:Marvin Gaye}
Verse 1:
[Emaj7]Ah, me[Emaj7]rcy, mercy me,
[C#m7]Ah, things [C#m7]ain't what they used to be, no, [F#m7]no.
Where did all the[F#m7] blue skies go?
[Amaj7]Poison is the wind that blows [Amaj7]from the north and south and east.
Verse 2:
Mercy, mercy me,
Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no.
Oil wasted on the ocean and upon
our seas fish full of mercury,
Verse 3:
Oh, mercy, mercy me.
Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no, no.
Radiation underground and in the sky;
animals and birds who live near by are dying.
Verse 4:
Oh, mercy, mercy me.
Ah, things ain't what they used to be.
What about this over crowded land?
How much more abuse from man can she stand?
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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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>From: shotokan@diku.dk (Kim H|glund)
font@stlvm10.vnet.ibm.com writes:
>This is a great song I'd love to know the chords of.
>It's not at Nevada, so I'm hoping someone out there knows 'em.
I haven't seen any replies so I'll take a shot at it. This song uses a
simple four chord progression: Emaj7 - C#m7 - F#m7 - Amaj7.
Mercy Mercy Me
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Marvin Gaye
Verse 1:
Emaj7 Emaj7
Ah, mercy, mercy me,
C#m7 C#m7 F#m7
Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no.
F#m7
Where did all the blue skies go?
Amaj7 Amaj7
Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east.
Verse 2:
Mercy, mercy me,
Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no.
Oil wasted on the ocean and upon
our seas fish full of mercury,
Verse 3:
Oh, mercy, mercy me.
Ah, things ain't what they used to be, no, no, no.
Radiation underground and in the sky;
animals and birds who live near by are dying.
Verse 4:
Oh, mercy, mercy me.
Ah, things ain't what they used to be.
What about this over crowded land?
How much more abuse from man can she stand?
Simple fingerings for the four chords are:
Emaj7 C#m7 F#m7 Amaj7
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Enjoy,
--Kim
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Kim H|glund, shotokan@diku.dk, CS Dept. at U of Copenhagen, Denmark
"I've got plenty of common sense. I just choose to ignore it." -- Calvin
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From: ertrinid@aludra.usc.edu (Elson R. Trinidad)
Yup, it's "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" by Marvin Gaye. That and
"What's Goin' On" are very similar. Heh, I was once in a band that played
the two songs as a medley!
The chord progression is: E C#m7 F# B7
I know the lyrics by heart:
Whoa, oh mercy mercy me
Things aint what they used to be oh no
Where did all the blue skies go?
Poison is the wind that blows
From the north and south and east
Oh mercy mercy me
Things aind what they used to be no no
Oil wasted on the oceans and upon our seas
Fish full of mercury
Oh, mercy mercy me
Oh Things ain't what they used to be oh no
Radiation underground and in the sky
Animals and birds who live nearby all die
Oh mercy mercy me
Things ain't what they used to be
What about this overcrowded land
How much more abuse from man can she stand?
This song was written in 1970, I believe. Marvin Gaye also wrote "Inner City
Blues." Those songs are still relevant today. The man was clearly ahead of
his time.
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O.J. did what Tom Arnold should have done instead.
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