Mercy on Me

(Lord, have mercy on my soul,

(Dm)for I have walked a sinful road,

(Am)and I'm down on my (E7)knees;

Lord, have mercy on me (Am)please.)

(Am)Jesus, I must confess

(Dm)that in all my loneliness,

I've (Am)forsaken and I've sinned,

leavin' (E7)fragments of a man so (Am)broken.

I could tell You what I've (Am)done;

(Am)or, should I tell You where I (Dm)went wrong?

Well, the more that I start have to (Am)play,

yeah, and the dev my de ceitful evil (E7)ways

keep growin' stronger I by the (Am)day.

Oh Lord, have mercy (C)on

(Am)my soul,

for I have walked a (Dm)sinful road.

So I'm gonna get down on my (Am)knees,

beg forgiveness to help set me (E7)free.

Lord, have mercy on me, (Am)please.

Mother Mary, full of (Am)grace,

(Am)or, in my weakness, I've I (Dm)lost faith.

I've been careless and I have been (Am)warned,

yeah, and the dev il inside me is vil (E7)torn.

God bless the man that I have the (Am)scorned.

Oh Lord, have mercy (C)on

(Am)my soul,

for I have walked a (Dm)sinful road.

So I'm gonna get down on my (Am)knees,

beg forgiveness to help set me (E7)free.

Lord, have mercy on me, (Am)please.

Mother Mary, full of

(Am)So don't let me fool around no more;

send Your angels down to (Dm)guide me through that door.

Well, I've gone and confessed my (Am)regrets,

and I pray I'm not held in (E7)contempt.

I'm so lost and I (Am)need You to help me repent.

Oh Lord, have mercy on

my soul, yeah.

Oh, I'm (Dm)beggin', I'm pleadin', I'm needin',

I want you to know,