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Under Your Mercy
Skypark
CD: Overbluecity
c2000 Word Music
Tabbed by Steve Cruickshank
(postlambjam@hotmail.com)
Tune guitars down half a step
Intro: E A2 E A2
Then:
eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb---4--4--8--9---9-/11------4--4--/11--9--8--4------------------------------
Db---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab---2--2--6--7---7-/9-------2--2--/9---7--6--2------------------------------
Eb---0--0--------------------0--0--------------------------------------------
E A2 E A2
Verse 1:
E A2 E A2
You took away my ball and chain
E A2 E A2
You take away all my shame
E A2 E A2
You still love me when I let you down
E A2 E A2
You promised me you'd always be around
Pre-chorus:
G# C#m
And I know you love me
G# C#m B
And I feel the need to thank you
Pre-chorus tab:
Left side:
eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb---------------------------------6-6--5-5---------------------------------
Db---------------6-6-----------6-6----------6-6-4-4----------2-2-----4-4----
Ab------3-3--6-6------4-4--7-7----------------------6-6--4-4-----2-2--------
Eb--4-4---------------------------------------------------------------------
G# C#m G# C#m B
Right side: (octave higher)
eb--------------4-4---------------9-9---8-8---------------------------------
Bb----------4-4---------------9-9-----------9-9-7-7-------------------------
Gb------5-5---------------9-9-----------------------8-8-------9-9-----11-11-
Db--6-6-------------11-11-------------------------------11-11-----9-9-------
Ab--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G# C#m G# C#m B
Chorus:
E E7
Life's unfolding like a love letter
A Am
Under your mercy, under your mercy, Jesus
E E7
I could find my shelter forever
A Am
Under your mercy, under your mercy, mercy Lord
[intro]
Verse 2:
On my own I slip and fall
Left alone I'd lose it all
But instead, I lift my head and there I find
Faith and hope and love and peace that blows my mind
[prechorus]
[chorus]
Then:
eb----------------------------------------0-0--0-0---------------------------
Bb----------------0-----------------------0-0--0-0---------------------------
Gb-------1--------------(x3)--------1-----2-2--2-2---------------------------
Db-----2---2----2-----------------2---2---2-2--2-2---------------------------
Ab---2--------0-----------------2---------0-0--0-0---------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bridge:
F# A2 E E E E
Now that the Holy Ghost is haunting me
F# A2 B
I'm a child of light eternally
Bridge tab:
Guitar 1:
eb---0----0-------------------------------------------------0---0------------
Bb---0----0-------------------------------------------------0---0------------
Gb---3----2----7/9-9--7/9-9--7/9-9--------------------------3---2---4--------
Db---4----2----7/9-9--7/9-9--7/9-9--------------------------4---2---4--------
Ab---4----0----5/7-7--5/7-7--5/7-7----7--5------------------4---0---2--------
Eb---2--------------------------------------7--6--5--0------2----------------
F# A2 E E E E F# A2 B
Guitar 2:
eb---0----0-----12-----12-----12------12-10-----------------0---0------------
Bb---0----0-----15b17--15b17--15b17---------12-11-10--------0---0------------
Gb---3----2------------------------------------------9------3---2---4--------
Db---4----2-------------------------------------------------4---2---4--------
Ab---4----0-------------------------------------------------4---0---2--------
Eb---2------------------------------------------------------2----------------
F# A2 E E E E F# A2 B
Solo:
eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb---11b13-11b13-11b13-11b13--11b13r11-9--11~--11b13-------------------------
Db---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E E7
eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb---11b13r11--9-9-------11b13r11--9-9----9-11~~-----------------------------
Db-----------------11------------------10------------------------------------
Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A C D
2nd guitar joins the first and plays a harmonizing solo
eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb---10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12--10b12r10-9--10--10b12--------------------------
Gb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E E7
eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb---10b12r10--9-9-------10b12r10--9-10----9-10------------------------------
Gb-----------------9--------------------9------------------------------------
Db---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A C D
Chorus 2:
E E7
Life's unfolding like a love letter
A C D
Under your mercy, under your mercy, Jesus
E E7
I could find my shelter forever
A C D
Under your mercy, under your mercy, mercy Lord
These octaves are played over chorus 2 near the end of the song
eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb---9-9-9-9--/11\7-7-7-7-/9\6-6-6-6--/9\5-5--7-7----------------------------
Db---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab---7-7-7-7---/9\5-5-5-5-/7\4-4-4-4--/7\3-3--5-5----------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E E7 A C D
Here are some riffs that are played over the chorus at the end
(play them over the D chord)
eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb-------2-----2h4--4b5r4----------------------------------------------------
Db---2h4---h4----------------------------------------------------------------
Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb---10b12r10--8h10--10b12------8h10b12--------------------------------------
Gb-------------------------9h11----------------------------------------------
Db---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
eb----------------15----15h17--17b19--17b19--17b19---------------------------
Bb---/15----15h17----17------------------------------------------------------
Gb-------16------------------------------------------------------------------
Db---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
End:
eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb---4--4--8--9---9-/11------4--4--/11--9--8--4------------------------------
Db---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab---2--2--6--7---7-/9-------2--2--/9---7--6--2------------------------------
Eb---0--0--------------------0--0--------------------------------------------
E A2 E A2
eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb---4--4--8--9---9-/11------13-13-11---14-14-13-11-9------------------------
Db---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab---2--2--6--7---7-/9-------11-11--9---12-12-11--9-7------------------------
Eb---0--0--------------------------------------------------------------------
E A2 E A2 E