Have Mercy On The Criminals Chords

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Intro

Am Have you heard the Esus4 dogs at night E

  Am Somewhere C on the Dm hill

  Dm7 Chasing some poor Am criminal

And I guess they're out to Esus4 kill E

Oh there Am must be shackles Esus4 on his feet E

 And Am mother C in his Dm eyes `

  Dm7 Stumbling through the Am devil-dark

With the hound pack in full Esus4 cry E

Have F mercy on the G criminal

Who is Am running from the law

Are you F blind to the G winds of change

Don't you Am hear him any more

Praying Am Lord you got to help me

  Dm I Am never gonna sin A F gain

 Just Am take these C chains from A D round my legs

 Sweet F Jesus I'll E be your Am friend E

Now have you ever seen the white teeth gleam?

While you lie on a cold damp ground

You're taking in the face of a rifle butt

While the wardens hold you down

And you've never seen a friend in years

Oh it turns your heart to stone

You jump the walls and the dogs run free

And the grave's gonna be your home