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Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) – Marvin Gaye
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Tuning: Standard
Marvin Gaye
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (1971)
(Marvin Gaye)
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capo 2nd fret
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-E
F#/G# 4-x-4-3-2-x
*G/A 5-x-5-4-3-x
Dmaj7 x-x-0-2-2-2
Bm7 x-2-4-2-3-2
Em7 0-2-2-0-3-x
G/A x-0-5-4-3-x
Ebmaj7 x-x-1-3-3-3
Cm7 x-3-5-3-4-3
Fm7 1-3-3-1-4(1)
Ab/Bb 6-x-6-5-4-x or
x-1-1-1-4-x
Abm9 4-x-4-3-4-x
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capo 2nd fret
INTRO
| F#/G# | % | *G/A | % |
VERSE 1
Dmaj7
Woo ah, mercy mercy me
Bm7 Em7
Ah things ain't what they used to be, no no
Em7
Where did all the blue skies go?
G/A [Dmaj7]
Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east
VERSE 2
Dmaj7
Woo mercy, mercy me
Bm7 Em7
Ah things ain't what they used to be, no no
G/A
Oil wasted on the ocean and upon our seas, fish full of mercury
VERSE3
Dmaj7
A-ah oh mercy, mercy me
Bm7 Em7
Ah things ain't what they used to be, no no
G/A
Radiation underground and in the sky
[Dmaj7]
Animals and birds who live nearby are dying
VERSE 4
Dmaj7
Oh mercy, mercy me
Bm7 Em7
Ah things ain't what they u-sed to be
G/A
What about this overcrowded land
How much more abuse from man can she stand?
VERSE (vocals ad lib))
| Dmaj7 | % | Bm7 | % |
| Em7 | % | G/A | % |
Ooh-ooh, oh na na...
My sweet Lord... No no no no
My my Lord... My sweet Lord
VERSE (half step up)
| Ebmaj7 | % | Cm7 | % |
| Fm7 | % | Ab/Bb | % |
CODA
| Abm9 | % | % | % |
| Abm9 | % | % | % |
| Abm9 | % | % | % | Abm9 [break and orchestral coda]