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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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What would be the  first thing,
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You'd say to the Lord?
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And the last thing you  would dream,
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If you couldn't dream no more?
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Won't you please help  me to understand,
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Is there no mercy in this land?
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No mercy in this land.


[Verse 2]
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Followed the  ri---ver 'til the river ran dry,
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Followed my   lo---ver 'til we said goodbye,
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Followed you through sol--diers, who fire on command,
G           D/F#  C       A     A7  A
Is there no mercy in this land?


[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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These days I speak in   whis-pers,
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Travel only to and from,
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Come close you'll see the  red,
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Of a well bitten tongue,
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The righteous and the wretched,
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The holy and the damned,
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Is there no mercy in this land?
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No mercy in this land.


[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
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Father  left us down here all alone,
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My poor mo---ther is under a stone,
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With an aching heart and trembling hands,
G           D/F#  C       A      A/C  A
Is there no mercy in this land?


[Outro]
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