C
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[Verse 1]
         C              G        Am         F          C
When the blood curdlin' scream,      Of the fear in my vains.
            G          Am   F           C
Pierces the darkness,       circlin' my brain.
                    G      Am         F          C
When the pain in my soul,      is too great to explain.
                G      Am      F            C
I reach out for you,       I'm callin' your name.

[Chorus 1]
C7                F     Bb    F                 C
Lord, please have mercy,         on my troubled soul.
            G           Am               F          C
You keep me together,       when there's nothing to hold.
C7                F     Bb    F                  C
Lord, please have mercy,         I've nowhere to go.
                       G      Am         F        C
When the temptation is over,      please carry me home.

[Verse 2]
                     G         Am    F           C
Would the jewel of deception,        rest in the crown.
                     G         Am        F             C
Upon the heaven, the tempter,      who's hand keeps me down.
          G           Am     F       C
Living so carlessly,      so easy to do.
                 G        Am          F          C
But now that I'm paying,      Oh  I’m running to you.

[Chorus 2]
C7                F     Bb   F                 C
Lord, please have mercy,        on my troubled soul.
              G        Am               F          C
You keep me together,      when there's nothing to hold.
    C7                F     Bb   F                  C
Oh, Lord, please have mercy,        I've nowhere to go.
                       G      Am         F        C    C    C    C
When the temptation is over,      please carry me home.

[Outro]
 Bb   Bb   F    F    C    C    C    C
(Repeat and fade out)