Tom: E RIFF (e) |------10----------12~~~~--&-----|------| (B) |---12----10---------------&-10--|--12--| (G) |------------12-9----------&-----|------| (D) |--------------------------&-----|------| (A) |--------------------------&-----|------| (E) |--------------------------&-----|------| 1 2 3 4 1 {"riff - &" means play the riff from the start until the line of ampersands} (E) Lord have mercy, (A) Lord have mercy on me. (E) (E) Lord have (A) mercy, Lord have mercy on me. (E) (riff - &) Well if I've (B) done somebody wrong, (A) Lord, have mercy (E) if you please. (riff) (E) I used to have plenty of money, (A) the finest clothes in town, (E) But bad luck and trouble overtaken me, bound to get me down. Please have (A) mercy, Lord have mercy on me. (E) (riff - &) Well if I've (B) done somebody wrong, (A) Lord, have mercy (E) if you please. (riff) (E) (A) Keep on working now, child. (E) (A) Lord every morning. Solo on (A) (E) (B) (A) (E) {The solo starts out: (e) |------------------------------------| (B) |----8-10-11-----8-10-11-----8-10-11-| (G) |--9-----------9-----------9---------| After that, it turns into a flurry of notes, which is really hard to tab out, and I didn't find it quite compelling enough to spend all the time.} (E) Well if I've been a bad boy, baby, (A) I declare I'll change my ways. (E) I don't want bad luck and trouble to follow me all my days. Please have (A) mercy, Lord have mercy on me. (E) (riff - &) Well if I've (B) done somebody wrong, (A) Lord, have mercy (E) if you please.