E                 A                      E
 Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me.
E          A                             E
 Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me.
             B                    A                E
Well if I've done somebody wrong, Lord, have mercy if you

please. 
E                                A
 I used to have plenty of money,  the finest clothes in town,
E                              
 But bad luck and trouble overtaken me, bound to get me down.
            A                             E
Please have mercy, Lord have mercy on me.  
             B                    A                E
Well if I've done somebody wrong, Lord, have mercy if you

please. 
E A
 Keep on working now, child.
E A
 Lord every morning.
  Solo on A E

          B A E


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                                   A
 Well if I've been a bad boy, baby, I declare I'll change my ways.
E                          
 I don't want bad luck and trouble to follow me all my days.
            A                             E
Please have mercy, Lord have mercy on me. 
             B                    A                E
Well if I've done somebody wrong, Lord, have mercy if you please.