Verse 1GYou've got a hold on me
DDon't even know your power
EmI stand a hundred feet
CBut I fall when I'm around yaPre-Chorus 1DShow me an open door
EmAnd you go and slam it on me
CI can't take anymore
I'm saying...
Chorus 1GBaby, please have mercy on me
DTake it easy on my heart
EmEven though you don't mean to hurt me
CYou keep tearing me apart
GWon't you please have
Dmercy, mercy on my heart?
EmWon't you please have
Cmercy, mercy on my heart?
Verse 2GI drive through the night
DJust to be near you, baby
EmHeart open, testify
CTell me that I'm not crazy
Pre-Chorus 2GI'm not asking for a lot
DJust that you're honest with me
EmAnd my pride is all I got
CI'm saying...
Chorus 2GBaby, please have mercy on me
DTake it easy on my heart
EmEven though you don't mean to hurt me
CYou keep tearing me apart
GWon't you please have mercy on me?
DI'm a puppet on your strings
EmAnd even though you got good intentions
CI need you to set me free
GWon't you please have merc
Dy, mercy on my heart?
EmWon't you please have merc
Cy, mercy on my heart?
BridgeGConsuming all the air inside my lungs
DRipping all the skin from off my bones
EmI'm prepared to sacrifice my life
CI would gladly do it twice
GConsuming all the air inside my lungs
DRipping all the skin from off my bones
EmI'm prepared to sacrifice my life
CI would gladly do it twice
Chorus 3GOh, please have mercy on me
DTake it easy on my heart
EmEven though you don't mean to hurt me
CYou keep tearing me apart
GWon't you please have mercy on me?
DI'm a puppet on your string
EmAnd even though you got good intentions
CI need you to set me free
OutroGI'm begging you for mercy, mercy
DBegging you, begging you, please, baby
EmI'm begging you for mercy, mercy
COoh, I'm begging you, I'm begging you