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Mercy Seat  Johnny Cash



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I [Am]began to warm and chi[E]ll
To[Am] objects and their fie[E]lds,
A [Am]ragged cup, a twisted [E]mop
Th[Am]e face of Jesus in my s[E]oup
Th[Am]ose sinister dinner dea[E]ls
Th[Am]e meal trolley's wicked wh[E]eels
A [Am]hooked bone rising from my f[E]ood
Al[Am]l things either good or ungo[E]od.
Chorus:

AmAmmag7
And the mercy seat is waiting

And I think my head is burning
[Am7]And in a way I'm yearning
[G]To be done with all this weighing of the truth.
[G7]An eye for an eye
F?
And a tooth for a tooth
Fmag7
And anyway I told the truth
[Am]And I'm not afraid to die.

[Am]     [E]    [Am]     [E]                       
I hear stories from the chamber
Christ was born into a manger
And like some ragged stranger
He died upon the cross
Might I say, it seems so fitting
in its way He was a carpenter
by trade
Or at least that's what I'm told

[Am]My kill-hand's tatooed E.V.[E]I.L.
[Am]across it's brother's fi[E]st
[Am]That filthy five[E]!
[Am]They did nothing to challenge or res[E]ist.

In Heaven His throne is made of gold
The ark of his Testament is stowed
A throne from which I'm told
All history does unfold.
It's made of wood and wire
And my body is on fire
And God is never far away.

Into the mercy seat I climb
My head is shaved, my head is wired
And like a moth that tries
To enter the bright eye
I go shuffling out of life
Just to hide in death awhile
And anyway I never lied.

And the mercy seat is waiting
And I think my head is burning
And in a way I'm yearning
To be done with all this weighing of the truth.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth
And anyway I told the truth
And I'm not afraid to die.

And the mercy seat is burning
And I think my head is glowing
And in a way I'm hoping
To be done with all this twisting of the truth.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth
And anyway there was no proof
And I'm not afraid to die.

And the mercy seat is glowing
And I think my head is smoking
And in a way I'm hoping
To be done with all these looks of disbelief.
A life for a life
And a truth for a truth
And I've got nothing left to lose
And I'm not afraid to die.

And the mercy seat is smoking
And I think my head is melting
And in a way that's helping
To be done with all this twisting of the truth
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth
And anyway I told the truth
But I'm afraid I told a lie.

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