Strange Mercy St. Vincent

 
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 Oh - little one - I - know you've been tired for a long long time


 


 

 
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 And oh - little one - I - ain't been around for a little while


 


 

 
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 But when you see - me wa - a - a - it


 


 [2)]  

 
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 Oh - little one, your - Hemingway - jaw line looks just like his


 


 

 
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 Our father in exile for God only knows how many years


 


 

 
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 But when you see - him wa - a - a - it


 


 

 
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 Through double pa - a - ain


 


 [3)]  

 
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 I'll be with you lost bo - oys! Sneaking out where the shivers won't find you


 


 (SOLO)


 [1)]  

 
 D|------5---------------5------------------10--------9--------14--------12---------|
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 F|--6-7----6-7-4----6-7----6-7-4-----11/12-----11/12----12-------------------------|
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 [2)]  

 
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 F|--6-7----6-7-4----6-7----6-7-4-----14-----14-----14-------14-----------14----------------------------|
 C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 (VERSE)


 1) Make some nice arpeggios with these chords. Also, apply tons of reverb.


 

 
 D|---9------------7---------7--------------5--------------14-------12-------12-------12-----|
 A|---7------------7---7-----5--------------5----5---------12-------12-------12-------12-----|
 F|---7------------7---7-----5--------------5----5---------12-------12-------12-------12-----|
 C|--11------------9---7-----9--------------7----5---------16-------14-------12-------11-----|
 G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 


 Oh - little one - I'd - tell you good news that I don't believe


 


 

 
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 C|----------11------------9--------------------11---------5------------------|
 G|---------9-------------7--------------------9----------3-------------------|
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 If it would ma - ake you sleep... Strange me - e - rcy - y -...


 


 (CHORUS)


 1) Not so sure about this part... Listen for timing.


 

 
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 F|---7--7--7---7----------5--5--5---5----------------0----------0--------0-----------------------||
 C|--11--9--7h9-7----------8--7--5h7-5---------------0----------0--------0------------------------||
 G|---------------10-9-----------------8-7----------2----------2--------2-------------------------||
 D|-------------------10------------------8---/----3----------3--------3--------------------------||

 


 If I - e - ver meet the - dirty - policeman who roughed you... no I don't know what...


 


 [2)]  

 
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 D|-12------/-------14----/----17---(17)---/20------------------------15---19---0----------|

 


 I'll be with you lost bo - oys! Sneaking out where the shivers wont's find you...


 


 (SOLO/OUTRO)


 

 
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{t:Strange Mercy}
 {st:St. Vincent}
 
 (VERSE)
 [1)] 
 {sot}
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---7------------7---7-----5--------------5----5----------------------------|
 F|---7------------7---7-----5--------------5----5----------------------------|
 C|--11------------9---7-----9--------------7----5----------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 Oh - little one - I - know you've been tired for a long long time
 
 
 {sot}
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---7------------7---7-----5-----------5----5-------------------------------|
 F|---7------------7---7-----5-----------5----5-------------------------------|
 C|--11------------9---7-----9-----------7----5-------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 And oh - little one - I - ain't been around for a little while
 
 
 {sot}
 D|----------------------12-------------------12------------------------------|
 A|-------------------12-------------------12---------------------------------|
 F|----------------14-------------------12------------------------------------|
 C|-------------16------------------ 14---------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 But when you see - me wa - a - a - it
 
 [2)] 
 {sot}
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---7------------7---7-----5--------------5----5----------------------------|
 F|---7------------7---7-----5--------------5----5----------------------------|
 C|--11------------9---7-----8--------------7----5----------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 Oh - little one, your - Hemingway - jaw line looks just like his
 
 
 {sot}
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--- 7------------7---7-----5-----------5----5------------------------------|
 F|--- 7------------7---7-----5-----------5----5------------------------------|
 C|-- 11------------9---7-----8-----------7----5------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 Our father in exile for God only knows how many years
 
 
 {sot}
 D|----------------------12-------------------12------------------------------|
 A|-------------------12-------------------12---------------------------------|
 F|----------------14-------------------12------------------------------------|
 C|-------------16------------------ 14---------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 But when you see - him wa - a - a - it
 
 
 {sot}
 D|----------------------12------------------------------15-------------------|
 A|-------------------12----------------------17------------------------------|
 F|----------------14----------------------15---------------------------------|
 C|-------------16----------------------17------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------15---------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 Through double pa - a - ain
 
 [3)] 
 {sot}
 D|---0-------------2----/----5----/-----8------------------------------------------|
 A|---0-------------2----/----5----/-----8------------------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---0-------------2----/----5----/-----8-----------------------3----7-----0-------|
 {eot}
 I'll be with you lost bo - oys! Sneaking out where the shivers won't find you
 
 (SOLO)
 [1)] 
 {sot}
 D|------5---------------5------------------10--------9--------14--------12---------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------15-----14-15------------|
 F|--6-7----6-7-4----6-7----6-7-4-----11/12-----11/12----12-------------------------|
 C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 [2)] 
 {sot}
 D|------5---------------5----------------14-----12-----------------------------------17----------19----|
 A|-------------------------------------12-----12-----12-15----12-15-14-12------14-15-------17-19-------|
 F|--6-7----6-7-4----6-7----6-7-4-----14-----14-----14-------14-----------14----------------------------|
 C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 (VERSE)
 1) Make some nice arpeggios with these chords. Also, apply tons of reverb.
 
 {sot}
 D|---9------------7---------7--------------5--------------14-------12-------12-------12-----|
 A|---7------------7---7-----5--------------5----5---------12-------12-------12-------12-----|
 F|---7------------7---7-----5--------------5----5---------12-------12-------12-------12-----|
 C|--11------------9---7-----9--------------7----5---------16-------14-------12-------11-----|
 G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 Oh - little one - I'd - tell you good news that I don't believe
 
 
 {sot}
 D|--------------9------------7---------------------9---------3---------------|
 A|------------10------------8--------------------10---------5----------------|
 F|-----------11------------9--------------------11---------3-----------------|
 C|----------11------------9--------------------11---------5------------------|
 G|---------9-------------7--------------------9----------3-------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 If it would ma - ake you sleep... Strange me - e - rcy - y -...
 
 (CHORUS)
 1) Not so sure about this part... Listen for timing.
 
 {sot}
 D|----------------------------------------------------(2)--------(2)------(2)----------0--2--5---|| X2
 A|---7--7--7---7----------5--5--5---5----------------(0)--------(0)------(0)-----------0--2--5---||
 F|---7--7--7---7----------5--5--5---5----------------0----------0--------0-----------------------||
 C|--11--9--7h9-7----------8--7--5h7-5---------------0----------0--------0------------------------||
 G|---------------10-9-----------------8-7----------2----------2--------2-------------------------||
 D|-------------------10------------------8---/----3----------3--------3--------------------------||
 {eot}
 If I - e - ver meet the - dirty - policeman who roughed you... no I don't know what...
 
 [2)] 
 {sot}
 D|----12------/-------14--/---17---(17)---/20---------------------------------------------|
 A|----12------/-------14--/---17---(17)---/20---------------------------------------------|
 F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-12------/-------14----/----17---(17)---/20------------------------15---19---0----------|
 {eot}
 I'll be with you lost bo - oys! Sneaking out where the shivers wont's find you...
 
 (SOLO/OUTRO)
 
 {sot}
 D|------5---------------5-----------------------------------------------------|| X 3
 A|---------------------------------------7----------------7------5~~~---------||
 F|--6-7----6-7-4~---6-7----6-7-4~------7----6-7---------7----6-7--------------||
 C|-----------------------------------5----------7~----5-----------------------||
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
 {eot}

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