(Am) (Cj7/G) (Fj7) (G)
Would you (C)bring me Sister (G)Mercy, yeah,
If (F)she is (G)still in (C)town,
For it (F)seems I (G)lost di(Em)rections(Am)
And I´ve (F)always (C)had them (G)down.
And I (C)don´t know where I'm (G)going, yeah,
And I (E)don't know (E7/B)where I've (Am)been.
(Am7/G)Could you (F)send me (G)Sister (Em)Mercy, (Am)yeah,
She´s (F)always (C)been my (G)friend,
Always been my (Am)friend. (Cj7/G) (Fj7) (G)
She would (C)bring me to the (G)river, yeah,
Where (F)I could (G)lay my (C)head,
And (F)I would (G)close my (Em)eyes(Am)
And re(F)member (C)what she (G)said.
She said (C)nothing is for(G)ever, yeah,
So (E)grab it (E7/B)while you (Am)can,
(Am7/G)Find the (F)dreams a(G)long the (Em)river,(Am)
As they (F)move a(C)cross the (G)land,
Move across the (Am)land. (Cj7/G) (Fj7) (G)
In the (C)summer in the (G)Badlands, yeah,
(F)Where I (G)once ran (C)wild,
She would (F)take me (G)to the (Em)river,(Am)
As a (F)mother (C)takes a (G)child.
For the (C)dreams along the (G)river, yeah,
Are the (E)best, I (E7/B)under(Am)stand,
(Am7/G)Sister (F)Mercy (G)and the (Em)river, (Am)yeah,
They know (F)how to (C)treat a (G)man,
How to treat a (Am)man. (Cj7/G) (Fj7) (G)
And she (C)knows it's not for(G)ever, yeah,
And I'll (F)soon be (G)on my (C)feet,
And (F)I will (G)take her (Em)dancing, (Am)yeah,
In the (F)liquid (C)desert (G)heat.
And (C)I'll forget to(G)morrow, yeah,
And (E)most of (E7/B)yester(Am)day,
(Am7/G)Sister (F)Mercy (G)and the (Em)river,(Am)
They know (F)how to (C)get their (G)way.
Sister (F)Mercy (G)and the (Am)river,
They (F)always (C)get their (G)way,
Always get their (Am)way. (Cj7/G) (Fj7) (G)
Would you (C)bring me Sister (G)Mercy, yeah,
If (F)she is (G)still in (C)town,
For it (F)seems I (G)lost di(Em)rections, (Am)yeah,
And I've (F)always (C)had them (G)down.
And I (C)don't know where I'm (G)going, yeah,
And I (E)don't know (E7/B)where I've (Am)been,
(Am7/G)Could you (F)send me (G)Sister (Em)Mercy, (Am)yeah,
She´s (F)always (C)been my (G)friend.
Could you (F)send me (G)Sister (Em)Mercy, (Am)yeah,
She´s (F)al(C)ways (G)been my (Am)friend. (Cj7/G) (Fj7) (G) (bass notes B-A-G to…) (Am)
janhauenstein@gmx.de, Charlie Woodward & Art Faller
www.janhauenstein.com
February 2006
Sister Mercy is on The Day the River Sang, Appleseed, 2006.
This one crossed the mighty Atlantic a few more times before we were satisfied with what we had.
Well worth the trouble.
For Charlie and me, it´s the best song on the new album, and that´s saying something.
Such a sweet melody. A hymn.
We discussed the question who or what Sister Mercy might be. Our guardian angel?
The inner core that will not be broken, no matter how much pressure you are under?
Art said, “Whatever you want her to be.”
More than background music.
You'll hear folk, blues, jazzy songs, rock. Big voice. Albums recommended by
Gordon Bok, Harvey Andrews, Jez Lowe and others. janhauenstein@gmx.de
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