[Intro]
Em G Bm A (x2)
[Strophe]
Em          G 
  You've got a hold of me 
Bm             A 
  Don't even know your power 
Em       G 
  I stand a hundred feet 
Bm                A 
  But I fall when I'm around you
[Pre-Refrain]
Em       G 
  Show me an open door 
Bm                A 
  Then you go and slam it on me 
Em      G 
 I can't take anymore 
Bm           A 
 I'm saying baby
[Refrain]
             Em         G 
Please have mercy on me 
        Bm          A 
Take it easy on my heart 
                       Em             G 
Even though you don't mean to hurt me 
          Bm          A 
You keep tearing me apart 
                     Em     G     Bm      A 
Would you please have mercy, mercy on my heart 
                     Em     G     Bm      A 
Would you please have mercy, mercy on my heart
[Strophe]
Em      G 
 I'd drive through the night 
Bm           A 
 Just to be near you baby 
Em        G 
 Heart open, testify 
Bm            A 
 Tell me that I'm not crazy
[Pre-Refrain]
Em         G 
 I'm not asking for a lot 
Bm                 A 
 Just that you're honest with me 
Em       G 
 My pride is all I got 
Bm           A 
 I'm saying baby
[Refrain]
             Em         G 
Please have mercy on me 
        Bm          A 
Take it easy on my heart 
                       Em             G 
Even though you don't mean to hurt me 
          Bm          A 
You keep tearing me apart 
                       Em         G 
Would you please have mercy on me 
       Bm               A 
I'm a puppet on your string 
                         Em              G 
And even though you got good intentions 
       Bm             A 
I need you to set me free 
                     Em     G     Bm      A 
Would you please have mercy, mercy on my heart 
                     Em     G     Bm      A 
Would you please have mercy, mercy on my heart
[Pont]
    G              Bm7 
Consuming all the air inside my lungs 
 D                   A 
Ripping all the skin from off my bones 
G                Bm7 
I'm prepared to sacrifice my life 
        D            A 
I would gladly do it twice 
    Em              Bm7 
Consuming all the air inside my lungs 
 D                   A 
Ripping all the skin from off my bones 
Em                Bm7 
I'm prepared to sacrifice my life 
        D            A 
I would gladly do it twice
[Refrain]
                 Em         G 
Oh, please have mercy on me 
        Bm          A 
Take it easy on my heart 
                       Em             G 
Even though you don't mean to hurt me 
          Bm          A 
You keep tearing me apart 
                       Em         G 
Would you please have mercy on me 
       Bm               A 
I'm a puppet on your string 
                         Em              G 
And even though you got good intentions 
       Bm             A 
I need you to set me free 
                   Em     G     Bm      A 
I'm begging you for mercy, mercy on my heart 
                   Em     G     Bm      A 
I'm begging you for mercy, mercy on my heart
[Outro]
Em G Bm A