Playing Mercy
View chords used in this chart
Intro:
G | D | G A | Bm
G | D | A
[Verso 1]
G D
Explain the paranormal
G A Bm
Or just tell me what you saw
G D A
You're having dreams about the silhouettes you draw
Bm A G
And you're still laying low
G D G A Bm
But you are hardly missing anything at all
G A Bm
It's like the fear of missing out has met its match
A
When you're what's missing
[Refrão]
G D G A Bm
I spent my best years playing mercy with your ghost
G D A
You'll never beat me but you're getting really close
Bm A G
And you're crushing up my pills
D A
I'm scared to swallow
Bm A G
(I slow the speed of sound, coming from your mouth)
D A
But I always choke
Bm A
And you beg to differ
[Verso 2]
G D
I matched my breath with your breath
G A Bm
I do it just for fun
G
You'd like to think I'm counting
D A
Each and every one
Bm A
But I lost my focus
[Pré-Refrão]
G D
You call my name
A G
With a tin can on a string
D
You can count on me
A
But fuck, who's counting?
G D
You always said
A
You'd be crying if you could
G D
I knew what you meant
A
But I still wish you would (I still wish you would)
[Refrão]
G D G A Bm
I spent my best years playing mercy with your ghost
G D A
You'll never beat me but you're getting really close
Bm A G
And you're crushing up my pills
D A
I'm scared to swallow
Bm A G
(I slow the speed of sound, coming from your mouth)
D A
But I always choke
Bm A
And you beg to differ
[Ponte]
Bm
If I knew half the things you know
G D
I'd never shut the fuck up, oh
A
You only slept right in the cold
Bm
Shoot for the sky until someone goes
G
I wrote it down so I'd remember
D
I need to write my thoughts down more
A
But I can barely read my own damn writing
Em
I've always rathered reading you
G
I've always rathered reading yours
[Verso 3]
G D
Begged them to burn your body
G A Bm
They buried you instead
G D A
Said you couldn't tell the difference when you're dead
Outro:
G D A
When I'm scared to swallow
G D A
Where you go, I'll follow
I'll follow
D* C# Bm A G
How to play Playing Mercy
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.