Eliza Gilkyson - Tender Mercies
INTRO: C
Am G F C
Across the world she tapes explosives to her chest
G F C
Steps into a shopping mall
Am G F
A life devoid of all of mercy's tenderness
C G C F C F
Really isn't any life at all
CHORUS:
C F Am
Tender mercies, tender mercies
G F
Come before despair
C F Am
Shine down all your tender mercies
G C
It's every mother's prayer
Am G F
Down below the factory, along the riverside
C G F
Children swimming in a poison pool
C Am G F
Playful afternoon of unintended suicide
C G C F C F
Gone before they ever really knew
CHORUS:
C F Am
Tender mercies, tender mercies
G F
Come before despair
C F Am
Shine down all your tender mercies
G C
It's every mother's prayer
INSTRUMENTAL: C F Dm C G F C
Am G F
Across the world she holds her loved ones to her chest
C G F
Lays them down and listens at the door
C Am G F
Everybody safe and warm among the truly blessed
C G C F
How can we even dare to ask for more
CHORUS:
C F Am
Tender mercies, tender mercies
G F
Come before despair
C F Am
Shine down all your tender mercies
G F
It's every mother's prayer
C F Am
Shine down all your tender mercies
G C
It's every mother's prayer
OUTRO: C F Dm C G F C (3x)
