Good God Have Mercy
Roy Buchanan
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E7 [Intro]E7 Down in South Carolina, in the piney woodsE7 Where they make sweet turpentineA There I first saw the light of dayE7 Landin' on my mindA Runnin' in the sunshine laughingE7 Rollin' in the red dirt cryingE7 C D I said mmmm mmmmE7 Good God have mercyE7 Cannery warehouse baby, I went to schoolE7 I eat lunch from the cans of our storeA Heatin' them up on a pot-bellied stoveE7 I used to keep out in the coldContinues after the adA Sittin' around, you know, just tellin' lies about uhE7 What I'd be when I grew oldE7 C D I said mmmm mmmmE7 Good God have mercyE7 Trestle track, now mamaE7 Where the BNN used to haulA Freight train caught daddy one dayE7 He took a long, long fallA I'd only been taught to think on lifeE7 Never thought on death at allE7 C D I said mmmm mmmmE7 Good God have mercy [Solo]E7 Now every Sunday after churchE7 There'd be a meeting on the groundA Some good soul she would always sayE7 It's a shame about Frieda BrownA Mama and the ladies they formed a societyE7 They run Frieda out of townE7 C D I said mmmm mmmmE7 Good God have mercyE7 Daddy's on the main line, mama wants him homeE7 Daddy's on the main line, the kids all need him homeE7 Good God have mercy