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[Verse 1]
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An empty street in Ohio
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lookin' to kill some time
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We stumbled into Cairo
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Egypt must be divine
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And the jukebox plays while a little clown sways
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Hey, it's two songs for a dime

[Chorus]
                D           G    A
And I know that mercy lives here
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Oh, mercy lives here
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At home with the saints and the sinners
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Mercy lives here

[Verse 2]
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A girl in the corner is crying
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the silver haired lady's alone
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And the queen of the boulevard's trying
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To hussle somebody home
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The smokin' man shakes while the broken girl aches
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And the clown starts to sing his song

[Chorus]
          D           G    A
He sings, mercy lives here
    D           G    A
Oh, mercy lives here
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At home with the saints and the sinners
A           D
Mercy lives here

[Bridge]
D
Mercy, oh, mercy
D
Mercy, oh, mercy
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And the clown at the bar laughs and lights a cigar
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And we all start to sing along

[Chorus]
        D           G    A
We sing mercy lives here
    D           G    A
Oh, mercy lives here
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At home with the saints and the sinners
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Mercy lives here
                        D   G
I know that mercy lives here
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I know that mercy lives here
           A      D
Oh, mercy, mercy