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[Verse 1]
A           E
"Lord, have mercy on me"
E                D          A
Was the kneeling drunkard's plea
A                     D
And as he knelt there on the ground
D A                E             A
I know that God in heaven looked down


[Verse 2]
A                 E
I went down by an old country church
E                  D           A
I saw the drunkard stagger and lurch
A                     D
And as he reached his mother's grave
D A                 E         A
I saw that drunkard kneel and pray


[Chorus]
A           E
"Lord, have mercy on me"
E                D          A
Was the kneeling drunkard's plea
A                     D
And as he knelt there on the ground
D A                E             A
I know that God in heaven looked down

[Instrumental--Electric Guitar]
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[Verse 3]
A                 E
"Bring my darling boy to me"
E                D     A
Was his mother's dying plea
A                   D
And as he staggered through the gate
D     A            E           A
Alas, he came just one day too late


[Instrumental--Organ]
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[Verse 4]
A                             E
Three years have passed since she went away
E                   D          A
Her son is sleeping beside her today
A                          D
And I know that in heaven, his mother he'll see
D   A                  E          A
For God has heard that drunkard's plea


[Chorus]
A           E
"Lord, have mercy on me"
E                D          A
Was the kneeling drunkard's plea
A                     D
And as he knelt there on the ground
D A                E             D A
I know that God in heaven looked down