IntroAVerse 1A
I've been lost before and I had to pay
DA
It was never easy but I found a way
A
Well the journey was hard and the road was tough
DA
There were times when I cried lord I've had enough
Pre-Chorus 1Am7A
Please don't desert me now
Am7A
Don't you leave me stranded now I need a friend
Am7A
Please don't desert me now
Am7
You've gotta show me mercy when I'm helpless
ChorusGD
Show me mercy when I'm helpless
A
Shine a light in the dark
GD
Hold me back when I get reckless
A
Shine a light in the dark
GD
Stand me up if I get legless
A
Shine a light in the dark
A
Shine a light in the dark
A
Shine a light in the dark
Verse 2A
I've been down and out and I've been fit to drop
DA
But the thought of you wouldn't let me stop
A
Now a man should stand upon his own two feet
DA
Because the taste of failure is a bitter sweet
Pre-Chorus 2Am7A
Please don't desert me now
Am7A
I can hear the reaper calling in the wind
Am7A
Please don't desert me now
Am7
You've gotta show me mercy when I'm helpless
ChorusGD
Show me mercy when I'm helpless
A
Shine a light in the dark
GD
Hold me back when I get reckless
A
Shine a light in the dark
GD
Stand me up if I get legless
A
Shine a light in the dark
A
Shine a light in the dark
A
Shine a light in the dark
BridgeDC
Where were you when the chips were down
GD
I fell apart when I hit the town
DCA
Where were you when I couldn't get arrested
DC
Where were you when the lights went out
GD
I blew a fuse, did you hear me shout
DCB
Where on earth do I look for heavens sake
Verse 3A
There's a brotherhood that I want to see
DA
Gotta take my share of equality
A
There's no harmony in a one man band
DA
Even god almighty needs a helping hand
Pre-Chorus 3Am7A
Please don't desert me now
Am7A
There's no time and I can't fight another day
Am7A
Please don't desert me now
Am7
You've gotta show me mercy when I'm helpless
ChorusGD
Show me mercy when I'm helpless
A
Shine a light in the dark
GD
Hold me back when I get reckless
A
Shine a light in the dark
GD
Stand me up if I get legless
A
Shine a light in the dark
A
Shine a light in the dark
GD
Show me mercy when I'm helpless
A
Shine a light in the dark
GD
Hold me back when I get reckless
A
Shine a light in the dark
GD
Stand me up if I get legless
A
Shine a light in the dark
A
Shine a light in the dark
GD
Show me mercy when I'm helpless
A
Shine a light in the dark
GD
Hold me back when I get reckless
A
Shine a light in the dark
GD
Stand me up if I get legless
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