Elton John - Have Mercy On The Criminal: chords

          Cm        G7
Have you heard the dogs at night
A#                G#
Somewhere on the hill
G#                  Cm/G
Chasing some poor criminal
       Cm                   G7
And I guess they're out to kill
         Cm               G7
Oh there must be shackles on his feet
     A#            G#
And mother in his eyes
Fm                     Cm/G
Stumbling through the devil-dark
          Cm                 G7
With the hound pack in full cry

Chorus:
      G#           A#
Have mercy on the criminal
        Cm
Who is running from the law
G#                   A#
Are you blind to the winds of change?
           Cm
Don't you hear him any more?
G#7
Praying "Lord, you gotta help me
Fm
I am never gonna sin again
      Cm          Cm7         G#7
Just take these chains from around my legs
       G7                      Cm G
Sweet Jesus, I'll be your friend"

Now have you ever seen the white teeth gleam
While you lie on a cold damp ground
You're taking in the face of a rifle butt
While the wardens hold you down
And you've never seen a friend in years
Oh, it turns your heart to stone
You jump the walls and the dogs run free
And the grave's gonna be your home

Chorus:
Oh, have mercy on the criminal
Who is running from the law
Are you blind to the winds of change?
Don't you hear him any more?
Praying "Lord, you gotta help me
I am never gonna sin again
Just take these chains from around my legs
Ooh, sweet Jesus, I'll be your friend"

Oh, have mercy on the criminal
Who is running from the law
Are you blind to the winds of change?
Don't you hear him any more?
Praying "Lord, you gotta help me
I am never gonna sin again
Just take these chains from around my legs
Sweet Jesus, I'll be your friend"