CAPO: 3rd Fret INTRO: C F (4x) C F C Time goes by so quickly now G F C On this freight train line through my hometown F C There are days I wait for night to come G F C When I fall asleep just to wake again CHORUS: Am F G Oh, to walk beside an honourable man Am F C Honey, sometimes I just do the best that I can E7 Am And you show me a little bit of mercy F Of mercy C Of mercy G C F More than a little bit of mercy C F C Striving for that golden crown G F C Will he say, "Well done", when the trumpet sounds F C Standing where our fathers stood G F C We learn their ways to make them good CHORUS: Am F G But where is the heart in an honourable man Am F C Honey, sometimes you just do the best that you can E7 Am And I show you a little bit of mercy F Of mercy C Of mercy G C More than a little bit of mercy INSTRUMENTAL: G F Am G F Am G C F C Underneath this house of stones G F C A whole wide world beckons us on F C To leave behind the walls and doors G F C Windows, ceilings and floors CHORUS: Am F G Let us breathe in mountains, breathe out sun Am F C For ourselves and this race we run E7 Am If you'll show me a little bit of mercy F Of mercy C Of mercy G C More than a little bit of mercy E7 Am And I'll show you a little bit of mercy F Of mercy C Of mercy F Of mercy C Of mercy G C FCFC More than a little bit of mercy