[Intro]
Dm
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[Verse 1]
Am Esus4 E
Have you heard the dogs at night
Am Dm
Somewhere on the hill
Dm7 Am
Chasing some poor criminal
Esus4 E
And I guess they're out to kill
Am Esus4 E
Oh there must be shackles on his feet
Am Dm
And mother in his eyes
Dm7 Am
Stumbling through the devil-dark
Esus4 E
With the hound pack in full cry
[Chorus]
F G
Have mercy on the criminal
Am Am/G
Who is running from the law
F G
Are you blind to the winds of change
Am Am/G
Don't you hear him any more
F F/E
Praying Lord you got to help me
Dm
I ain't ever gonna sin again
Am G D7
Just take these chains from around my legs
F E Am
Sweet Jesus I'll be your friend
[Verse 2]
Am Esus4 E
Now have you ever seen the white teeth gleam
Am Dm
While you lie on a cold damp ground
Dm7 Am
You're taking in the face of a rifle butt
Esus4 E
While the wardens hold you down
Am Esus4 E
And you've never seen a friend in years
Am Dm
Oh it turns your heart to stone
Dm7 Am
You jump the walls and the dogs run free
Esus4 E
And the grave's gonna be your home
[Chorus] (x2)
F G
Ooh, Have mercy on the criminal
Am Am/G
Who is running from the law
F G
Are you blind to the winds of change
Am Am/G
Don't you hear him any more
F F/E
Praying Lord you got to help me
Dm
I ain't ever gonna sin again
Am G D7
Just take these chains from around my legs
F E Am
