[Intro] 
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B|--------1--3-------3---1----------------------| [Verse 1] 
AmEsus4E Have you heard the dogs at night
AmDm Somewhere on the hill
Dm7Am Chasing some poor criminal
Esus4E And I guess they're out to kill
AmEsus4E Oh there must be shackles on his feet
AmDm And mother in his eyes
Dm7Am Stumbling through the devil-dark
Esus4 E With the hound pack in full cry
 [Chorus] 
FG Have mercy on the criminal
AmAm/G Who is running from the law
FG Are you blind to the winds of change
AmAm/G Don't you hear him any more
FF/E Praying Lord you got to help me
Dm I ain't ever gonna sin again
AmGD7 Just take these chains from around my legs
FEAm Sweet Jesus I'll be your friend
 [Verse 2] 
AmEsus4E Now have you ever seen the white teeth gleam
AmDm While you lie on a cold damp ground
Dm7Am You're taking in the face of a rifle butt
Esus4E While the wardens hold you down
AmEsus4E And you've never seen a friend in years
AmDm Oh it turns your heart to stone
Dm7Am You jump the walls and the dogs run free
Esus4E And the grave's gonna be your home
 [Chorus] (x2) 
FG Ooh, Have mercy on the criminal
AmAm/G Who is running from the law
FG Are you blind to the winds of change
AmAm/G Don't you hear him any more
FF/E Praying Lord you got to help me
Dm I ain't ever gonna sin again
AmGD7 Just take these chains from around my legs
FEAm