JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - “The Mercy Seat” adalah salah satu lagu yang dibawakan oleh penyanyi legendaris asal Amerika Serikat, Johnny Cash.
Lagu tersebut muncul di dalam album studio ke-66 miliknya yang diberi nama American III: Solitary Man.
Album yang diproduseri olehnya bersama Rick Rubin tersebut dirilis pada tahun 2000 melalui label American Recordings.
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Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “The Mercy Seat” dari Johnny Cash:
[Intro]
It all began when they come took me from my home
And put me on Death Row,
a crime for which I am totally innocent, you know.
[Verse 1]
Am Em
I began to warm and chill
Am Em
To objects and their fields,
Am Em
A ragged cup, a twisted mop
Am Em
The face of Jesus in my soup
Am Em
Those sinister dinner deals
Am Em
The meal trolley's wicked wheels
Am E
A hooked bone rising from my food
Am E
All things either good or ungood.
[Chorus]
Am
And the mercy seat is waiting
AmMaj7
And I think my head is burning
Am7
And in a way I'm yearning
G Gm
To be done with all this weighing of the truth.
An eye for an eye
Bb
And a tooth for a tooth
Fmaj7
And anyway I told the truth
Am
And I'm not afraid to die.
Am / E / Am / E
[Verse 2]
Am
I hear stories from the chamber
AmMaj7
Christ was born into a manger
Am7
And like some ragged stranger
G Gm
He died upon the cross. Might I say,
Bb