INTRO: C

           Am                G               F      C
Across the world she tapes explosives to her chest
        G             F      C
Steps into a shopping mall
         Am             G             F     
A life devoid of all of mercy's tenderness
C            G   C       F    C  F
Really isn't any life at all


CHORUS:
               C       F       Am
Tender mercies, tender mercies
G              F
Come before despair
                   C       F       Am
Shine down all your tender mercies
     G              C
It's every mother's prayer


               Am        G             F      
Down below the factory, along the riverside
C                 G           F      
Children swimming in a poison pool
C            Am          G         F     
Playful afternoon of unintended suicide
C                G    C      F    C  F
Gone before they ever really knew


CHORUS:
               C       F       Am
Tender mercies, tender mercies
G              F
Come before despair
                   C       F       Am
Shine down all your tender mercies
     G              C
It's every mother's prayer


INSTRUMENTAL: C     F  Dm C   G  F  C


           Am                  G                 F      
Across the world she holds her loved ones to her chest
C                  G              F      
Lays them down and listens at the door
C         Am             G              F     
Everybody safe and warm among the truly blessed
    C           G               C      F   
How can we even dare to ask for more


CHORUS:
               C       F       Am
Tender mercies, tender mercies
G              F
Come before despair
                   C       F       Am
Shine down all your tender mercies
     G              F
It's every mother's prayer
                   C       F       Am
Shine down all your tender mercies
     G              C
It's every mother's prayer