Mercury blues

Alan Jackson

CountryMedium for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
Capo on 2nd fret
              tabbed by Matellmon 
 
 
 
C 
WELL IF I HAD MONEY, TELL YOU WHAT I'D DO 
 
I'D GO DOWNTOWN, BUY A MERCURY OR TWO 
F                              C                  
CRAZY BOUT A MERCURY, LORD I'M CRAZY BOUT A MERCURY 
       Am                  G                    C 
GONNA BUY ME A MERCURY AND CRUISE IT UP & DOWN THE ROAD 
 
 
C 
WELL THE GIRL I LOVED, STOLE HER FROM A FRIEND 
 
HE GOT LUCKY STOLE HER BACK AGAIN 
    F                                  C  
SHE HEARD HE HAD A MERCURY, LORD SHE'S CRAZY BOUT A MERCURY 
      Am                   G                      C 
GONNA BUY ME A MERCURY AND CRUISE IT UP AND DOWN THE ROAD 
 
 
C 
WELL HEY NOW WOMAN DON'T YOU LOOK SO FINE 
 
DRIVIN ROUND IN YOUR MERCURY 49 
F                              C  
CRAZY BOUT A MERCURY, LORD I'M CRAZY BOUT A MERCURY 
           Am                  G                     C 
I'M GONNA BUY ME A MERCURY AND CRUISE IT UP AND DOWN THE ROAD 
 
 
C 
WELL MY BABY WENT OUT, SHE DIDN'T STAY LONG 
 
BOUGHT HERSELF A MERCURY COME A-CRUISIN' HOME 
F                                C   
CRAZY BOUT A MERCURY, YEAH SHE'S CRAZY BOUT A MERCURY 
           Am                  G                     C 
I'M GONNA BUY ME A MERCURY AND CRUISE IT UP AND DOWN THE ROAD 
 
 
C 
WELL IF I HAD MONEY, TELL YOU WHAT I'D DO 
C 
I'D GO DOWNTOWN BUY A MERCURY OR TWO 
F                              C 
CRAZY BOUT A MERCURY, LORD I'M CRAZY BOUT A MERCURY 
          Am                     G                     F 
I'M GONNA BUY ME A MERCURY AND CRUISE IT UP AND DOWN THE ROAD 
          Am                     G                     F 
I'M GONNA BUY ME A MERCURY AND CRUISE IT UP AND DOWN THE ROAD 
          Am                     G                     C 
I'M GONNA BUY ME A MERCURY AND CRUISE IT UP AND DOWN THE ROAD.

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Chord set

C · F · Am · G

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.