RIFF
(e) |------10----------12~~~~--&-----|------|
(B) |---12----10---------------&-10--|--12--|
(G) |------------12-9----------&-----|------|
(D) |--------------------------&-----|------|
(A) |--------------------------&-----|------|
(E) |--------------------------&-----|------|
1 2 3 4 1


"riff - &" means play the riff from the start until the line of ampersands

E Lord have mercy, A Lord have mercy on me. E
E Lord have A mercy, Lord have mercy on me. E [riff - &]
Well if I've B done somebody wrong, A Lord, have mercy E if you
please. [riff]

E I used to have plenty of money, A the finest clothes in town,
E But bad luck and trouble overtaken me, bound to get me down.
Please have A mercy, Lord have mercy on me. E [riff - &]
Well if I've B done somebody wrong, A Lord, have mercy E if you
please. [riff]

E A Keep on working now, child.
E A Lord every morning.

Solo on A E
B A E

{The solo starts out:
(e) |------------------------------------|
(B) |----8-10-11-----8-10-11-----8-10-11-|
(G) |--9-----------9-----------9---------|
After that, it turns into a flurry of notes, which is really hard to tab
out, and I didn't find it quite compelling enough to spend all the time.}

E Well if I've been a bad boy, baby, A I declare I'll change my ways.
E I don't want bad luck and trouble to follow me all my days.
Please have A mercy, Lord have mercy on me. E [riff - &]
Well if I've B done somebody wrong, A Lord, have mercy E if you please.