1. Looking down on empty streets, all she can seeDbm E/Db Are the dreams all made solid, are the dreams made realGbm/A Gbm All of the buildings, all of the carsDbm E/Db Were once just a dream in somebody's headGbm/A E/Db She pictures the broken glass, pictures the steamDbm E/Db She pictures a soul with no leak at the seam *: Let's take the boat out (wait until darkness)Dbm Let's take the boat out (wait until darkness comes) 2. Nowhere in the corridors of pale green and grey Nowhere in the suburbs, in the cold light of day There in the midst of it so alive and alone Words support like bone R: Dreaming of Mercy Street, wear your inside outE/Db A B Dbm Abm/B A9 Dreaming of mercy in your daddy's arms againE A B Dbm B Dreaming of Mercy Street, swear they moved that signE/Db A B Dbm Abm/B A9 Dreaming of mercy in your daddy's armsE A B Dbm 3. Pulling out the papers from the drawers that slide smooth Tugging at the darkness, word upon word Confessing all the secret things in the warm velvet box To the priest-he's the doctor, he can handle the shocks Dreaming of the tenderness-the tremble in the hips Of kissing Mary's lips R: Dreaming of Mercy Street... Mercy, mercy looking for mercyDbm Mercy, looking for mercyDbm B Db B Looking for mercyDbm A Looking for mercy... Anne with her father is out in the boatDbm E/Db Riding the water,Gbm/A Riding the wavesGbm On the sea