C/G                                   G
I wish I        I wish I knew how to live
C/G                                          G
To not kill     to not kill those I should forgive
Em7             G/F#        G          C2
There are some desires that I cannot release
                     G
I wish I knew how to live

C/G       G          C/G    G
Oh’s…

[Verse 2]
C/G                                                 G
I have a hawk     I have a hawk that flies above my field
     C/G                                           G
Shes callin out     She’s callin out  justice be revealed
    Em7         G/F#      G                  C2
She doesn’t understand    why the old crow steals
                                  G
I have a hawk that flies above my fields

[Verse 3]
C/G                                                G
Mercy is                Mercy is the burden of the poor
C/G                                                    G
The powerful         the powerful keep coming back for more
   Em7              G/F#         G              C2
My children see the struggle but what is harder still
         Em7             G/F#              G                   C2
Are the days that they go hungry cause I’m fighting for what’s real
      Em7           G/F#              G                C2
I can see it in the distance but its something Ive never seen
                           G
Mercy is the burden of the poor

C/G     G    C/G    G
Oh’s…

[Verse 4]
C/G                                             G
Mercy is,            Mercy is the burden of the poor
C/G                                                G
The powerful     The powerful  keep comin back for more
Em7           G/F#      G                C2
Only love can give what vengeance cannot cure
                           G
Mercy is the burden of the poor

C/G     G    C/G   G
Oh’s