How to Play Mercury Blues on Guitar?

Alan Jackson - Mercury Blues can be played in the key of D using the D, G, Bm, A chords. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Mercury Blues with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Alan Jackson - Mercury Blues Chords

Chord reference D, G, Bm, A

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Well, if [D]I had money, I tell you what I’d do [D]I’d go downtown, buy a Mercury or two I’m [G]crazy about a Mercury, Lord I’m [D]crazy about a Mercury I’m gonna [Bm]buy me a Mercury and [A]cruise it up and down the [D]road

Well, the [D]girl I love, I stole her from a friend [D]He got lucky stole her back again She [G]heard he had a Mercury, Lord she’s [D]crazy about a Mercury I’m gonna [Bm]buy me a Mercury and [A]cruise it up and down the [D]road

[D] [G] [D] [Bm] [A] [D] Well, [D]hey now woman you look so fine Riding ’round in your Mercury 49 [G]Crazy about a Mercury, Lord I’m [D]crazy about a Mercury I’m gonna [Bm]buy me a Mercury and [A]cruise it up and down the [D]road

[D] [G] [D] [Bm] [A] [D] Well, my [D]baby went out, she didn’t stay long [D]Bought herself a Mercury come a cruising home She’s [G]crazy about a Mercury, yeah she’s [D]crazy about a Mercury I’m gonna [Bm]buy me a Mercury and [A]cruise it up and down the [D]road

[D] [G] [D] [Bm] [A] [D] Well, if [D]I had money, I tell you what I’d do I’d [D]go downtown buy a Mercury or two [G]Crazy about a Mercury, Lord I’m [D]crazy about a Mercury I’m gonna [Bm]buy me a Mercury and [A]cruise it up and down the [G]road I’m gonna [Bm]buy me a Mercury and [A]cruise it up and down the [G]road I’m gonna [Bm]buy me a Mercury and [A]cruise it up and down the [D]road

[D] [G] [D] [Bm] [A] [D] [D] [G] [D] [Bm] [A] [G] [Bm] [A] [G] [Bm] [A] [D] [A] [D]

Artist Alan Jackson

Album A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)

Genres Country, Rockabilly

Year 1993

Key D

Alan Jackson - Mercury Blues can be played in the key of D using the D, G, Bm, A chords.

For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Mercury Blues with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.