Help Me Through The Night

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Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 14:56:58 +0100
From: Peter Eybert 

 
Subject: CRD: Help Me Thru The Night by Joe Walsh

Help me thru the night 

written by Joe Walsh
performed by Joe Walsh (and The Eagles sometimes)
from "So what", 1974
	
This version derived from the live performance on 
"You can't argue with a sick mind", 1976

transcribed by Peter Eybert 
 
  


[Tuning Open G: DGDgbd, low to high]


INTRO:
//// //// //// ////   //// ////  //// /     / /     /
G12  Gj7  
  G6   G8     
  F6   
  Cadd9 
  G    G6sus 
  G 
  Gadd9 
  G    (2x)

VERSE:

  G                                 
  F6
Somewhere along the way I found a meaning
        
  G                  
  C  
  G  
  D
woke up dreaming along the way.

  G                                        
  F
Never quite seems the same when you're awaking
     
  G                                   
  C     
  G  
  D
and making up for the time you've such a price to pay
    
  D7   
  D6   
  D    
  G   
  C     
  G 
  D          
  D7 
  D6 
  D 
  G   
  C 
  G 
  D  G6sus 
  G
and then they take the dream away, and it just  ain't fair, mama.

CHORUS:

   G6sus               
  G            
  B                   
  Em  
  D  
  C
So help me through the night, mama, help me to ease the pain,

  Cadd9           
  C     G6sus               Gj7           
  G
Tell me it's alright, help me through the night, once again.

INTRO:


  G Gj7 
  G6 
  G  
  F6 
  Cadd9 
  G G6sus_
  G_
  Gadd9_
  G

VERSE:

    G12                      
  F6
And that's the danger in pretending, 

  G                              
  C       
  G      
  D
tryin' to defend yourself from someone else's war,
    
  D7    
  D6   
  D    
  G       
  C    
  G   
  D        
  D7 
  D6   
  D    
  G     
  C 
  G 
  D
G6sus 
  G
you don't know what they're fighting for, and no they just don't care, no.

CHORUS:

   G6sus              
  G            
  B              
  Em 
  D 
  C
So help me to see the light, mama, open my eyes again

  Cadd9           
  C     G6sus               Gj7         
  G
Tell me it's alright, help me through the night, once again.

G12 Gj7 
  G6 G8  
  F6 
  Cadd9 
  G G6sus_
  G_
  Gadd9_
  G

Won't you help me, mama, won't you help me.

OUTRO:


  G* Gj7 G6sus 
  G  
  F6 G6sus 
  G G6sus_
  G_
  Gadd9_
  G

  G* Gj7 G6sus 
  G  
  F6 G6sus 
  G G6sus_
  G_
  Gadd9_Gh

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For INTRO take these chords:     For VERSE take these chords:

G12   = 0 0 12 12 12 0           G12   = 0 0 12 12 12 0  
Gj7   = 0 0 12 11 10 0           F6    = 0 0 10 10 10 0
G6    = 0 0 10 9 8 0             C     = 5 5 5 5 5 5
G8    = 0 0 9 7 8 0              G     = 0 0 0 0 0 0
F6    = 0 0 7 5 6 0              D     = 7 7 7 7 7 7
Cadd9 = 0 0 5 5 5 0              D7    = 7 7 10 7 7 7
G     = 0 0 0 0 0 0              D6    = 7 7 9 7 7 7
G6sus = 0 0 2 0 1 0              G6sus = 0 0 2 0 1 0
Gadd9 = 0 0 0 2 0 0


For CHORUS take these chords:    For OUTRO take these chords:

G6sus = 0 0 2 0 1 0              G*    = 0 0 5 4 3 0  
G     = 0 0 0 0 0 0              Gj7   = 0 0 4 0 3 0
B     = 4 4 4 4 4 4              G6sus = 0 0 2 0 1 0
Em    = x 0 9 9 8 x              G     = 0 0 0 0 0 0 
D     = x 0 7 7 7 7              F6    = 0 0 3 2 1 0
C     = x 0 5 5 5 5              Gadd9 = 0 0 0 2 0 0
Cadd9 = x 0 5 7 5 5              Gh    = 12 12 12 12 12 12 (harmonics)
Gj7   = 0 0 4 0 3 0               
                                 
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