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Help Me Understand

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[Intro]
G C D G C Em D
[Verse]
GOnce in a ClifetimeD  
GYou'll open up your CheartD  
Maybe, Gonce in your ClifetimeD  
GYou'll swear to never Cbe apartD  
You Cthink your love's on Dsolid ground
Then Cout of the blue It Dall comes Ctumbling Gdown
[Chorus]
GWho's gonna G7hold me Ctonight When i'm Dfeeling lonely
GWho's gonna G7show me the Clight Cause I Dneed to know
EmWith all the Dthings we got CHow can Emlove just stop
CTell me Somebody, Dhelp me Dmunder Gstand
[Verse]
GAnd my picture in your ClocketD  
GWhat will you do Cwith it nowD  
GAll our friends and all our CmemoriesD  
GTell me how we sort them CoutD  
CWhat's yours is yours what's Dmine is mine
CIs all that's left after Dall this CtimeG  
[Outro]
FWhy I'm not part of your plans
And you don't need me Ganymore
Help me under Fstand
Why I still want to be where you are
Even though I know in my Amheart
That you don't Dlove me Cany DmoreG  

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Help Me Understand

by Trace Adkins

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C D G C Em D

[Verse]

G C D

Once in a lifetime

G C D

You'll open up your heart

G C D

Maybe, once in your lifetime

G C D

You'll swear to never be apart

C D

You think your love's on solid ground

C D C G

Then out of the blue It all comes tumbling down

[Chorus]

G G7 C D

Who's gonna hold me tonight When i'm feeling lonely

G G7 C D

Who's gonna show me the light Cause I need to know

Em D C Em

With all the things we got How can love just stop

C D Dm G

Tell me Somebody, help me under stand

[Verse]

G C D

And my picture in your locket

G C D

What will you do with it now

G C D

All our friends and all our memories

G C D

Tell me how we sort them out

C D

What's yours is yours what's mine is mine

C D C G

Is all that's left after all this time

[Outro]

Why I'm not part of your plans

And you don't need me anymore

Help me under stand

Why I still want to be where you are

Even though I know in my heart

D C D G

That you don't love me any more

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