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Ryan Adams - Please Help Me
Standard Tuning - No Capo 
[Intro]
E Dsus E Dsus
E Dsus G A
[Verse]
EFeels like I am going no pAlace agEain
Like I lAost my mEind
Like I am oAut of tiBme
ELike a criminal that oAnly stEeals
Something Ahe don’t wEant
So may mAaybe he’ll fBeel somAething else
Other than the thErill
Of a thing oAf wanting something that Ajust won’t come
[Chorus]
PleAase help me understEand the way I fBeel  
I don’t feC#el sBo gooAd 
And it’s gEetting rBeal
APlease help me undersEtand that there’s no Bside
I don’t haC#ve tBo chAoose
Between C#me aBnd yoAu 
Cause I’ll lF#ose
Everything I wanted to Abe
N.C.
Please help me
[Instrumental]
E Dsus E Dsus
E Dsus  G  A
[Verse]
EFeels like I am racing agAainst the clEock
And it nAever stEops
So I Anever sBtop
ELike a messenger with noAthing real to sEay
If I Areach my destinatEion
I can thrAow this shit awaBy 
And watch it bAurn    
Maybe would numb the pEain
No Aone I have lost my tAurn again 
[Chorus]
PleAase help me understEand the way I fBeel  
I don’t feC#el sBo gooAd 
And it’s gEetting rBeal
APlease help me undersEtand that there’s no Bside
I don’t haC#ve tBo chAoose
Between C#me aBnd yoAu 
Cause I’ll lF#ose
Everything I wanted to Abe
N.C.
Please help me
[Outro]
E Dsus E Dsus
E Dsus  G    A
E

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Please Help Me

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Dsus

Ryan Adams - Please Help Me

Standard Tuning - No Capo

[Intro]

E Dsus E Dsus

E Dsus G A

[Verse]

E A E

Feels like I am going no place again

A E

Like I lost my mind

A B

Like I am out of time

E A E

Like a criminal that only steals

A E

Something he don’t want

A B A

So may maybe he’ll feel something else

Other than the thrill

A A

Of a thing of wanting something that just won’t come

[Chorus]

A E B

Please help me understand the way I feel

C# B A

I don’t feel so good

E B

And it’s getting real

A E B

Please help me understand that there’s no side

C# B A

I don’t have to choose

C# B A

Between me and you

Cause I’ll lose

Everything I wanted to be

N.C.

Please help me

[Instrumental]

E Dsus E Dsus

E Dsus G A

[Verse]

E A E

Feels like I am racing against the clock

A E

And it never stops

A B

So I never stop

E A E

Like a messenger with nothing real to say

A E

If I reach my destination

A B

I can throw this shit away

And watch it burn

Maybe would numb the pain

A A

No one I have lost my turn again

[Chorus]

A E B

Please help me understand the way I feel

C# B A

I don’t feel so good

E B

And it’s getting real

A E B

Please help me understand that there’s no side

C# B A

I don’t have to choose

C# B A

Between me and you

Cause I’ll lose

Everything I wanted to be

N.C.

Please help me

[Outro]

E Dsus E Dsus

E Dsus G A

About Please Help Me Chords by Ryan Adams

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The chords for "Please Help Me" show the original chord names (including E, Dsus, G, A, B, C#). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.