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Help me thru the night 
[Tuning Open G: DGDgbd, low to high]
[INTRO]
//// //// //// ////   //// ////  //// /     / /     /
G12  Gj7  G6   G8     F6   Cadd9 G    G6sus G Gadd9 G    (2x)
[VERSE]
GSomewhere along the way I found a F6meaning
woke up Gdreaming along the CwayG.D  
GNever quite seems the same when you're awFaking
and mGaking up for the time you've such a Cprice Gto Dpay
and D7then D6they Dtake Gthe Cdream GawDay, and it D7jusD6t  DaiGn't CfaGirD, mG6susama.G  
[CHORUS]
So G6sushelp me through the Gnight, mama, Bhelp me to ease the EmpainD,C  
Cadd9           C     G6sus               Gj7           G
Tell me it's alright, help me through the night, once again.
[INTRO]
G Gmaj7 G6 G  F6 Cadd9 G G6sus G Gadd9 G
[VERSE]
And G12that's the danger in pretF6ending, 
Gtryin' to defend yourself from Csomeone Gelse's Dwar,
    D7    D6   D    G       C    G   D        D7 D6   D    G     C G D
G6susyou doGn't know what they're fighting for, and no they just don't care, no.
[CHORUS]
So G6sushelp me to see the Glight, mama, Bopen my eyes agEmainD  C  
Cadd9           C     G6sus               Gj7         G
Tell me it's alright, help me through the night, once again.
G12  Gmaj7   G6G8   F6   Cadd9   G   G6sus   G   Gadd9  G  
Won't you help me, mama, won't you help me.
[OUTRO]
G* Gmaj7 G6sus G  F6 G6sus G G6sus G Gadd9 G
G* Gmaj7 G6sus G  F6 G6sus G G6sus G Gadd9 Gh
For INTRO take these chords:     For VERSE take these chords:
G12   = 0 0 12 12 12 0           G12   = 0 0 12 12 12 0  
Gmaj7 = 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

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Help Me Thru The Night

by Joe Walsh

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Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Cadd9

G6sus

Gadd9

Help me thru the night

[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 Gmaj7 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.

Gmaj7 G6 F6 Cadd9 G G6sus G Gadd9 G

G12 G8

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

[OUTRO]

G* Gmaj7 G6sus G F6 G6sus G G6sus G Gadd9 G

G* Gmaj7 G6sus G F6 G6sus G G6sus G Gadd9 Gh

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

G12 = 0 0 12 12 12 0 G12 = 0 0 12 12 12 0

Gmaj7 = 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

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