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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