Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
NOTE: To conserve space, I am using "/F#" as an abbreviation for Em/F# in the walkups.
Intro:
(No intro)
Chorus:
|
E minorEm |
What've I done to help? -
|E minorEm Em/F# |G+G | G+G |
What've I done to help? Somebody save me
|
A minorAm |
What've I done to help? -
|A minorAm |E minorEm | E minorEm |
What've I done to help, and not myself?
|E minorEm |
What've I done to help? -
|E minorEm Em/F# |G+G | G+G |
What've I done to help? Somebody save me
|A minorAm |
What've I done to help? -
|A minorAm |E minorEm |E minorEm D MajorD |
What've I done to help, and not myself? --- -
Verse:
|
C majorC |A minorAm D MajorD
--- Thought I was alone in the world
|E minorEm |E minorEm /F# G+G 
G/BG/B |
Until my memories gathered 'round me in the night - - -
|C majorC |A minorAm D MajorD |E minorEm |E minorEm /F# G+G
--- I thought I was strong until I finally had to fight - - -
G/BG/B |C majorC |A minorAm
If I kept my head down and showed up to work on time
D MajorD |E minorEm |E minorEm /F# G+G G/BG/B |C majorC
And watched my appetite - - - put the money in the mattress
|A minorAm D MajorD |E minorEm | E minorEm |
Lock the doors at night and we'd all be alright
Chorus:
|E minorEm |
What've I done to help? -
|E minorEm Em/F# |G+G | G+G |
What've I done to help? Somebody save me
|A minorAm |
What've I done to help? -
|A minorAm |E minorEm | E minorEm |
What've I done to help, and not myself?
|E minorEm |
What've I done to help? -
|E minorEm Em/F# |G+G | G+G |
What've I done to help? Somebody save me
|A minorAm |
What've I done to help? -
|A minorAm |E minorEm |
What've I done to help, and not myself?
Verse:
|E minorEm D MajorD |C majorC |A minorAm
--- See, I've made mistakes that I can't erase
D MajorD |E minorEm |E minorEm /F# G+G
- Some of the love I've lost will not come back to me - -
G/BG/B |C majorC |A minorAm
I broke my word, I lied on a Bible
D MajorD |E minorEm |
Just to feel a little free
|E minorEm D MajorD |C majorC |A minorAm
--- She didn't deserve it, nobody ever deserves it
D MajorD |E minorEm |E minorEm /F# G+G
- But I cut anchor and I drifted out to sea - -
G/BG/B |C majorC |A minorAm
And you found me busted, and somehow you trusted
D MajorD |E minorEm | E minorEm |
I was not what I could be
Chorus:
|E minorEm |
What've I done to help? -
|E minorEm Em/F# |G+G | G+G |
What've I done to help? Somebody save me
|A minorAm |
What've I done to help? -
|A minorAm |E minorEm | E minorEm |
What've I done to help, and not myself?
|E minorEm |
What've I done to help? -
|E minorEm Em/F# |G+G | G+G |
What've I done to help? Somebody save me
|A minorAm |
What've I done to help? -
|A minorAm |E minorEm |
What've I done to help, and not myself?
Verse:
|E minorEm D MajorD |C majorC |A minorAm
--- We climbed to safety, you and me and the baby
D MajorD |E minorEm |E minorEm /F# G+G G/BG/B |
- We send our thoughts and prayers to loved ones on the ground - - -
|C majorC |A minorAm D MajorD |E minorEm |
--- And as the days went by we just stopped looking down, down
|E minorEm /F# G+G G/BG/B |C majorC |A minorAm
Down - - Now the world's on fire and we just climb higher
D MajorD |E minorEm |E minorEm /F# G+G
- 'Til we're no longer bothered by the smoke and sound - -
G/BG/B |C majorC |A minorAm
Good people suffer -- and the heart gets tougher
D MajorD |E minorEm | E minorEm |
Nothing given, nothing found
Chorus:
(Isbell sings this chorus 8x)
|E minorEm |
What've I done to help? -
|E minorEm Em/F# |G+G | G+G |
What've I done to help? Somebody save me
|A minorAm |
What've I done to help? -
|A minorAm |E minorEm | E minorEm |
What've I done to help, and not myself?
Outro:
| E minorEm | E minorEm | G+G | G+G | A minorAm | A minorAm | E minorEm | E minorEm | E minorEm |
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Charted by Dexex
Built on the solid foundation of the previously posted chart.
Note:
• Chord diagrams shown are appended without my consent, and may not represent the way I play the chords.
• My chord charts are not "tabs" (guides to replicating an artist's past performance). I don't claim
any of my charts show the "right" way to play a song. This chart represents my personal interpretation
of this song. And as such, it's not something I care to debate.
• Please don't edit this chart without my permission. If you have another way to play this song, great!
Please, post your own chart. We all benefit when someone contributes.
Cheers!
Dexex
Chart #239
02/16/2021
Other versions of Whatve I Done To Help
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Whatve I Done To Help by Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
