Help Me Thru The Night chords by Joe Walsh

Chords with lyrics

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 G6G6  G8   F6F6  Cadd9Cadd9 G+G  G6sus G+G Gadd9Gadd9 G+G  (2x)

VERSE:
G+G                 F6F6
Somewhere along the way ...
    G+G         C majorC G+G D MajorD
woke up dreaming ...
G+G                    FF
Never quite seems the same ...
   G+G                  C majorC   G+G D MajorD
and making up for the time you've ...
  D7D7  D6D6  D MajorD  G+G  C majorC   G+G D MajorD     D7D7 D6D6 D MajorD G+G  C majorC G+G D MajorD G6sus G+G
and then they take the dream away...

CHORUS:

  G6sus        G+G      BB          E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
So help me through the night, mama...
Cadd9Cadd9      C majorC   G6sus        Gj7      G+G
Tell me it's alright, help me ....

INTRO:

G+G Gj7 G6G6 G+G F6F6 Cadd9Cadd9 G+G G6sus_G_Gadd9_G

VERSE:

  G12           F6F6
And that's the danger ...
G+G               C majorC    G+G   D MajorD
tryin' to defend yourself ...
  D7D7  D6D6  D MajorD  G+G    C majorC  G+G  D MajorD    D7D7 D6D6  D MajorD  G+G   C majorC G+G D MajorD
G6sus G+G
you don't know what they're fighting for....

CHORUS:

  G6sus       G+G      BB       E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
So help me to see the light, ...
Cadd9Cadd9      C majorC   G6sus        Gj7     G+G
Tell me it's alright, help ....

G12 Gj7 G6G6 G8 F6F6 Cadd9Cadd9 G+G G6sus_G_Gadd9_G

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

OUTRO:

G* Gj7 G6sus G+G F6F6 G6sus G+G G6sus_G_Gadd9_G
G* Gj7 G6sus G+G F6F6 G6sus G+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      F6F6  = 0 0 10 10 10 0
G6G6  = 0 0 10 9 8 0       C majorC   = 5 5 5 5 5 5
G8  = 0 0 9 7 8 0       G+G   = 0 0 0 0 0 0
F6F6  = 0 0 7 5 6 0       D MajorD   = 7 7 7 7 7 7
Cadd9Cadd9 = 0 0 5 5 5 0       D7D7  = 7 7 10 7 7 7
G+G   = 0 0 0 0 0 0       D6D6  = 7 7 9 7 7 7
G6sus = 0 0 2 0 1 0       G6sus = 0 0 2 0 1 0
Gadd9Gadd9 = 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+G   = 0 0 0 0 0 0       Gj7  = 0 0 4 0 3 0
BB   = 4 4 4 4 4 4       G6sus = 0 0 2 0 1 0
E minorEm  = x 0 9 9 8 x       G+G   = 0 0 0 0 0 0
D MajorD   = x 0 7 7 7 7       F6F6  = 0 0 3 2 1 0
C majorC   = x 0 5 5 5 5       Gadd9Gadd9 = 0 0 0 2 0 0
Cadd9Cadd9 = 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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