Help Me Thru The Night chords by Joe Walsh

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 ...
        G                  C  G  D
woke up dreaming ...
G                                        F
Never quite seems the same ...
     G                                   C     G  D
and making up for the time you've ...
    D7   D6   D    G   C     G D          D7 D6 D G   C G D  G6sus G
and then they take the dream away...

CHORUS:

   G6sus               G            B                   Em  D  C
So help me through the night, mama...
Cadd9           C     G6sus               Gj7           G
Tell me it's alright, help me ....

INTRO:

G Gj7 G6 G  F6 Cadd9 G G6sus_G_Gadd9_G

VERSE:

    G12                      F6
And that's the danger ...
G                              C       G      D
tryin' to defend yourself ...
    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....

CHORUS:

   G6sus              G            B              Em D C
So help me to see the light, ...
Cadd9           C     G6sus               Gj7         G
Tell me it's alright, help ....

G12 Gj7 G6 G8  F6 Cadd9 G G6sus_G_Gadd9_G

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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