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 <pjoe@charon.muc.de>

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G12 Gj7 G6 G8 F6 Cadd9 G G6sus G Gadd9 G (2x)

Somewhere along the way I found a meaning

woke up dreaming along the way.

Never quite seems the same when you're awaking

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.

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.

G Gj7 G6 G F6 Cadd9 G G6sus_G_Gadd9_G

And that's the danger in pretending,

tryin' to defend yourself from someone else's war,

G6sus G

you don't know what they're fighting for, and no they just don't care, no.

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.

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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