Help Somebody Chords

by Van Zant
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author AtamisPirateKng [a] 1,211.
3 contributors total, last edit on Oct 30, 2024

Chords

G
Am7
Cadd9
Em
Adim7
C
Bm7
D/F#
Gsus4

Strumming

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G      320003
Am7    x02013
Cadd9  x32030
Em     022000
Adim7  xx1212
C*     x32013
 
 
[Intro]
 
e|-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------| x4
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
 
[Verse 1]
G                                         Am7
Granddaddy was a hillbilly scholar, blue collar of a man.
       C                Cadd9                C
He came from a school where you didn't need nothin'
G
If you couldn't make it with your own two hands.
G                                              Am7
He was back woods, backwards, used words like: no sir, yes
         C              Cadd9       C         G
mam, by God, be darned and hell yeah I'm American
Adim7                 Em
In all the years he walked this earth,
Adim7                    Em
I swear all he did was work.
            Am7                 Bm7
He said the devil dreams on that idle horse
C  Cadd9  C       C*
So listen to me squirt.
 
[Chorus]
G                         Am7        C   Cadd9  C      G
Don't get too high on the bottle and get right with the man
G                                              Am7
Fight your fights, find your grace and all the things that you can't change.
C  Cadd9  C                G
And help somebody if you can.
 
[Verse 2]
G                                              Am7
Now Granny said son stick to your guns, if you believe in something no matter what.
C                 Cadd9                 C
Cause it's better to be hated for who you are,
G
Than be loved for who you're not.
G
She was five feet of concrete,
            Am7
NY born and raised on slick city streets
C            Cadd9               C
She'd cold stare you down, stand her ground
G
Still kickin' and screaming at 93.
Adim7                 Em               Adim7              Em
I remember just how frail she looked in that hospital bed.
Am7              Bm7                C Cadd9 C        C*
Takin' her last few breaths of life, smiling as she said...
 
[Chorus]
G                         Am7        C        Cadd9          C       G
Don't get too high on the bottle, just a little sip every now and then.
G                                              Am7
Fight your fights, find your grace and all the things that you can't change.
C  Cadd9  C                G
And help somebody if you can.
         N.C.
And get right with the man.
 
[Solo]
G  Am7  C Cadd9 C  G  D/F#
 
[Bridge]
Em             Cadd9  C           G Gsus4 G
I never let a cowboy make the coffee,
Am7                               Cadd9 C      G  Gsus4  G   D/F#
Yeah, that's what Granny always said to my Granddad.
Em                                        Cadd9 C          G Gsus4 G
He said never tell a joke that ain't that funny more than once.
       Am7               Bm7                  C
If you want to hear God laugh tell him your plans.
 
[Chorus]
G                           Am7      C     Cadd9      C         G
Don't get too high on the bottle and get right with the man, son.
G                                              Am7
Fight your fights, find your grace and all the things that you can't change.
C  Cadd9  C                G
And help somebody if you can.
         N.C.
And get right with the man.
 
G Am7 C Cadd9 C G
G Am7 C Cadd9 C
G Am7 C Cadd9 C G
G Am7 C Cadd9 C G
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3 comments
angus11392
It's both of Ronnie Vant Zant's (singer of lynyrd skynyrd before he died) brothers... Johnny (who took over in Skynyrd for Ronnie) and Donnie (the singer in .38 Special)
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