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Help Me by Joni Mitchell
Help Me
Chords used in this song :
C
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E ---|---|-o-|---|---| A
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---|
Chords you will use:
A sus2 open: x-0-2-2-0-0
A major: x-0-2-2-2-0
e minor 7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
G major: 3-2-0-0-3-3
G major 7: 3-x-5-4-3-2 (this chord is kind of hard if you don't use your
thumb, so you might want to omit the low g on 6, or use another fingering
like 3-x-4-4-3-x, 3-x-0-0-0-2, or x-10-12-11-12-x-|
F major 7: x-x-3-2-1-0---------------------------| (I like this so that I can embellish easily using open
strings, and because it's an easy slide down from G major 7, but you may
want to use 1x221x if you're using a different G major 7)
F major 7 variant 2: x-8-10-9-10-x (use this one in another part, notated
F major 7 barre)
C major 7: x-3-2-0-0-x (this chord will cause no shortage of headaches
since it is used as a transition and you often are on it for no more
than a beat. I don't recommend refingering it for that reason.)
Bb major 7: x-1-3-2-3-x
D major 7: x-5-7-6-7-x
Intro:
|A sus 2| A sus 2| straight into:
Verse:
A maj e min 7
Help me, I think I'm falling
G maj 7
In love again.
When I get that crazy feeling,
F maj 7
I know I'm in trouble again,
I'm in trouble,
'Cause you're a ramblin' and a gamblin' and a sweet-talking ladies man,
C maj 7 G maj 7
And you love your lovin',
[no lyrics while the horns play one of the song's signature licks]
C maj 7-A maj-C maj 7
Not like you love your freedom.
*note that the time signature changes here from 4 to 3 for a measure and
then changes back. The best advice I can give you is to listen to the
recording carefully here, and maybe to skip the last C maj 7, since A feeds
quite nicely into the next chord as well
[No vocals here: transition between verses where Larry C. does his stuff]
|D maj 7|Bb maj 7|F maj 7 barre|F maj 7 barre|G maj|A maj *|G maj|A maj *|
|G maj|A maj|A maj|... back into verse 2
* indicates that the horn players have a riff that is, as far as I can tell,
unplayable by one guitar, so go nuts on an A major or A blues scale for a bit!
I often play the G maj to A maj progression with 10th and 12th position barre
chords if I want to play high stuff, but it really depends on mood.
Verse 2:
Help me, I think I'm falling,
In love too fast.
It's got me hoping for the future,
And worrying about the past,
'Cause I've seen some hot, hot blazes
come down in smoking ash.
We love our lovin',
Not like we love our freedom.
[back into the Larry C. transition part and then go to the Bridge]
Bridge:
G maj 7
Didn't it feel good, just sitting there talking,
Or lying there not talking, didn't it feel good?
F maj 7
You danced with the lady with a hole in her stocking.
Didn't it feel good?
Didn't it feel good?
[some vocal gymnastics with call and response "Didn't it feel good"'s]
D maj 7
Didn't it feel good?
G maj 7
Didn't it feel good?
D maj 7
Didn't it feel good?
G maj 7
Didn't it feel good?
|G maj|A maj *|G maj|A maj *|G maj|A maj|A maj| ... back into last verse:
Help me, I think I'm falling in love with you,
Are you going to make me go there by myself?
That's such a lonely thing to do.
Both of us flirting around, flirting, and flirting, hurting, too.
Not like we love our freedom.
[end verse but skip the G maj - A maj part and go straight into...]
Outro to fade:
[lots more Larry C. stuff]
|D maj 7|F maj 7| ...
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Verse]
Amaj7 Em7
Help me, I think I'm falling
Gmaj7
In love again.
Fmaj7
When I get that crazy feeling, I know I'm in trouble again,
Fmaj7
I'm in trouble,'Cause you're a ramblin' and a gamblin' and a sweet-talking ladies man,
Cmaj7 Gmaj7
And you love your lovin',
Cmaj7 Amaj Dmaj7
But not like you love your freedom.
[Verse]
Amaj7 Em7
Help me, I think I'm falling,
Gmaj7
In love too fast.
Fmaj7
It's got me hoping for the future, And worrying about the past,
Fmaj7
'Cause I've seen some hot, hot blazes come down in smoking ash.
Cmaj7 Gmaj7
We love our lovin'
Cmaj7 Amaj Dmaj7
But not like we love our freedom.
[Bridge]
Gmaj7
Didn't it feel good, just sitting there talking, Or lying there not talking, didn't it feel good?
Fmaj7
You danced with the lady with a hole in her stocking.
Fmaj7
Didn't it feel good? Didn't it feel good?
Dmaj7 Gmaj7
Didn't it feel good? Didn't it feel good?
Dmaj7 Gmaj7
Didn't it feel good? Didn't it feel good?
[Verse]
Amaj7 Em7
Help me, I think I'm falling,
Gmaj7
in love with you,
Fmaj7
Are you going to make me go there by myself? That's such a lonely thing to do.
Fmaj7
Both of us flirting around, flirting, and flirting, hurting, too.
Cmaj7 Gmaj7
We love our lovin',
Cmaj7 Amaj Dmaj7
But not like we love our freedom.
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:A
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
Asus2
[Verse 1]
A Em7 Gmaj7
Help me, I think I'm falling in love again
Gmaj7 Fmaj7
When I get that crazy feeling, I know I'm in trouble again
Fmaj7
I'm in trouble 'cause you're a rambler and a gambler
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7
And a sweet taIking ladies man and you love your lovin'
C A C Dmaj7 Bbmaj7 Fmaj7
But not like you love your free - dom
[Break]
G A G A G A A
[Verse 2]
A Em7 Gmaj7
Help me, I think I'm falling in love too fast
Gmaj7 Fmaj7
It's got me hoping for the future and worrying about the past
Fmaj7
'Cause I've seen some hot hot blazes come down to smoke and ash
Cmaj7 Gmaj7 C A C Dmaj7 Bbmaj7 Fmaj7
We love our lovin' but not like we love our free - dom
[Break]
G A G A G A A
[Bridge]
Gmaj7
Didn't it feel good, we were sitting there talking
Gmaj7
Or lying there not talking, didn't it feel good
Fmaj7
You dance with the lady with the hole in her stocking
Fmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7
Didn't it feel good, didn't it feel good
[Break]
G A G A G A A
[Verse 3]
A Em7 Gmaj7
Help me, I think I'm falling in love with you
Gmaj7 Fmaj7
Are you going to let me go there by myself
Fmaj7
That's such a lonely thing to do
Fmaj7
Both of us flirting around flirting and flirting, hurting too
Cmaj7 Gmaj7 C A C Dmaj7 Bbmaj7 Fmaj7
We love our lovin' but not like we love our free - dom
[Outro]
Dmaj7 Fmaj7
(repeat and fade)
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version 4
Capo:no capo
Solo
0:37
e|-8--5------------------------------8--------------------|
B|-10-6—6/8\6--6p5-----------6p5--------------------------|
G|------7/9\6-----5--------5-----5------------------------|
D|------------------5h7------------5----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
1:21
e|----------------13/15--8--5--3--1--0--------------------|
B|------12----10--13/15--10-6--5--3--1--1---------1-------|
G|-9h11----11---------------------------2--0-0-0--2--0----|
D|-----------------------------------------2-2-2-----2----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
2:46
DMaj7 BbMaj7
e|-9--9--9--9--9---9---9--9--9----10-10-10--13/15--10-10-------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10--10--10-10-10---10-10-10--13/15--10---10-----|
G|-11-11-11-11-11--11--11-11-11---10-10-10----------------10---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
FMaj7 DMaj7 FMaj7
e|-12-12-12--8-8/10---9--9--9--9---5-5/7----8/10\8--5---3/5\3------|
B|-13-13-13--8-8/10---10-10-10-10--5-5/7----8/10\8--5---3/5\3--5---|
G|-12-12-12-----------11-11-11-11------------------------------4---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
DMaj7 FMaj7 DMaj7
e|-5/7\5--2---------------8/10\8--8--5----5/7\5/7\5-------|
B|-5/7\5--2---5/7\5--2----8/10\8--8--6----5/7\5/7\5-------|
G|------------4/6\4--2------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------8-------------|
FMaj7 DMaj7
e|----------15-15----------------------12----------------|
B|----13-12----13-12--------------10-9------10-----------|
G|-12----------12----------12-------------9----9---------|
D|-------------------12h14-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
FMaj7 DMaj7
e|-------15--------15-------------------12---12----12----------|
B|-------12h13p12-------13------------10--9----10-------10-----|
G|----12-------------12-------12----------------------9--------|
D|-14----------------------14----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Help me, I think I'm falling in love again
When I get that crazy feeling, I know I'm in trouble again
I'm in trouble 'cause you're a rambler and a gambler
And a sweet taIking ladies man
[Chorus]
And you love your lovin'
But not like you love your freedom
[Verse 2]
Help me, I think I'm falling in love too fast
It's got me hoping for the future and worrying about the past
'Cause I've seen some hot hot blazes
Come down to smoke and ash
[Chorus]
We love our lovin'
But not like we love our freedom
[Bridge]
Didn't it feel good, we were sitting there talking?
Or lying there not talking, didn't it feel good?
You dance with the lady with the hole in her stocking
Didn't it feel good, didn't it feel good?
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[Verse 3]
Help me, I think I'm falling in love with you
Are you going to let me go there by myself?
That's such a lonely thing to do
Both of us flirting around flirting and flirting, hurting too
[Chorus]
We love our lovin'
But not like we love our freedom
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