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What've I Done To Help by Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
What've I Done To Help
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Chorus Chord pattern *with* optional walkup/walkdown chords:
|Em | Em(Bm) | G | G |
|Am | Am | Em | Em(D) |
Verse Chord *with* optional walkup/walkdown chords:
| C | (Am) D | Em | Em(D) |
| C | (Am) D | Em | Em(D) |
[Chorus]
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
Bm G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not my-self?
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
Bm G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em D
What've I done to help but not my-self?
[Verse 1]
C Am D Em
Thought I was alone in the world, until my memories gathered round me in
Em D
the night
C Am D Em Em D
Thought I was strong until I finally had to fight
C Am D Em Em
I kept my head down and showed up to work on time and watched my appetite
D C Am D
Put the money in the mattress, lock the doors at night, and we'll all be
Em Em
alright
[Chorus]
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
Bm G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not my-self?
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
Bm G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not my-self?
[Verse 2]
D C Am D
See I've made mistakes that I can't erase
Em Em
Some of the love I've lost will not come back to me
D C Am D Em Em
I broke my word, I lied on a Bible just to feel a little free
D C Am D
She didn't deserve it; nobody ever deserves it
Em Em
But I cut anchor and I drifted out to sea
D C Am D Em Em
And you found me busted and somehow you trusted I was not what I could be
[Chorus]
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
Bm G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not my-self?
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
Bm G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not my-self?
[Verse 3]
D C Am D
We climb to safety, you and me and the baby
Em Em D
We send our thoughts and prayers to loved ones on the ground
C Am D Em Em
And as the days went by we just stopped looking down, down, down
C Am D Em
The world's on fire and we just climb higher 'til we're no longer bothered
Em
by the smoke and sound
D C Am D Em
Good people suffer and the heart gets tougher, nothing given, nothing found
Em
[Chorus]
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
Bm G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not my-self?
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
Bm G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em D
What've I done to help but not my-self?
[Chorus 2] (add electronic guitar solo)
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
Bm G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not my-self?
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
Bm G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em D
What've I done to help but not my-self?
[Chorus 3] (add vocal ad-lib after line)
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
Bm G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not my-self?
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
Bm G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em D
What've I done to help but not my-self?
[Chorus 4]
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
Bm G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not my-self?
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
Bm G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em D
What've I done to help but not my-self?
[Outro]
Em Em G G
Am Am Em E
E
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version 2
[Chorus]
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not myself?
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not myself?
[Verse 1]
C D Em
Thought I was alone in the world, until my memories gathered round me in
the night
C D Em Em
Thought I was strong until I finally had to fight
C Am Em Em
I kept my head down and showed up to work on time and watched my appetite
C D
Put the money in the mattress, lock the doors at night, and we'll all be
Em
alright
[Chorus]
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not my-self?
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not my-self?
[Verse 2]
C D
See I've made mistakes that I can't erase
Em
Some of the love I've lost will not come back to me
C Em Em
I broke my word, I lied on a Bible just to feel a little free
C
She didn't deserve it; nobody ever deserves it
Em
But I cut anchor and I drifted out to sea
C D Em Em
And you found me busted and somehow you trusted I was not what I could be
[Chorus]
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not my-self?
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not my-self?
[Verse 3]
C D
We climb to safety, you and me and the baby
Em Em
We send our thoughts and prayers to loved ones on the ground
C D Em Em
And as the days went by we just stopped looking down, down, down
C D Em
The world's on fire and we just climb higher 'til we're no longer bothered
by the smoke and sound
C D Em
Good people suffer and the heart gets tougher, nothing given, nothing found
Em
[Chorus]
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not my-self?
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not my-self?
[Chorus 2] (add electronic guitar solo)
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not my-self?
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not my-self?
[Chorus 3] (add vocal ad-lib after line)
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not my-self?
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not my-self?
[Chorus 4]
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not my-self?
Em
What've I done to help?
Em
What've I done to help?
G G
Somebody save me
Am
What've I done to help?
Am Em Em
What've I done to help but not my-self?
[Outro]
Em Em G G
Am Am Em Em
Em
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
NOTE: To conserve space, I am using "/F#" as an abbreviation for Em/F# in the
walkups.
[Intro]
(No intro)
[Chorus]
|Em |
What've I done to help? -
|Em Em/F# |G | G |
What've I done to help? Somebody save me
|Am |
What've I done to help? -
|Am |Em | Em |
What've I done to help, and not myself?
|Em |
What've I done to help? -
|Em Em/F# |G | G |
What've I done to help? Somebody save me
|Am |
What've I done to help? -
|Am |Em |Em D |
What've I done to help, and not myself? --- -
[Verse]
|C |Am D
--- Thought I was alone in the world
|Em |Em /F# G G/B |
Until my memories gathered 'round me in the night - - -
|C |Am D |Em |Em /F# G
--- I thought I was strong until I finally had to fight - - -
G/B |C |Am
If I kept my head down and showed up to work on time
D |Em |Em /F# G G/B |C
And watched my appetite - - - put the money in the mattress
|Am D |Em | Em |
Lock the doors at night and we'd all be alright
[Chorus]
|Em |
What've I done to help? -
|Em Em/F# |G | G |
What've I done to help? Somebody save me
|Am |
What've I done to help? -
|Am |Em | Em |
What've I done to help, and not myself?
|Em |
What've I done to help? -
|Em Em/F# |G | G |
What've I done to help? Somebody save me
|Am |
What've I done to help? -
|Am |Em |
What've I done to help, and not myself?
[Verse]
|Em D |C |Am
--- See, I've made mistakes that I can't erase
D |Em |Em /F# G
- Some of the love I've lost will not come back to me - -
G/B |C |Am
I broke my word, I lied on a Bible
D |Em |
Just to feel a little free
|Em D |C |Am
--- She didn't deserve it, nobody ever deserves it
D |Em |Em /F# G
- But I cut anchor and I drifted out to sea - -
G/B |C |Am
And you found me busted, and somehow you trusted
D |Em | Em |
I was not what I could be
[Chorus]
|Em |
What've I done to help? -
|Em Em/F# |G | G |
What've I done to help? Somebody save me
|Am |
What've I done to help? -
|Am |Em | Em |
What've I done to help, and not myself?
|Em |
What've I done to help? -
|Em Em/F# |G | G |
What've I done to help? Somebody save me
|Am |
What've I done to help? -
|Am |Em |
What've I done to help, and not myself?
[Verse]
|Em D |C |Am
--- We climbed to safety, you and me and the baby
D |Em |Em /F# G G/B |
- We send our thoughts and prayers to loved ones on the ground - - -
|C |Am D |Em |
--- And as the days went by we just stopped looking down, down
|Em /F# G G/B |C |Am
Down - - Now the world's on fire and we just climb higher
D |Em |Em /F# G
- 'Til we're no longer bothered by the smoke and sound - -
G/B |C |Am
Good people suffer -- and the heart gets tougher
D |Em | Em |
Nothing given, nothing found
[Chorus]
(Isbell sings this chorus 8x)
|Em |
What've I done to help? -
|Em Em/F# |G | G |
What've I done to help? Somebody save me
|Am |
What've I done to help? -
|Am |Em | Em |
What've I done to help, and not myself?
[Outro]
| Em | Em | G | G | Am | Am | Em | Em | Em |
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