Heaven Help Me
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
[X]
D A G [x4]
[X]
D G [x2]
[X]
[Verse 1]
D G
My friend Jimmy works on the Union Pacific line.
D A G
Passed me a line about 9 AM and since then I been feeling fine.
D G
Passed a fifth of Old Kentucky in his garage all day
D A G
using tattoos like old photo albums, we reminisced the olden days.
Bm A G
Jimmy put a cigarette where his front tooth used to be
Bm A G
jumped in his truck and pulled six beers from underneath his seat.
A G A G
He said "I gotta go to work or the wife's gonna holler at me"
D G A
so I hopped in grabbed a beer and drank my way to the beer hall down the street.
D G [x2]
[Chorus]
D A G
Hey friend, when you gonna take me home?
D A G
'Cause I'm too drunk for driving but I think it's time to go.
Bm D A G
Scotch and cocaine, whiskey, beer and gin.
D A G [X]
Heaven help me if I see the letters DUI again.
D G [x2]
[Verse 2]
D G
When Jimmy dropped me off it was 3 in the PM.
D A G
The Mississippi sun made the barroom look mighty dim.
D G
Me and three old timers all hunkered at the bar.
D A G
Bought four shots of bourbon with money that I squandered from a penny jar.
Bm A G
Whiskey kept a flowing as the sun went down
Bm A G
warming my insides 8 ounces syrupy, sweet and brown.
Bm A G
Checking the door for the law or my wife.
A G *
They know where to find me. I guess they ain't looking for me tonight.
G *
I guess they ain't looking for me tonight.
A * A
I guess they ain't looking for me tonight.
[Chorus]
D A G
Hey friend, when you gonna take me home?
D A G
'Cause I'm too drunk for driving but I think it's time to go.
Bm D A G
Scotch and cocaine, whiskey, beer and gin.
D A G [X]
Heaven help me if I see the letters DUI again.
D G
D Bm G D G
D Bm G A
[Verse 3]
D G
So now it's 3 AM and the cocaine's all but gone.
D A G
If I can buy a bottle from the bar then I can make it through till dawn.
Bm A G
Double vision, double trouble if I get behind the wheel
Bm A G
'Cause my guts are rotten from too many prison meals.
Bm * A * G * * *
My guts are rotten from too many prison meals.
[Chorus]
D A G
Hey friend, when you gonna take me home?
D A G
'Cause I'm too drunk for driving but I think it's time to go.
Bm D A G
Scotch and cocaine, whiskey, beer and gin.
D A G
Heaven help me if I see the letters.
D A G
Heaven help me if I see the letters.
D A G [X]
Heaven help me if I see the letters DUI again.
D G
D G A
Again.
[Outro]
D G Bm A
G A D
How to play Heaven Help Me
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.