From: davies@ils.nwu.edu (Brian Davies)
Subject: CRD: Clapton's "Help Me Up"
An underappreciated gem off of the Rush soundtrack...
HELP ME UP by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings
Transcribed by Brian Davies (davies@ils.nwu.edu)
[Em] [G] [Em] [G]
(If that Em sounds a little too dark to you, try 022x00 (E5?))
[Em] Are you going to help me [G] or will you let me down?
[Em] I'm looking for a true love [G] but am I lost or found?
[Em] And will we cry in passion [G] or will we cry in pain?
[Em] And will our lonely teardrops [G] fill the world with rain?
Help me [Em] up, [Bm] don't you let me [C] down. [Am]
I'm gonna [G] wake up in [C] heaven, not the [Am] cold, cold [G] ground.
[Em] [G] [Em] [G]
[Em] Can't you hear the lovers [G] crying in the night?
[Em] They spend their whole lives trying; [G] still can't get it right.
[Em] I don't know where we're going [G] but I guess we'll start
[Em] And just to show that I mean it, [G] baby here's my heart.
Chorus
(Walk it up hard on the bass: G G B B C C D D)
[D] Living on my [D#dim] feelings, [Em] feelings all I [G] know.
[C] Baby once we [D] touch it, we'll [C] never let it [G] go.
(I'm guessing on the D#dim -- he pulls something weird out of his hat,
and this sounds decent.)
[Em] [G] [Em] [G]
First Verse
Chorus
Chorus
Long Solo on Verse
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Help Me Up - Eric Clapton - [Soundtrack: RUSH]
Are you going to help me or will you let me down? I'm looking for a true love but am I lost or found? And will we cry in passion or will we cry in pain? And will our lonely teardrops fill the world with rain? Help me up, don't you let me down. I'm gonna wake up in heaven, not the cold, cold ground. Can't you hear the lovers crying in the night? They spend their whole lives trying; still can't get it right. I don't know where we're going but I guess we'll start And just to show that I mean it, baby here's my heart. Chorus Living on my feelings, feelings all I know. Baby once we touch it, we'll never let it go. First Verse Chorus Chorus Soundtrack, Movie: "RUSH"
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