Chords for Edwin Hawkins - If I Can Help Somebody
Tempo:
64.85 bpm
Chords used:
F#
E
D#m
B
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] [F#] [A#] [F#] [A#m]
[F#] [G#] [F#] [C#] [F#] [C#]
[D#m] [C#] [F#] If [C#] I [F#] can have
[C#m] [E] somebody [F#] as I've had before
If [G] I [C#m] can treat [A#]
[B] [C#] somebody [D#m] with a [F#]
[D] word [G#m] or thumb
If I [G] can [F#] show [B] [E] somebody [F#] that he's traveling
[B] He's [Bm] traveling wrong
[E] [F#] Then my [C#] living [D#m] [D] shall [D#m] not be [G#m] [C#] [F#] in [A#m] vain
[D#m] [C#] [B] If [C#] [G] I [C#] can [F#] have [E] somebody [F#] as I've [G#] had [F#] before
If [C#] I [F#] can [E] treat [B] [C#] somebody [D#m] with just a [A#] word [G#m] or thumb
[F#] If [G] I [C#] can show [B]
[F#] [B] somebody [C#m] [G#] that [D#m] he's traveling
[B] He's [Bm] traveling wrong
[E] Then [F#] my [C#] living [D#m] [A#] shall [D#] not be, [B] [C#] [F#] won't be in [C#] vain
[D#m] [C#] [F#] [A#m] Then my [D#m]
living [F#] shall [G#] not [G#m] be in [F#] vain
[D#] [F#] My [A#] [D#m] living [C#] shall [G#m] not be in vain
[B]
[Gm] If [C#] I could have [F#] [B] [F#]
somebody as I've traveled
[B] Then [Bm] [C#m] [E] my [F#] [A#m] living [D#m] shall not [A#] be [A#m] in vain
[D#m] [F#] My living shall [C#] [D#m] not be in [F#] vain
[F]
[A#] My [D] [F#] [D#m] living shall [C#]
[G#] not [G#m] be in vain
[E] [Gm] [G]
I'm [E] [F#]
[Bm] [C#m]
[E] not traveling up and [D#m] down
[C#m]
[F#] [G#] [B]
[G#m] [F#] [B]
[Bm] [F#m] [C#m]
[G#m] [F#] No matter what you say about me I got my head
[F#] You can talk about [B]
[F#] [D] [F#] it
[E] You can say it
You [D#m] can try it
[A#] [B] I'm gonna let you
[A#] I got [F#] [E] my head
[G#] The [G] [B] witness of the builder
[E] Can you stand up with me?
I got [G#m] my head
You [C#m] wanna help?
[F#]
Help me say help somebody
You [D] [E]
[F#] [E] got my head Help somebody
[C#m] Help help
[F#]
[C#m] [Gm] [F#] [E] [G#m]
[E] I got a [G#m] head Somebody
[D#m] I don't care what you say [F#] Somebody
[E] You can say it
You can try [D] it
[E] I got my head Help somebody
[F#] Help me say Help somebody
I got my head
[B]
You [G#] don't wanna help Somebody
[B] The [E] book Yes Somebody [D#m] The [A] homosexual Yes
[F#] I [B] don't care what you say Somebody [E] Help me Somebody Help [B] me [E] Help me
[F#] I wanna [B] thank you
[D#m] I [C#m] [B] wanna say thank you
[F#] [G#] I wanna say thank you
I [F#] wanna [E] say thank you I [D#m] [E] got
Come [A#m] on here [D#m] let me hear your [G#m] help
Help [D#m] [D] [E] me [F#]
[E] say [G#m] help
[F#]
[G#m] [G] Oh lord
[E] I [F#] [G#m]
[C#m] [D#m] [G#m] still have my head coming over [D#m] my head
[G#m] [D#m]
[F#] Help
if [B] not for me, hah!
[G#m] hah, hah, [F#]
[Bm] hah!!!
[F#] [C#] [D#m] im [A#]
[G#] nagging
[B] [C#] [E] if [F#] not for me, hah, hah!!!
[Bm] [F#]
[N]
[F#] [G#] [F#] [C#] [F#] [C#]
[D#m] [C#] [F#] If [C#] I [F#] can have
[C#m] [E] somebody [F#] as I've had before
If [G] I [C#m] can treat [A#]
[B] [C#] somebody [D#m] with a [F#]
[D] word [G#m] or thumb
If I [G] can [F#] show [B] [E] somebody [F#] that he's traveling
[B] He's [Bm] traveling wrong
[E] [F#] Then my [C#] living [D#m] [D] shall [D#m] not be [G#m] [C#] [F#] in [A#m] vain
[D#m] [C#] [B] If [C#] [G] I [C#] can [F#] have [E] somebody [F#] as I've [G#] had [F#] before
If [C#] I [F#] can [E] treat [B] [C#] somebody [D#m] with just a [A#] word [G#m] or thumb
[F#] If [G] I [C#] can show [B]
[F#] [B] somebody [C#m] [G#] that [D#m] he's traveling
[B] He's [Bm] traveling wrong
[E] Then [F#] my [C#] living [D#m] [A#] shall [D#] not be, [B] [C#] [F#] won't be in [C#] vain
[D#m] [C#] [F#] [A#m] Then my [D#m]
living [F#] shall [G#] not [G#m] be in [F#] vain
[D#] [F#] My [A#] [D#m] living [C#] shall [G#m] not be in vain
[B]
[Gm] If [C#] I could have [F#] [B] [F#]
somebody as I've traveled
[B] Then [Bm] [C#m] [E] my [F#] [A#m] living [D#m] shall not [A#] be [A#m] in vain
[D#m] [F#] My living shall [C#] [D#m] not be in [F#] vain
[F]
[A#] My [D] [F#] [D#m] living shall [C#]
[G#] not [G#m] be in vain
[E] [Gm] [G]
I'm [E] [F#]
[Bm] [C#m]
[E] not traveling up and [D#m] down
[C#m]
[F#] [G#] [B]
[G#m] [F#] [B]
[Bm] [F#m] [C#m]
[G#m] [F#] No matter what you say about me I got my head
[F#] You can talk about [B]
[F#] [D] [F#] it
[E] You can say it
You [D#m] can try it
[A#] [B] I'm gonna let you
[A#] I got [F#] [E] my head
[G#] The [G] [B] witness of the builder
[E] Can you stand up with me?
I got [G#m] my head
You [C#m] wanna help?
[F#]
Help me say help somebody
You [D] [E]
[F#] [E] got my head Help somebody
[C#m] Help help
[F#]
[C#m] [Gm] [F#] [E] [G#m]
[E] I got a [G#m] head Somebody
[D#m] I don't care what you say [F#] Somebody
[E] You can say it
You can try [D] it
[E] I got my head Help somebody
[F#] Help me say Help somebody
I got my head
[B]
You [G#] don't wanna help Somebody
[B] The [E] book Yes Somebody [D#m] The [A] homosexual Yes
[F#] I [B] don't care what you say Somebody [E] Help me Somebody Help [B] me [E] Help me
[F#] I wanna [B] thank you
[D#m] I [C#m] [B] wanna say thank you
[F#] [G#] I wanna say thank you
I [F#] wanna [E] say thank you I [D#m] [E] got
Come [A#m] on here [D#m] let me hear your [G#m] help
Help [D#m] [D] [E] me [F#]
[E] say [G#m] help
[F#]
[G#m] [G] Oh lord
[E] I [F#] [G#m]
[C#m] [D#m] [G#m] still have my head coming over [D#m] my head
[G#m] [D#m]
[F#] Help
if [B] not for me, hah!
[G#m] hah, hah, [F#]
[Bm] hah!!!
[F#] [C#] [D#m] im [A#]
[G#] nagging
[B] [C#] [E] if [F#] not for me, hah, hah!!!
[Bm] [F#]
[N]
Key:
F#
E
D#m
B
C#
F#
E
D#m
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [A#] _ [F#] _ [A#m] _
[F#] _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ [F#] _ [C#] _
[D#m] _ [C#] _ [F#] _ If [C#] I [F#] can have _
[C#m] _ [E] somebody _ [F#] _ as I've had before
If [G] I [C#m] can treat [A#] _
[B] _ [C#] somebody _ [D#m] with a [F#]
[D] word [G#m] or thumb
If I [G] can [F#] show _ [B] [E] somebody [F#] that he's traveling
[B] He's [Bm] traveling wrong
[E] _ [F#] Then my [C#] living [D#m] _ [D] shall [D#m] not be [G#m] _ [C#] [F#] in [A#m] vain
[D#m] _ [C#] [B] If _ [C#] [G] I [C#] can [F#] have _ _ [E] somebody [F#] _ as I've [G#] had [F#] before
If [C#] I [F#] can [E] treat [B] _ [C#] somebody [D#m] with just a [A#] word [G#m] or thumb
[F#] If [G] I [C#] can show [B] _
[F#] _ [B] somebody _ [C#m] [G#] that [D#m] he's traveling
[B] He's [Bm] traveling wrong
[E] Then [F#] my [C#] living [D#m] _ [A#] shall [D#] not be, [B] _ [C#] [F#] won't be in [C#] vain
[D#m] _ [C#] _ [F#] _ [A#m] Then my [D#m] _
living [F#] shall [G#] not [G#m] be in [F#] vain
[D#] _ [F#] My [A#] _ [D#m] living _ [C#] shall [G#m] not be in vain
[B] _
[Gm] If _ [C#] I could have [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _
somebody as _ I've traveled
[B] Then [Bm] _ [C#m] _ [E] my [F#] [A#m] living [D#m] shall not [A#] be [A#m] in vain
[D#m] _ [F#] My living shall _ [C#] _ [D#m] not be in [F#] vain
[F] _
[A#] My [D] _ [F#] _ _ [D#m] living shall [C#]
[G#] not _ [G#m] be in vain
[E] _ [Gm] _ [G]
I'm _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _
[E] not traveling up and [D#m] down
_ [C#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [B] _
_ _ [G#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [C#m] _
[G#m] _ [F#] No matter what you say about me I got my head
[F#] You can talk about [B] _
[F#] _ [D] _ _ [F#] it
[E] You can say it
You [D#m] can try it
[A#] _ [B] I'm gonna let you
[A#] I got [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ my head
[G#] The [G] [B] witness of the builder
[E] Can you stand up with me?
I got [G#m] my head
You [C#m] wanna help?
[F#] _
Help me say help somebody
You [D] _ _ [E] _
[F#] [E] got my head Help somebody
[C#m] _ Help help
_ [F#] _
[C#m] _ [Gm] _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G#m] _
_ [E] _ I got a [G#m] head Somebody
[D#m] I don't care what you say [F#] Somebody
[E] You can say it
You can try [D] it
[E] I got my head Help somebody
[F#] Help me say Help somebody
I got my head
[B]
You [G#] don't wanna help Somebody
[B] The [E] book Yes Somebody [D#m] The [A] homosexual Yes
[F#] I _ [B] don't care what you say Somebody [E] Help me Somebody Help [B] me [E] Help me
[F#] I wanna [B] thank you
[D#m] I [C#m] [B] wanna say thank you
[F#] [G#] I wanna say thank you
I [F#] wanna [E] say thank you _ I [D#m] [E] got
Come [A#m] on here [D#m] let me hear your [G#m] help
Help _ [D#m] _ [D] _ [E] me [F#]
[E] say [G#m] help
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ [G] Oh lord
[E] I [F#] _ [G#m] _
_ [C#m] _ [D#m] [G#m] still have my head coming over [D#m] my head
[G#m] _ [D#m] _ _
[F#] Help
if _ [B] not for me, hah! _
[G#m] hah, _ hah, _ [F#] _
[Bm] hah!!!
_ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] [D#m] im [A#]
[G#] nagging
[B] _ [C#] [E] if [F#] not for me, hah, hah!!!
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ [F#] _ [C#] _
[D#m] _ [C#] _ [F#] _ If [C#] I [F#] can have _
[C#m] _ [E] somebody _ [F#] _ as I've had before
If [G] I [C#m] can treat [A#] _
[B] _ [C#] somebody _ [D#m] with a [F#]
[D] word [G#m] or thumb
If I [G] can [F#] show _ [B] [E] somebody [F#] that he's traveling
[B] He's [Bm] traveling wrong
[E] _ [F#] Then my [C#] living [D#m] _ [D] shall [D#m] not be [G#m] _ [C#] [F#] in [A#m] vain
[D#m] _ [C#] [B] If _ [C#] [G] I [C#] can [F#] have _ _ [E] somebody [F#] _ as I've [G#] had [F#] before
If [C#] I [F#] can [E] treat [B] _ [C#] somebody [D#m] with just a [A#] word [G#m] or thumb
[F#] If [G] I [C#] can show [B] _
[F#] _ [B] somebody _ [C#m] [G#] that [D#m] he's traveling
[B] He's [Bm] traveling wrong
[E] Then [F#] my [C#] living [D#m] _ [A#] shall [D#] not be, [B] _ [C#] [F#] won't be in [C#] vain
[D#m] _ [C#] _ [F#] _ [A#m] Then my [D#m] _
living [F#] shall [G#] not [G#m] be in [F#] vain
[D#] _ [F#] My [A#] _ [D#m] living _ [C#] shall [G#m] not be in vain
[B] _
[Gm] If _ [C#] I could have [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _
somebody as _ I've traveled
[B] Then [Bm] _ [C#m] _ [E] my [F#] [A#m] living [D#m] shall not [A#] be [A#m] in vain
[D#m] _ [F#] My living shall _ [C#] _ [D#m] not be in [F#] vain
[F] _
[A#] My [D] _ [F#] _ _ [D#m] living shall [C#]
[G#] not _ [G#m] be in vain
[E] _ [Gm] _ [G]
I'm _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _
[E] not traveling up and [D#m] down
_ [C#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [B] _
_ _ [G#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [C#m] _
[G#m] _ [F#] No matter what you say about me I got my head
[F#] You can talk about [B] _
[F#] _ [D] _ _ [F#] it
[E] You can say it
You [D#m] can try it
[A#] _ [B] I'm gonna let you
[A#] I got [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ my head
[G#] The [G] [B] witness of the builder
[E] Can you stand up with me?
I got [G#m] my head
You [C#m] wanna help?
[F#] _
Help me say help somebody
You [D] _ _ [E] _
[F#] [E] got my head Help somebody
[C#m] _ Help help
_ [F#] _
[C#m] _ [Gm] _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G#m] _
_ [E] _ I got a [G#m] head Somebody
[D#m] I don't care what you say [F#] Somebody
[E] You can say it
You can try [D] it
[E] I got my head Help somebody
[F#] Help me say Help somebody
I got my head
[B]
You [G#] don't wanna help Somebody
[B] The [E] book Yes Somebody [D#m] The [A] homosexual Yes
[F#] I _ [B] don't care what you say Somebody [E] Help me Somebody Help [B] me [E] Help me
[F#] I wanna [B] thank you
[D#m] I [C#m] [B] wanna say thank you
[F#] [G#] I wanna say thank you
I [F#] wanna [E] say thank you _ I [D#m] [E] got
Come [A#m] on here [D#m] let me hear your [G#m] help
Help _ [D#m] _ [D] _ [E] me [F#]
[E] say [G#m] help
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ [G] Oh lord
[E] I [F#] _ [G#m] _
_ [C#m] _ [D#m] [G#m] still have my head coming over [D#m] my head
[G#m] _ [D#m] _ _
[F#] Help
if _ [B] not for me, hah! _
[G#m] hah, _ hah, _ [F#] _
[Bm] hah!!!
_ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] [D#m] im [A#]
[G#] nagging
[B] _ [C#] [E] if [F#] not for me, hah, hah!!!
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _