Eric Clapton and BB King - Help The Poor Chords

Tempo:
107.3 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

C

A

Gm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Eric Clapton and BB King -   Help The Poor chords
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[G] [Dm]
[D] [Dm]
[Dm]
[C] [A]
[Dm]
[C] [Gm] [G] [Gm]
[Dm] [A]
[D] [Dm]
[C] [D] Chapter 4, [C] [Dm] won't you help for me?
I need help from [Em] you, baby.
[Dm]
[A] Need it desperately.
[F] [A]
[D] I need you so much, [D] I need your care.
[C] Need all [Gm] the loving, baby, [F] you can [Gm] spare.
[C] Help the [Dm] poor.
[A] Oh, baby, [C] won't you help [Dm] for me?
Say you will.
Say you will.
Say you'll help me on.
I can't make it no longer in [Gbm] this world [Dm] [A] alone.
[G] Baby, [Dm] I'm begging with [Em] tears [Dm] in my eyes.
[Gm] Your love, don't you realize?
[Dm] I need help.
Oh, baby, [A]
[Dm] help for me.
Help for me.
[C] [G] You are my inspiration.
Baby, you could make [Dm] me be a king.
[C] [D]
But [Gm] if you don't come to my rescue,
[G] I [A] couldn't ever be anything.
[Cm] Hey, [D] help the poor.
[C] Help [Dm] the poor.
[G] Won't you help [Dm] for me?
[Cm] Help [Dm] for me.
[Gm] [D] Have a heart, won't [Dm] you, baby?
[C] [A] Listen to my plea.
[C] [Dm] Oh, I lost [C] my courage [Dm] till I [F] found [C] you.
[Gm] That's what it [Dm] takes, baby, to [Gm]
pull me [C] through.
[Dm] Help the poor.
[C] [A]
Oh, [C] baby, [Dm] won't you help for me?
[C] Help [Dm] for me.
Help for me.
[F] [Dm]
[G] [Dm]
[G] [F] [A] [C] [A] [Am]
[Dm] [C] [Dm]
[C] [Gm] You
[F] [Dm] [C]
[Dm]
[C] [Gm] [F] are my [Gm] inspiration.
[G] [D] Baby, you could make me be [Dm] a king.
[G] But if you [F] don't come [Gm] to my rescue,
[A] I couldn't ever be [Cm] anything.
[Dm] Help the poor.
[Cm] [Dm] Help the poor.
Won't you help for me?
[D] Help [Dm] for me.
[C] [Dm] Have a heart, won't you, baby?
[A] Listen to my [Dm] plea.
[A]
[Cm] [Dm] Oh, I lost my courage till I found [C] you.
[Gm] That's what it takes, baby, to pull me [Dm] through.
Help the [C] poor.
[A] Oh, baby, [Dm] help for me.
Help for me.
[Gm] [Dm]
[A] [C] [A]
[Dm] [G]
[Dm] [Bb] [D] [Gm]
[Dm] [A]
[Bbm] [Dm] Help for me.
[Gm] [F] [Dm] [Ab] [G]
[Dm] [Gm]
[Dm] [A]
[Dm]
Key:  
Dm
2311
C
3211
A
1231
Gm
123111113
G
2131
Dm
2311
C
3211
A
1231
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To start learning Eric Clapton, B.B. King - Help The Poor chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: A, C, A, Dm, C and Dm. For best results, commence at 53 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 107. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: D Minor.

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[G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] [D] Chapter 4, _ [C] _ _ [Dm] won't you help for me? _ _ _ _ _
I need help from [Em] you, baby.
[Dm] _ _
[A] Need it desperately.
_ _ [F] _ [A] _ _
[D] I need you so much, [D] I need your care.
[C] Need all [Gm] the loving, baby, [F] you can [Gm] spare.
[C] Help the [Dm] poor.
_ [A] Oh, baby, [C] won't you help [Dm] for me? _ _ _ _
Say you will.
Say you will.
Say you'll help me on.
I _ _ _ can't make it no longer _ _ in [Gbm] this world [Dm] [A] alone. _ _
[G] Baby, [Dm] I'm begging with [Em] tears [Dm] in my eyes.
[Gm] Your love, don't you realize?
_ [Dm] I need help.
Oh, baby, [A] _ _
_ [Dm] help for me.
Help for me.
[C] _ [G] You are my inspiration.
Baby, you could make [Dm] me be a king.
[C] _ [D] _ _
But [Gm] if you don't come to my rescue, _ _
[G] I [A] couldn't ever be anything. _
[Cm] Hey, [D] help the poor.
[C] Help [Dm] the poor.
[G] Won't you help [Dm] for me?
[Cm] Help [Dm] for me.
_ [Gm] [D] Have a heart, won't [Dm] you, baby? _
_ [C] [A] Listen to my plea. _ _
_ [C] [Dm] Oh, I lost [C] my courage [Dm] till I [F] found [C] you.
[Gm] _ That's what it [Dm] takes, baby, to [Gm]
pull me [C] through.
[Dm] Help the poor.
_ [C] _ [A] _
Oh, [C] baby, [Dm] won't you help for me?
[C] Help [Dm] for me.
Help for me. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [F] _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ [Am] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ You _ _
_ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] [F] are my [Gm] inspiration. _
_ [G] _ [D] _ Baby, you could make me be [Dm] a king.
_ _ [G] But if you [F] don't come [Gm] to my rescue,
_ _ [A] I couldn't ever be _ [Cm] anything.
[Dm] Help the poor.
_ [Cm] [Dm] Help the poor.
Won't you help for me?
[D] Help [Dm] for me.
_ [C] [Dm] Have a heart, won't you, baby? _
_ [A] Listen to my [Dm] plea.
_ [A] _ _
_ [Cm] [Dm] Oh, I lost my courage till I found [C] you.
[Gm] That's what it takes, baby, to pull me [Dm] through.
Help the [C] poor.
[A] Oh, baby, [Dm] help for me.
Help for me.
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Dm] _ Help for me. _
[Gm] _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Among the compositions on the album Riding With The King, written by Charles Singleton, this one shines.

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