Chords for Hank Williams - Help Me Understand (Rare "Luke The Drifter" Demo)
Tempo:
133.3 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Ab
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[D] [C] The little girl prayed at [F] the close of [C] the day,
Cause her daddy had gone far [G]
away.
[C] On her little face was [F] a look of [C] despair,
I stood there and listened and [G] I heard [C] this prayer,
[F] Mommy says daddy [C] has brought us to shame,
And [F] I'll never know more [C] to mention [G] his name.
[C] Take me and lead me and [F] hold to my [C] hand,
Oh heavenly father help [G] me [C] understand.
Friends I wonder how many homes are broken [F] today,
And how many [Fm] tears are shed,
[A] [C] By some little word of anger that never [G] should have been said.
[C] Now let me tell you a story of a family I once [F] knew,
Let's call them Mary and William [C] and their little daughter Sue.
[G]
[Ab] Now Mary was just a [F] plain mother and Bill was the usual dad,
[Fm] [Ab] They had their little family [C] quarrels but [G] neither one really got mad.
[Cm] Then all of a sudden something went wrong, it [F] was nothing of course,
[Fm] But one word led to [G] another and the last word led to divorce.
[C] Now here were two grown up people who failed to use [F] common sense,
[Ab] They strengthened their [Cm] own selfish [C] pride at little [G] Sue's expense.
[C] You know she didn't ask to be brought to this world,
To shift [F] from pillar to post,
[Ab] But divorce [D] never [C] stops to consider the [G] one it hurts the most.
[C] There'd be a lot more honest loving in this old world [F] today,
If a few parted parents [C] heard little Sue say,
[F] Mommy says daddy [C] has brought us to shame,
And [A] I'm never [F] no more to [C] mention [G] his name.
[C] Take me and lead me and [F] hold to my [C]
hand,
Oh heavenly father [G] help me [C] understand,
My granny just told me to [F] pray every [C] night,
And out of your mercy you'd show them [G] the light.
[C] So bring back the sunshine [F] the three of us [C] knew,
Cause I love my mommy and [G] my [C] daddy too.
[D] [C] The little girl prayed at [F] the close of [C] the day,
Cause her daddy had gone far [G]
away.
[C] On her little face was [F] a look of [C] despair,
I stood there and listened and [G] I heard [C] this prayer,
[F] Mommy says daddy [C] has brought us to shame,
And [F] I'll never know more [C] to mention [G] his name.
[C] Take me and lead me and [F] hold to my [C] hand,
Oh heavenly father help [G] me [C] understand.
Friends I wonder how many homes are broken [F] today,
And how many [Fm] tears are shed,
[A] [C] By some little word of anger that never [G] should have been said.
[C] Now let me tell you a story of a family I once [F] knew,
Let's call them Mary and William [C] and their little daughter Sue.
[G]
[Ab] Now Mary was just a [F] plain mother and Bill was the usual dad,
[Fm] [Ab] They had their little family [C] quarrels but [G] neither one really got mad.
[Cm] Then all of a sudden something went wrong, it [F] was nothing of course,
[Fm] But one word led to [G] another and the last word led to divorce.
[C] Now here were two grown up people who failed to use [F] common sense,
[Ab] They strengthened their [Cm] own selfish [C] pride at little [G] Sue's expense.
[C] You know she didn't ask to be brought to this world,
To shift [F] from pillar to post,
[Ab] But divorce [D] never [C] stops to consider the [G] one it hurts the most.
[C] There'd be a lot more honest loving in this old world [F] today,
If a few parted parents [C] heard little Sue say,
[F] Mommy says daddy [C] has brought us to shame,
And [A] I'm never [F] no more to [C] mention [G] his name.
[C] Take me and lead me and [F] hold to my [C]
hand,
Oh heavenly father [G] help me [C] understand,
My granny just told me to [F] pray every [C] night,
And out of your mercy you'd show them [G] the light.
[C] So bring back the sunshine [F] the three of us [C] knew,
Cause I love my mommy and [G] my [C] daddy too.
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] [C] The little girl prayed at [F] the close of [C] the day,
_ Cause her daddy had gone far [G] _ _
away.
_ [C] On her little face was [F] a look of [C] despair,
I stood there and listened and [G] I heard [C] this prayer,
_ _ _ _ [F] Mommy says daddy [C] has brought us to shame,
And [F] I'll never know more [C] to mention [G] his _ _ name.
_ [C] Take me and lead me and [F] hold to my [C] hand,
Oh heavenly _ father help [G] me _ [C] understand.
_ _ _ _ Friends I wonder how many homes are broken [F] today,
And how many [Fm] tears are shed,
_ [A] [C] By some little word of anger that never [G] should have been said.
_ [C] Now let me tell you a story of a family I once [F] knew,
_ Let's call them Mary and William [C] and their little daughter Sue.
[G] _ _
[Ab] Now Mary was just a [F] plain mother and Bill was the usual dad,
[Fm] _ [Ab] They had their little family [C] quarrels but [G] neither one really got mad.
_ [Cm] Then all of a sudden something went wrong, it [F] was nothing of course,
[Fm] But one word led to [G] another and the last word led to divorce.
_ _ [C] Now here were two grown up people who failed to use [F] common sense,
[Ab] They strengthened their [Cm] own selfish [C] pride at little [G] Sue's expense.
_ _ [C] You know she didn't ask to be brought to this world,
To shift [F] from pillar to post, _
[Ab] But divorce [D] never [C] stops to consider the [G] one it hurts the most.
_ _ [C] There'd be a lot more honest loving in this old world [F] today,
_ If a few parted parents [C] heard little Sue say, _ _
[F] Mommy says daddy [C] has brought us to shame,
And [A] I'm never [F] no more to [C] mention [G] his name.
_ _ _ _ [C] Take me and lead me and [F] hold to my [C]
hand,
Oh heavenly _ father [G] help me _ [C] understand, _ _ _
My granny just told me to [F] pray every [C] _ night,
And out of your mercy you'd show them [G] the light.
_ _ _ [C] So bring back the sunshine [F] the three of us [C] knew,
Cause I love my mommy and [G] my _ [C] daddy too. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] [C] The little girl prayed at [F] the close of [C] the day,
_ Cause her daddy had gone far [G] _ _
away.
_ [C] On her little face was [F] a look of [C] despair,
I stood there and listened and [G] I heard [C] this prayer,
_ _ _ _ [F] Mommy says daddy [C] has brought us to shame,
And [F] I'll never know more [C] to mention [G] his _ _ name.
_ [C] Take me and lead me and [F] hold to my [C] hand,
Oh heavenly _ father help [G] me _ [C] understand.
_ _ _ _ Friends I wonder how many homes are broken [F] today,
And how many [Fm] tears are shed,
_ [A] [C] By some little word of anger that never [G] should have been said.
_ [C] Now let me tell you a story of a family I once [F] knew,
_ Let's call them Mary and William [C] and their little daughter Sue.
[G] _ _
[Ab] Now Mary was just a [F] plain mother and Bill was the usual dad,
[Fm] _ [Ab] They had their little family [C] quarrels but [G] neither one really got mad.
_ [Cm] Then all of a sudden something went wrong, it [F] was nothing of course,
[Fm] But one word led to [G] another and the last word led to divorce.
_ _ [C] Now here were two grown up people who failed to use [F] common sense,
[Ab] They strengthened their [Cm] own selfish [C] pride at little [G] Sue's expense.
_ _ [C] You know she didn't ask to be brought to this world,
To shift [F] from pillar to post, _
[Ab] But divorce [D] never [C] stops to consider the [G] one it hurts the most.
_ _ [C] There'd be a lot more honest loving in this old world [F] today,
_ If a few parted parents [C] heard little Sue say, _ _
[F] Mommy says daddy [C] has brought us to shame,
And [A] I'm never [F] no more to [C] mention [G] his name.
_ _ _ _ [C] Take me and lead me and [F] hold to my [C]
hand,
Oh heavenly _ father [G] help me _ [C] understand, _ _ _
My granny just told me to [F] pray every [C] _ night,
And out of your mercy you'd show them [G] the light.
_ _ _ [C] So bring back the sunshine [F] the three of us [C] knew,
Cause I love my mommy and [G] my _ [C] daddy too. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _