Help the Poor Chords by Eric Clapton, B.B. King

Tempo:
107.2 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

C

A

Gm

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Help the Poor chords
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[Dm] [Dm]
[D] [Dm]
[C] [Dm] [Dm]
[C] [A] [G] [A]
[Cm] [Dm]
[C] [Gm] [F] [Bb] [G] [Gm]
[C] [Dm] [F] [A]
[D] [Dm] [C] [D]
[C] Help the [Dm] poor, [C] [Dm] won't you help poor me?
I need help from you [Em] baby, [Dm]
need it [A] desperately.
[F] [A]
[C] I [D] need you so much, [C] I [Dm] need your care.
[Cm] Need [Gm] all the loving baby, [F] you can [Gm] spare.
[C] Help [Bb] the poor, [Dm] oh [A] baby [Am] won't you help [Dm] poor me?
[Eb] Say [Dm] you will, say you'll help me on.
I can't make it no longer, [F] in [A] this world alone.
[G] [A]
[Dm] Baby I'm begging with [Em] tears [Dm] in my eyes.
[Gm] Your love, don't you realize?
[Dm] I need help, oh [A] baby, [Dm] help poor me.
Help poor me.
[C] [Gm] You are my inspiration, baby you could make [D] 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] [D] Help the poor, [Dm] [G] won't you help [Dm] poor me?
[A] [Dm]
Have a heart won't you baby,
[C] listen [A] to my plea.
[Cm] [Dm] Oh I lost [C] my courage, till [Dm] I found [C] you.
[Gm] You got what it [Dm] takes baby, to [Gm] pull me [C] through.
[Dm] Help the poor, [C] [A] oh baby [Dm] won't you help poor me?
Help [Dm] poor me.
[G]
[Dm] Help poor me.
[G]
[F] [A] [Am]
[D] [C] [Dm]
[C] [Gm]
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm] Oh I lost my [C]
[F] courage, [Gm]
[D] till I found you.
You got [Dm] what it takes baby, to pull me through.
[Gm]
[A] Help
[Cm] [Dm] the poor, [C] oh [Dm] baby won't you help poor me?
Help poor me.
[C] [Dm] Have a [D] heart [C] won't you [Dm] baby, [A] listen to my [Dm] plea.
[A]
[C] [Dm] Oh I lost my courage, till I found [C] you.
[Gm] You got what it takes baby, to pull me [Dm] through.
Help the [C] poor, [A] oh [C] baby won't you help [Dm] poor me?
Help poor me.
[Gm]
[Dm]
[A] [Dm]
[G]
[Bb] [Gm]
[D] [Dm] [A] [G]
[Dm] Help poor me.
[Cm] [Dm] [G]
[Dm] [Gm]
[Dm] [A] [Dm]
Key:  
Dm
2311
C
3211
A
1231
Gm
123111113
D
1321
Dm
2311
C
3211
A
1231
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Let's start jamming Eric Clapton, B.B. King - Help The Poor chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Gm, Dm, C, Dm, Dm, C, A and Dm in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 53 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 107. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D Minor.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
[C] Help the [Dm] poor, _ [C] _ [Dm] _ won't you help poor me? _ _ _ _
I need help from you [Em] baby, [Dm] _ _
need it [A] desperately.
[F] _ _ [A] _ _
[C] I [D] need you so much, [C] I [Dm] need your care.
[Cm] Need [Gm] all the loving baby, [F] you can [Gm] spare.
[C] Help [Bb] the poor, [Dm] _ oh [A] baby [Am] won't you help [Dm] poor me? _ _ _ _
[Eb] Say [Dm] you will, say _ _ you'll help me on. _ _ _ _
I can't make it no longer, _ _ [F] in [A] this world alone.
[G] _ [A] _ _
[Dm] Baby I'm begging with [Em] tears [Dm] in my eyes.
[Gm] Your love, don't you realize? _
[Dm] I need help, oh [A] baby, _ _ [Dm] help poor me.
Help poor me. _ _
[C] [Gm] You are my inspiration, _ baby you could make [D] 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] [D] Help the poor, _ _ [Dm] _ [G] won't you help [Dm] poor me?
_ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ _
Have a heart won't you baby, _ _
[C] listen [A] to my plea. _ _ _
[Cm] [Dm] Oh I lost [C] my courage, till [Dm] I found [C] you.
[Gm] You got what it [Dm] takes baby, to [Gm] pull me [C] through.
[Dm] Help the poor, [C] _ _ [A] oh baby [Dm] won't you help poor me?
Help [Dm] poor me. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Dm] Help poor _ me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[F] _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ Oh _ I lost my [C]
[F] courage, _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] till I found you.
You got [Dm] what it takes baby, to pull me _ through.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Help _ _ _ _
[Cm] [Dm] the poor, [C] oh [Dm] baby won't you help poor me?
Help poor me. _ _ _ _ _
[C] [Dm] Have a [D] heart [C] won't you [Dm] baby, _ _ [A] listen to my [Dm] plea.
[A] _ _ _
[C] [Dm] Oh I lost my courage, till I found [C] you.
[Gm] You got what it takes baby, to pull me [Dm] through.
Help the [C] poor, [A] oh [C] baby won't you help [Dm] poor me?
Help poor me.
_ [Gm] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ Help poor me.
_ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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