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.

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^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 *** * Brian Davies (davies@ils.nwu.edu) * There are three kinds of lies: * * Ph: (708)-467-1969 / (708)-733-9544 * Lies, damned lies, and release * * Institute For The Learning Sciences * dates. * * 1890 Maple Ave, Evanston, IL, 60201 * - guess who * ***

Eric Clapton - Help me up