Help The Poor
by BB King, Eric Clapton, Larry Davis · posted by Turkey_Man
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
-1 -2 -3 -1 -2 3 -2 -2-1
Help the poor, won’t you help poor me
-5 -5 -5 5 -3 4 -5 4 4 4 4 4*-3
I need help from you ba-by, need it des-paret-ly
-6 6 -5 -6 -5 6 6 -5 -6-5
I need you so much. I need your care
-6 6 6 -5 -6 -5 -5 -3* 6 -5 -6-5
I need all the lov-in’ ba-by you can spare
-1 -2 -3 -5 -3 -2 3 -2 -2-1
Help the poor, Oh ba-by help poor me
(Repeat)
Say you will, say you’ll help me on
I can’t make it no further in this world alone
Ba-by, I’m beggin’ with tears in my eyes
For your lovin’ don’t you realize
I need help, oh, Baby, help poor me
-2 3 3 3 -2 3 -3 -2 -2 -3 -3 3 -2 -3
You are my in-spi-ra-tion. You could make me be a king
-5 -5 -5 6 6 6 -5 -6 -5
But, if you don’t come to my re-cue
-5 6 -5 6 -5 6 6 6 -6
I could-nt ev-er be an-y-thing
(Repeat verse 1)
Help the poor, ba-by help poor me
Have a heart, won’t you, baby, hear my plea
I lost my courage till I found you
You got what it takes, baby, to pull me through
Help the poor, oh, baby, help poor me
-1 -2 -3 3 -2 -2-1
Help the poor help poor me
-1 -1 -3 -2 3 3 -2-1
I’m in trouble can’t you see
-1-1 -2 -3 -2 3 -2-1
Only your love can save me
-1 -2 -3
Help the poor…… (Improvise and fade out)