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David Allan Coe
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
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A little girl prayed at
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the close of the day
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A

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Because her daddy had went far away
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On her little face was a look of despair

I stood there and listened,
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A

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D

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and I heard this
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My mommy says daddy has
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brought us to shame
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And I'm never no more to
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mention his name
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D

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Lord, take me and lead me
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G

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D

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and hold to my hand.

Oh, Heavenly Father,
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A

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help me understand.

You know, friends out there,

I wonder how many broken homes
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G

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there are tonight.

And how many tears are shed
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D

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by some little word of anger
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That never should have been said
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Well, I'd like to tell you a story
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It's a story about a family that I once knew
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A

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Well, I just call them Mary and William
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D

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And their little daughter Sue

Now Mary, she was just a plain

old housewife and mother,
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and Bill, I guess he was
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just a usual dad.

And they had their family quarrels

like everyone else,
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but neither one ever got real mad.

And then one day, something happened.
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Oh, it was nothing of course,
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but one word led to another,
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and the last word led to a divorce.

Now, here was two grown -up people
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who failed to use common sense,
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D

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and they strengthened
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and their own selfish pride
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at little Sue's expense.
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Now, she didn't ask to be
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D

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brought in to this world,
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to drift from pillar to post,

but a divorce never seems to stop

and consider the ones that
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it hurts the most.

Why, you know,

I bet there'd be a lot less divorces
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in this old world today
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A

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if just a few parents could

hear that little child say,
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Verse 2


Lord, take me in, lead me in,
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D

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hold to my hand.
Verse 3
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D

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Oh, Heavenly Father, help me understand.
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • A

  • G

  • E

Capo: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Help Me Understand by David Allan Coe is D major.

The primary chords used in Help Me Understand are D, A, G, E.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, A, G, E, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Help Me Understand is approximately 109 beats per minute.

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