Help Me Understand chords by
Red Sovine

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Key: C major•

Verse 1

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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A little

girl prayed

Dm

Dm

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Em

Em

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F

F

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C

C

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at the close of the day

G

G

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Cause her daddy had gone far away

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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F

F

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On her little face was a look of des_ pair

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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I stood there and listened

G

G

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C

C

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and I heard this pray_ er

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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F

F

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My mama says daddy has

C

C

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brought us to shame,

F

F

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and I've never no more to

C

C

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G

G

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mention his name.

C

C

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Lord, take me and lead me

F

F

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C

C

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and hold to my hand,

G

G

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O Heavenly Father, help me understand.

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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You know, friends, I won_ der

C

C

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F

F

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how many homes are broken tonight,

C

C

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and just how many tears or shed

G

G

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F

F

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by some little word of anger

C

C

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G

G

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that never should have been said.

Now, I'd like to tell you a story

C

C

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of a fam_ ily I once knew,

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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and we'll just call them Mary

F

F

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an_ d William

C

C

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and their little daughter Sue.

Now, Mary was just a plain mother,

G

G

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and Bill, well, he was the usual dad,

C

C

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and they had their little family

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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quarrels like every_ one else,

F

F

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but neither one really got mad.

C

C

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Then one day something happened.

It was nothing of course,

F

F

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but one word led to another,

C

C

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G

G

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the last word led to a divorce.

Am

Am

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G

G

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Now here are two grown people

C

C

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who fail to use common sense,

F

F

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and they strengthen their own selfish pride

C

C

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at little Sue's expense.

You know, she didn't ask to

be brought into this world

G

G

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to drift from pillar to post,

C

C

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but a di_ vorce never stops

Dm

Dm

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to consider the ones

F

F

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that it hurts the most.

You know there'd be a

C

C

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lot more hon_ est loving

in this wicked old world today,

F

F

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if just a few hearted parents

C

C

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G

G

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could hear little Sue say, Lord take me

C

C

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And lead me, and hold to my hand

F

F

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Oh, Heavenly Father_ ,

C

C

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please help me understand

G

G

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Heavenly Father, help me under_ stand

C

C

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Chords

C
G
Am
Dm
Em
F

Capo: No capo

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What is the original key of Help Me Understand?

The original key of Help Me Understand by Red Sovine is C major.

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The primary chords used in Help Me Understand are C, G, Am, Dm, Em, F.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like C, G, Am, Dm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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The tempo of Help Me Understand is approximately 97 beats per minute.

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