Help Somebody Van Zant
Chords:
Am: 002210
Bm: 224432
C: 032010
D#dim7: 001212
G: 320033
Intro--4 bars of G
Well, [G]Grandaddy was a hillbilly scholar, blue [Am]collar of a man
He [C]came from the school where you didn't need nothin'
If you [G]couldn't make it with your own two hands.
He was [G]backwoods, backwards, used words[Am] like:
"No Sir," "Yes, Ma'am," "By God,"[C] "Be Darned,"
"Hell yea, I'm American!"[G]
And [D#dim7]all the years he [G]walked this earth,
I swear [D#dim7]all he did was [G]work.
He said: "The [Am]devil dreams on an [Bm]idle horse,
So you [C]listen to me Squirt."
Chorus 1:
[G]"Don't get to high on a [Am]bottle,
[C]And get right with the [G]Man.
Fight your [G]fights, find a grace,
And all the [Am]things that you can change.
[C]And help somebody if you [G]can."
Now [G]Granny said: "Sonny, stick to your guns,
If you [Am]believe in something no matter what,
'Cause it's [C]better to be hated for who you are
Than be [G]loved for who you're not.
She was [G]five feet of concrete,
New York [Am]born and raised on a slick city street.
She'd cold-[C]stare ya down, stand her ground,
Still [G]kickin' and screamin' at 93.
I re[D#dim7]member just how [G]frail she looked in that[D#dim7] hospital bed.[G]
[Am]Takin' her last few [Bm]breaths of life, [C]smilin' as she said:
Chorus 2 (Same chords as first chorus)
"Don't get to high on a bottle,
Just a little sip ev'ry now and then.
Fight your fights, find a grace,
And all the things that you can change,
And help somebody if you can,
And get right with the Man."
Solo--G, Am, C progression
Bridge:
[Am]"I never let a [C]cowboy make the [G]coffee."
Yea, [C]that's what Granny always said to my Grand[G]dad
And he'd say:[Am] "Never tell a [C]joke that ain't that [G]funny more than once,
And if you [Am]wanna hear God [Bm]laugh, tell him your [C]plans."
Chorus 3: (Same chords as first two choruses)
"Don't get too high on a bottle,
Get right with the Man, son.
Fight your fights, find a grace,
And all the things that you can change,
And help somebody if you can,
And get right with the Man.
Outro--G, Am, C
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