How Can I Help You

E|-----------------------------| 

[Each chord is half a measure, 
except two measures joined by a 
hyphen
 (E.G., "C - C/E") are A half 
measure _total_.]

Am7  G/B  C  C   Am7  G/B  C  C
[intro]

D                  G            
Through the back window of our 
F   F
'59 wagon
  C                       C  
I watched my best friend Jamie 
           Gsus      G
slipping further away
D         G           F          
I kept on waving till I couldn't see
F
 her
    C                  C           
And through my tears I asked again 
F  -   G        C
why we couldn't stay
F              F        Gsus    
Mama whispered softly, time will
       G
 ease your pain
F               F               
Life's about changing, nothing 
Gsus          G
ever stays the same

              C          C        
And she said, how can I help you 
  G        C
to say goodbye
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     C        C             Gsus 
It's okay to hurt, and it's okay 
    G
to cry
F           G             C - 
Come let me hold you, and I 
C/E   F   F
will try
C/G       Am7      Gsus   G
How can I help you         to say 
goodbye

Am7(4)  G/B  C  C    Am7(4)  
[instrumental]
G/B  C  C


I sat on our bed, he packed his 
suitcase
I held a picture of our wedding day
His hands were trembling, we both 
were crying
He kissed me gently, and then he 
quickly walked away
I called up Mama, she said, time 
will ease your pain
Life's about changing, nothing ever 
stays the same

And she said, how can I help you to 
say goodbye
It's okay to hurt, and it's okay to 
cry
Come let me hold you, and I will try
How can I help you to say goodbye

Am7(4)  G/B   C   C    Am7(4)  
[instrumental; lots of strings]
G/B   C   C

Am7    G/B    F - G/F    F    F 
[instrumental; strings]
- G/F    F

Gsus   Gsus   G   G
[instrumental; strings and an 
acoustic guitar riff]

Sitting with Mama, alone in her 
bedroom
She opened her eyes, and then 
squeezed my hand
She said, I have to go now, my time 
here is over
And with her final words she tried 
to help me understand
Mama whispered softly, time will 
ease your pain
Life's about changing, nothing ever 
stays the same

And she said, how can I help you to 
say goodbye
It's okay to hurt, and it's okay to 
cry
Come let me hold you, and I will try
How can I help you to say goodbye

Am7(4)  G/B  C  C
[instrumental; play 4 times and end 
on C.]