Help Is Coming

Crowded House

tom:

Chords:
E|E|------|-|

Gm7:   353333
Dm:    557765
Dm/E:  557755
Ebm:   668876
C7:    335353
Gm/Eb: 355343

[nb: instead of C7, could use Dm/E chord as this is easier on fingers]


Notes:
E|------|

It could be useful to use a Capo on the 3rd fret, although not necessary.

The main chord changes go from 'Gm - Dm - C7' throughout the
song for most verses.
When playing solo on the guitar, there are variations on the last third 
that could be played to give a livelier feel:
eg.      Gm - Dm - 'G7 - Gm7 - Dm'  or    
         Gm - Dm - 'Dm/E - Dm - C7'  or even
         Gm - Dm - 'Gm - Gm/E - Dm' [etc.etc]

Furthermore, on the Gm chord throughout the song, you could also add a pattern like
         Gm - Gm7 - G* - Gm
        rather than strumming the one chord at time
                G* [just bar the 3rd fret]

In the song, Neil just plays the single chord on the guitar whilst the instruments play 
variations giving different harmonics.  The above are ideas when playing solo to provide 
such harmonic variances.

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[INTRO:]

  Gm                            Dm      C7       Dm     C7

e¦E|E|------|-|-----¦E|E|------|-|--5E|------|¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|--¦E|E|------|-|E|------|5-¦
B¦-6----->8---¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|6-¦-5--->3E|E|------|-|--¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|-¦
G¦E|E|------|-|-----¦-----7E|E|------|-|---¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|--¦E|E|------|-|----7---¦
D¦E|E|------|-|-----¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|--¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|--¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|-¦
A¦E|E|------|-|-----¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|--¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|--¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|-¦
E¦E|E|------|-|-----¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|--¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|--¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|-¦

  Gm                            Dm               C7(single strum)
e¦E|E|------|-|-----¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|--¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|--¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|-¦
B¦-6----->8---¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|6-¦>5--->3E|E|------|-|--¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|-¦
G¦E|E|------|-|-----¦-----5>7E|E|------|-|-¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|--¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|-¦
D¦E|E|------|-|-----¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|--¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|--¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|-¦
A¦E|E|------|-|-----¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|--¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|--¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|-¦
E¦E|E|------|-|-----¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|--¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|--¦E|E|------|-|E|E|------|-|-¦


[VERSE:]

Help is

Gm                          Dm               C7              
Coming............ I heard a whisper.....               White caps

Gm                          Dm               C7
turning         The breath of summer....             Distant

Gm                          Dm               C7
drumming.....and I hear birds calling....                    Es-


[CHORUS:]

Gm                                                            Dm
cape............           The anguish of our past....               and

G
pray....................  Empires...



[VERSE:]

Gm                         Dm                C7         Dm   
crumbling         careless winter.................          fear is

Gm                         Dm                C7         Dm
running.......    along the rivers..............               we 

Gm                         Dm                C7         Dm
sail tomorrow      for Ellis Island.............       


[CHORUS:]

Gm                      Gm/Eb             Gm             Dm
escape..........     the anger of our past.............

Gm              G                  Gm                    Dm
and praise.....       when peace will come at last.........         and

Gm              G
dream..............   


[EDD LE / BRIDGE:]

Ebm                     Dm       Dm/E      

Ebm                     Dm             C7
                                        re-

[CHORUS:]

Gm                               Gm7                         Dm
lease.....            the anger of our past............ 

Gm                                    Gm7                    Dm
and pray...........   that peace will come at last...........       and

Gm
stay.............                                  .......help is 


[VERSE:]

Gm                              Dm              Dm/E      Dm    
coming...............                                               he--

Gm                              Dm              C7        Dm
lp is coming....                                                    we sa-

Gm                              Dm              C7      
il tomorrow........     for Ellis Island                            he-


[CLOB NG:]

Gm
lp is coming                    

                                                                C7

Gm
il tomorrow........          

[backing]dreams come true...                                        help is co-

                C7     Gm   
ming.........           [backing]come true.....                   comes(?)


                                        
(finishes solo on high e string, fret 10....B string,fret 10 repeated)


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Transcription by Capri Alba

Enjoy...



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