Intro:

        harpsichord, organ, and bass [2X; drums and piano enter 2nd]:

        Cm     Eb/Bb    Abmaj7         G
        / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

Verse 1:

         Cm                      Eb/Bb
        Girl, have you ever been hungry
        Abmaj7              G
        So hungry that you had no pride
         Cm              Eb/Bb
        Well, I got that feeling
        Abmaj7                G
        That biting, gnawing deep inside

         C           F/C    Bb/C F/C
        It's a funny pain
         C              F/C    Bb/C F/C
        One I can't explain

Chorus:

                           Bb           Ab
        [1, 2: You gotta] help me, girl
         Bb           Ab
        Help me, girl
              Fsus4         F
        'Cause I'm going insane

        1:      F              G
                / / / /  / / / /
           (insane)

            [repeat intro]

        2: to bridge

        3: to coda

Verse 2:

        I know about all the good things
        And what that long green stuff can buy
        Right or wrong it's a groove, girl
        Yet somehow I'm not satisfied

        You gotta show me the way
        Turn my night into day

[repeat chorus]

Bridge:

            Fm
        Oh, I need someone, someone to comfort me
        Cm                Ab           Gm
        Be my someone, be my reality, girl

        Dm7/G      G
          / / / /  / / / /

[repeat verse 2 w/organ solo over first four lines]

[repeat chorus]

Coda:

             Cm           Eb/Bb
        Oh, help me, girl
        Abmaj7      G   [continue]
        Help me    baby
        Help me, girl
        I need your love, I need your love so bad
        Help me, girl  help me [fade]