Intro: CG/CFadd9/CF/C x4
CG/CFadd9/CF/C
When I saw him last he had that look in his eyes
CG/CFadd9/CF/C
I said, "Do you need to talk?", he said, "No."
CG/CFadd9/CF/C
So I called him up, asked him again and I waited a while
CG/CFadd9/CF/C
he began to speak, then he started to cry
AmGF
You know some things are best left unspoken
AmGF
and some things just never work out
CG/CFadd9/CF/C
Sometimes, seems you try and you try and whatever you do
CG/CFadd9/CF/C
There's a fix that you're in, and you just can't get out
AmFAmGAmGF
He said, "I need your help, I need it now
AmFAmGC
Give me the strength to go on"
Though I didn't know what I knew that something was wrong
He still had his pride, he'd tell me in time
Well this feeling inside kept eating at me
I was losing a friend, and I had to know why
When I heard the voice on the phone, I knew it was bad news
So I rushed to be by his side
And we said goodbye for the last time
I gently hugged him, and kissed him goodbye
He whispered, "I need your help, I need it now.
Give me the strength to go on."
F/CCadd9
We were always laughing, I just remember laughing, mama
F
We were always laughing
Oh I need your help, I need it now
Give me the strength to go on
DbAb/DbGbadd9/DbGb/Db x2
DbAb/DbGbadd9/DbGb/Db
Though as time goes by, and it all becomes clear
DbAb/DbGbadd9/DbGb/Db
We can see the deceit, we see the lies
DbAb/DbGbadd9/DbGb/Db
So I asked myself, over and over, and over again
DbAb/DbGbadd9/DbGb/Db
What did they know? What did they hide?
BbmAbGb
Fools, leading the innocent blindly
BbmAbGb
Fools, turning away
And I know that when I think of my friend with that look in his eyes
And if they told the truth, he might be here today
BbmGbBbmAbBbmAbGb
I need your help, I need it now
BbmGbBbmAbDb
Just give me the strength to go on
BbmAbGbadd9
I remember the laughing, We were always laughing
DbAb/DbGbadd9/DbGb/Db
Oh no, it's just strength we need now
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.