Help The Poor Chords
by B.B. King
Help The Poor by B.B. King is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, A and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Dm A Dm Gm Dm A Dm
Verso 1:
Dm
Help the poor, won't you help poor me?
A
I need help from you baby, need it desperately
Dm
I need you so much, I need your care
Gm
Need all the loving baby you can spare
Dm A Dm
Help the poor, Oh, baby won't you help poor me?
Verso 2:
Dm
Say you will, say you'll help me on?
A
I can't make it no longer in this world alone
Dm
Baby I'm beggin' with tears in my eyes
Gm
For your love don't you realize?
Dm A Dm
I need help, Oh baby, help poor me
Verso 3:
Gm
You are my inspiration
Dm
Baby that's make be a king
Gm
But if you don't come to my rescue
A
I couldn't ever be anything
Verso 4:
Dm
Hey, help the poor, won't you help poor me?
A
Have a heart won't you baby, Listen to my plea?
Dm
Oh I lost my courage, till I found you
Gm
You got what it takes baby to pull me through
Dm A Dm
Help the poor, Oh baby won't you help poor me
( Dm A Dm Gm Dm A Dm )
Final: Dm A Dm Gm
Dm A Dm Gm
Dm A Dm