Help The Poor

by BB King , Eric Clapton , Larry Davis

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Help the poor, won’t you help poor me
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I need help from you ba-by, need it des-paret-ly
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I need you so much.  I need your care
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I need all the lov-in’ ba-by you can spare
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Help the poor, Oh ba-by help poor me
 
(Repeat) 
Say you will, say you’ll help me on 
I can’t make it no further in this world alone 
Ba-by, I’m beggin’ with tears in my eyes
For your lovin’ don’t you realize
I need help, oh, Baby, help poor me
 
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You are my in-spi-ra-tion.  You could make me be a king
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But, if you don’t come to my re-cue
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I could-nt ev-er be an-y-thing
   
(Repeat verse 1) 
Help the poor, ba-by help poor me
Have a heart, won’t you, baby, hear my plea
I lost my courage till I found you
You got what it takes, baby, to pull me through 
Help the poor, oh, baby, help poor me
 
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Help the poor help poor me 
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I’m in trouble can’t you see
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Only your love can save me
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Help the poor……  (Improvise and fade out)