Good to know: pedal tones (F plays as a pedal through much of the song)
Easiest/closest to recording to:
- transpose down 5 half-steps (first chord C)
- capo 5
ORDER: I V1 PC1 C1 INT1 V2 PC2 C2 C3 INT2 B FC1 FC2 O
[INTRO]
F
[VERSE 1]
F Bb F
Oh man, I’m a loner, a night time roamer
Bb F C
emptiness haunts me, and that’s how I know
F Bb F
I am a broken-hearted soul
Bb F C
and I’ve hit rock bottom so where do I go?
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
Bb F/A Dm
All I need is for your love to save me
Bb F/A Dm
Begging please, I think I’m going crazy
Bb F/A Dm Csus4 C
All I know is that I’m losing my grip
[CHORUS 1]
(a cappella start)
F Gm C
As I lay me down to sleep, I wish that you were here with me
Dm Bb
Cause I need some help to save me from myself
(instruments back at first chord)
F/C C A/C# Dm F/C Bbmaj7
And I know I shouldn’t think about you but I do all the time
C F
My, oh my
[INTERLUDE 1]
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
( F ) | F Gm | C | |
(hey!) My, oh
Dm | Dm F6/C | Bbadd9 | |
my (hey!)
[VERSE 2]
F Bb F
Oh man, I’m a stumbler, a straight-A rumbler
Bb F C
looking for trouble wherever I go
F Bb F
And night time is calling, my judgement is falling
Bb F C
And I won’t give up 'til the sun comes up
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
Bb F/A Dm Csus4 C
All I know is that I’m losing my grip
[CHORUS 2]
(a cappella + handclaps start)
F Gm C
As I lay me down to sleep, I wish that you were here with me
Dm Bb
Cause I need some help to save me from myself
(instruments back at first chord)
F/C C A/C# Dm F/C Bbmaj7 C
And I know I shouldn’t think about you but I do all the time...
[CHORUS 3]
F Gm C
As I wake up in despair, you know I say a little prayer
Dm7 F/C Bbadd9
Cause I need some help to save me from myself
F C A/C# Dm
And I know I shouldn’t think about you but I do
C Bb
All the time
C F
My, oh my
[INTERLUDE 2]
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
( F ) | F Gm | C | |
(hey!) My, oh
Dm | Dm Fmaj7/C | Bbadd9 | |
my My, oh
[BRIDGE]
Bb F/A Dm
my Darling I need you
Bb F/A Dm
More than I want to
Bb F/A Dm
So as I lay me down
Csus4
Won’t you save me
[FINAL CHORUS 1]
(Wiktoria + piano + single strums)
F C
As I lay me down to sleep, I wish that you were here with me
Dm F/C Bb
Cause I need some help to save me from myself
(+choir and acoustic strumming)
F/C C A/C# Dm F/C Bbmaj7 C
And I know I shouldn’t think about you but I do all the time...
[FINAL CHORUS 2]
F Gm C
As I wake up in despair, you know I say a little prayer
Dm7 F/C Bbadd9
Cause I need some help to save me from myself
F C A/C# Dm
And I know I shouldn’t think about you but I do
C Bb
All the time
C F
My, oh my
[OUTRO]
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
( F ) | F Gm | C | |
(hey!) My, oh
Dm | Dm Fmaj7/C | Bbadd9 | |
my (hey) My, oh
F | F Gm | C | |
my (hey!) My, oh
Dm | Dm Fmaj7/C | Bbadd9 | Bbadd9 n.c.
my (hey)