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}