NEED CHORDS FOR LORD HELP ME TO HOLD OUT

[vmw]

Hi, I requested this several months ago and got no responses (sob).  I only play by music and I need the chords for Lord Help Me to Hold Out (James Cleveland many years ago).  I appreciate any help.  Be Blessed!!!

[ferrente]

I don't have this song written out. But I tried to get a feel for this song off of pure memory.


Try playing this song in the Key of  (F)


Let me Know what you think.

[Val215]

Lord Help Me To Hold Out
By: Rev. James Cleveland
Arr. By: Val215

Key Ab
L H / R H

Chorus:

Ab / C-Eb-Ab Lord
Eb / C-Eb-Ab help
F / Db-F-Bb me
G / D-G-B to
Ab / Eb-Ab-C hold
Ab / C-Eb-Ab out
Eb / Db-G-Bb Lord
Eb / Db-G-Bb help
F / Eb-Ab-C me
G / F-Bb-Db to
Ab / Eb-Ab-C hold
A / C-Eb-Ab out
Ab / C-Eb-Ab Lord
Eb / C-Eb-Ab help
F / Db-F-Bb me
G / D-G-B to
Ab / Eb-Ab-C hold
Ab / C-Eb-Ab out
G, Bb / Eb-Ab-C, F-Bb-Db un-
C / Gb-C-Eb til
Db / F-Bb-Db my
Eb / Eb-Ab-C, Db-Bb-Db, C-Eb-Ab, Db-G-Bb change---
Ab / C-Eb-Ab comes
* Repeat*

Verse:

Ab / Eb-Ab-C My
Ab / Ab-C-Eb way
/ Ab, C, Eb may not be
Ab / Eb-Ab-C, C-Eb-Ab ea-sy
Ab / Eb-Ab-C, Ab-C-Eb, Ab-C-Eb you did not
Ab / Ab-C-Eb, Eb-Ab say that
/ Eb-Ab-C, F-Ab-Db it would
Ab / G-Bb-Eb, Ab-C, Bb-Db be-----
Ab / Eb-C But
/ Eb-Ab-C if
/ Ab-C-Eb it
/ Ab-C-Eb gets
C / Ab-C-Eb dark
Db / Db-F-Ab I
/ F-Ab-C can’t
/ Ab-C-Eb see
/ Ab-C-Eb my
Db / F-Ab-Db, Db-F-Ab way----
/ Db-F-Ab You
Ab / Eb-Ab-C told
/ Eb-Ab-C me
Bb / F-Ab-Db to
C / Gb-C-Eb put
Db / F-Ab-Db my
Eb / Eb-Ab-C trust
Eb / Db-Eb-Ab in
Ab / C-Eb-Ab Thee
/ C, Eb, Eb, Eb, Eb, C that’s why I’m ask-ing You.
*Go back to chorus*

Vamp:

/ C-Eb-Ab Lord
/ C-Eb-Ab help
/ C-Eb-Ab me
/ C-Eb-Ab to
/ Bb-Db-Gb hold
/ Bb-Db-Gb out (Repeat 4x)

/ Eb-Ab-C Lord
/ Eb-Ab-C help
/ Eb-Ab-C me
/ Eb-Ab-C to
/ Db-Gb-Bb hold
/ Db-Gb-Bb out (Repeat 4x)

/ Eb-Ab-C Lord
/ Eb-Ab-C help
/ Eb-Ab-C me
/ Eb-Ab-C to
/ Db-Gb-Bb hold
/ Db-Gb-Bb out
Ab-Ab, Ab-Ab / (Hold out) (Repeat 4x)

/ F-Ab-C I
/ F-Ab-C be-
/ F-Ab-C lieve
/ F-Ab-C I
/ F-Ab-C can
/ Gb-Bb-Db hold
/ Gb-Bb-Db out
Ab-Ab, Ab-Ab (Hold out) (Repeat 5x)

End:

G, Bb / Eb-Ab-C, F-Bb-Db un-
C / Gb-C-Eb til
Db / F-Bb-Db my
Eb / Eb-Ab-C, Db-Bb-Db, C-Eb-Ab, Db-G-Bb change---
Ab / C-Eb-Ab comes.

Enjoy & Be Blessed

[GeneralMusic]

Thank you and God Bless you for all your additions to the site.  Thank God for your love of the ministry.

Brother Mark Wilson

[betnich]

Have been transcribing GMWA's version of this song, and need some help on the choir parts - their vocals are not very clear in places. Have been listening to other versions on YouTube, but most are slower, or have a different beat.

Val215's version is very close, and it's also in the African American Heritage Hymnal (#446), but only the Chorus, no verses or vamp, a bit different than the 80's GMWA recording. Since our Tenors can't get that high I am using the inverted open voicing from the Hymnal.

On the recording - the choir seems to anticipate or "jump" the downbeat on the first note of each phrase -

-Like-

Lord |       help me to Hold |  Out |

-Instead of (as in the Hymnal) -

| Lord help me to Hold |  Out |

The same thing seems to happen on the "Hold Out" vamp at the end of the song.
Would anyone have the GMWA book or sheet music for this?


Thanks in Advance,