Kris Kristofferson - Help Me Make It Through The Night Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
[Opening]
Take the ribbon from your [C]hair [C]
Shake it loose and let it [F]fall [F] [Am] [Dm]
Laying soft upon my [G7]skin
Like the shadows on the [C]wall [C]
[verse 2]
Come and lay down by my [C]side [C]
Till the early morning [F]light [F] [Am] [Dm]
All I’m takin’ is your [G7]time [G7]
Help me make it through the [C]night [C7]
[verse 3]
I don’t care who’s right or [F]wrong
I don’t try to under[C]stand [C]
Let the devil take to[Dm]morrow Lord tonight I need a [G]friend [G7]
[Closing]
Yesterday is dead and [C]gone [C]
And tomorrow’s out of [F]sight [F] [Am] [Dm]
And it’s sad to be a[G7]lone
Help me make it through the [C]night [C]
How to play Help Me Make It Through The Night on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Kris Kristofferson - Help Me Make It Through The Night on guitar requires 7 chords and 10 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Help Me Make It Through The Night uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (4), Am → Dm (3), and C → F (3). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - F chord transition.
1. C → F chord transition
To move from C to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
2. F → Am chord transition
To move from F to Am;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
3. Am → Dm chord transition
To move from Am to Dm;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
4. Dm → G7 chord transition
To move from Dm to G7;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.
5. G7 → C chord transition
To move from G7 to C;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
6. C → C7 chord transition
To move from C to C7;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on G string fret 3.
7. C7 → F chord transition
To move from C7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
8. C → Dm chord transition
To move from C to Dm;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
9. Dm → G chord transition
To move from Dm to G;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
10. G → G7 chord transition
To move from G to G7;
- Keep index finger on A string fret 2.
- Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 1.
Help Me Make It Through The Night chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Help Me Make It Through The Night.
- Help Me Make It Through The Night includes 22 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Help Me Make It Through The Night contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Help Me Make It Through The Night connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → F: 16%
- C → Dm: 5%
After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).- F → C: 40%
- F → Am: 11%