Biography:
Sammi Smith (August 5, 1943 - February 12, 2005) was a country music singer and songwriter. Born Jewel Fay Smith, she is best known for her 1971 country/pop crossover hit, "Help Me Make It Through the Night", which was written by Kris Kristofferson. She became one of the few women in the "outlaw country" movement during the 1970s.
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Help Me Make it Through the Night:Sammi Smith
#1 on Hot Country and #8 on BB Hot 100
on MEGA Records in 1971.
INTRO: Ab
#1.
Ab
Take the ribbon from my hair, shake it loose
Db
and let it fall.
Db Eb
Lay it soft against your skin, like the shadows
Ab
on the wall.
Ab
Come and lay down by my side, til the early mornin'
Db
light.
Db Eb
All I'm takin' is your time, help me make it
Ab
through the night.
CHORUS:
Ab Db
I don't care what's right or wrong, I won't try
Ab
to understand.
Ab Bb
Let the devil take tomorrow, Lord, tonight I need
Eb
a friend.
#2.
Eb Ab
Yesterday is dead and gone, and tomorrow's out
Db
of sight.
Db Eb
And it's sad to be alone, help me make it through
Ab
the night.
BRIDGE:
Ab Db
Hmmmm-hmmm-hmmm-hmmm-hmmm..mmmm-hmmm-hmmm-hmmm-hmmm.
Db Eb Ab
And it's sad to be alone, help me make it through
the night.
OUTRO:
Db Eb
I don't want to be alone, help me make it through
Ab
the night.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
#1 on Hot Country and #8 on BB Hot 100
on MEGA Records in 1971.
INTRO: Ab
#1.
Ab
Take the ribbon from my hair, shake it loose
Db
and let it fall.
Db Eb
Lay it soft against your skin, like the shadows
Ab
on the wall.
Ab
Come and lay down by my side, til the early mornin'
Db
light.
Db Eb
All I'm takin' is your time, help me make it
Ab
through the night.
CHORUS:
Ab Db
I don't care what's right or wrong, I won't try
Ab
to understand.
Ab Bb
Let the devil take tomorrow, Lord, tonight I need
Eb
a friend.
#2.
Eb Ab
Yesterday is dead and gone, and tomorrow's out
Db
of sight.
Db Eb
And it's sad to be alone, help me make it through
Ab
the night.
BRIDGE:
Ab Db
Hmmmm-hmmm-hmmm-hmmm-hmmm..mmmm-hmmm-hmmm-hmmm-hmmm.
Db Eb Ab
And it's sad to be alone, help me make it through
the night.
OUTRO:
Db Eb
I don't want to be alone, help me make it through
Ab
the night.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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