C I thought I could turn things around
And show you something that was Em/B new
F But all I got was disappointment
I was left without a Fm clue
C But you can never G change
You just E/G# keep on bein’ Am you F

You got to C/G help yourself E/G# (help your-Am self)
You got to C/G help yourself E/G# (help your-Am self)
You got to D7 heee-Fm elp your-C self

C And as the world grows dark beneath the setting sun
I think a-Em/B bout you
F And all the plans that we’d begun but never finished
Seem to Fm turn and run
C But you can never G change
You just E/G# keep on bein’ Am you F

You got to C/G help yourself E/G# (help your-Am self)
You got to C/G help yourself E/G# (help your-Am self)
You got to D7 heee-Fm elp your-C self

Solo C Em/B F Fm

C But you can never G change
You just E/G# keep on bein’ Am you F

You got to C/G help yourself E/G# (help your-Am self)
You got to C/G help yourself E/G# (help your-Am self)
You got to D7 heee-Fm elp your-C self

C And as the world grows bright beneath the rising sun
I think a-Em/B bout you
F And all the things we never did
‘Cause we forgot we ever Fm wanted to
C But you can never G change
You just E/G# keep on bein’ Am you F

You got to C/G help yourself E/G# (help your-Am self)
You got to C/G help yourself E/G# (help your-Am self)
You got to D7 heee-Fm elp your-C self