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You got to trAeat each one like they waGnna be treatedC  D  
GAive each one special neGeds if they need itC  D  
AGood ones don't lie
GBabies don't trick
CA few will get ruined 
But we're aDll kinda sick
AAnd its not as if your egGos defeated C  D  
AThey say tell me
GThey say tell me, no
CThey say hold me 
DThey say touch me, no
AI've got my needs
GNot that they need you
CYou say you need
D
I say help me       A     G     C  D  
Help mAe yeh G  C  D  
I giAve my soul to the haGnd that dealt meC  D  
AGive my hand to the souGls who tell meC  D  
APaperback lives
GPaperback views
CSome go down and soDme of us loose
And iAt's not for me to knGow who's which way C  D  
AThey say tell me
GThey say tell me, no
CThey say hold me 
DThey say touch me, no
AI've got my needs
GNot that they need you
CYou say you need
D
I say help me       A     G     C  D  
           A     G    C   D(repeat through solo)
AYou're the house and I'Gm the cellarC  D  
AYou're the landlord IG'm the dwellerC  D  
AYou take your time
GI'll take the rest
CSometimes hell is as goDod as it gets
And wAe're the best thing Gwe got goin C  D  
AThey say tell me
GThey say tell me, no
CThey say hold me 
DThey say touch me, no
AI've got my needs
GNot that they need you
CYou say you need
DI say help me
AYou say tell me
GYou say tell me no
CI say hold me 
DYou say touch me no
AI got my needs
GNot that they need you
CYou say you need
DI say help me   A

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Help Me

by Gavin DeGraw

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A G C D

You got to treat each one like they wanna be treated

A G C D

Give each one special needs if they need it

Good ones don't lie

Babies don't trick

A few will get ruined

But we're all kinda sick

A G C D

And its not as if your egos defeated

They say tell me

They say tell me, no

They say hold me

They say touch me, no

I've got my needs

Not that they need you

You say you need

A G C D

I say help me

A G C D

Help me yeh

A G C D

I give my soul to the hand that dealt me

A G C D

Give my hand to the souls who tell me

Paperback lives

Paperback views

C D

Some go down and some of us loose

A G C D

And it's not for me to know who's which way

They say tell me

They say tell me, no

They say hold me

They say touch me, no

I've got my needs

Not that they need you

You say you need

A G C D

I say help me

A G C D

(repeat through solo)

A G C D

You're the house and I'm the cellar

A G C D

You're the landlord I'm the dweller

You take your time

I'll take the rest

C D

Sometimes hell is as good as it gets

A G C D

And we're the best thing we got goin

They say tell me

They say tell me, no

They say hold me

They say touch me, no

I've got my needs

Not that they need you

You say you need

I say help me

You say tell me

You say tell me no

I say hold me

You say touch me no

I got my needs

Not that they need you

You say you need

I say help me A

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