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Silverstein
“Help” (The Beatles cover)
A Shipwreck in the Sand (Bonus Track)
Popularized by The Beatles (1965)
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Intro:
BbmHelp! I need someG#body 
F#Help! Not just anyFmbody
EbmHelp! You know I need someone,
 G#(hold)
Help!
Verse 1:
  G#When I was younger, so much Cmyounger than today,
  FmI never needed anybody's C#mhelp in F#any G#way.
  G#But now those days are gone I'm Cmnot so self-assured,
  FmNow I find I've changed my mind, I've C#opened F#up the G#door.
Chorus:
                                 Bbm  Bbm-G#  
Help me if you can I'm feeling down.
                                    F#  F#-Fm  
And I do appreciate you being 'round.
EbmHelp me get my feet back on the ground.
           G#(hold)          G#  
Won't you please please help me.
Verse 2:
  G#And now my life has changed in Cmoh so many ways,
  FmMy independence seemed to C#mvanish F#in the G#haze.
  G#But every now and then I Cmfeel so insecure,
  FmI know that I just need you like C#I've never F#done beG#fore.
[Repeat Chorus]
[Back to Verse 1]
(Acoustic)
e|-----------G#---------------|----------Cm----------------|
B|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
G|-----5-----5-----5-----5--|-----5-----5-----5-----5--|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--3-----------3-----------|
E|--4-----------4-----------|--------------------------|
  When I was younger,          so much younger than today,
e|-----------Fm---------------|--C#4--|--F#4--|-----G#---------|
B|--------------------------|--6--|--4--|-----4--------|
G|--------------------------|--6--|--3--|--------5-----|
D|--3-----1-----3-----1-----|--6--|--4--|--6-----------|
A|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|--4--|--4--|--6-----------|
E|--------------------------|--4--|--2--|--4-----------|
  I never needed anybody's   help in any way.
(distorted)
 G#(hold)                          Cm(hold)
  But now those days are gone I'm not so self-assured,
 Fm(hold)                               C#-F#-G#(breakdown)
  Now I find I've changed my mind, I've opened up the door.
[Repeat Chorus]
Coda:
            Fm   G#(break)
(Help me! Help me!!!)
Help me! Help me... Yeah

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Help

by Silverstein

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Bbm

Ebm

C#m

Silverstein

“Help” (The Beatles cover)

A Shipwreck in the Sand (Bonus Track)

Popularized by The Beatles (1965)

Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

Intro:

Bbm G#

Help! I need somebody

F# Fm

Help! Not just anybody

Ebm

Help! You know I need someone,

(hold)

Help!

Verse 1:

G# Cm

When I was younger, so much younger than today,

Fm C#m F# G#

I never needed anybody's help in any way.

G# Cm

But now those days are gone I'm not so self-assured,

Fm C# F# G#

Now I find I've changed my mind, I've opened up the door.

Chorus:

Bbm Bbm G#

Help me if you can I'm feeling down.

F# F# Fm

And I do appreciate you being 'round.

Ebm

Help me get my feet back on the ground.

G# G#

(hold)

Won't you please please help me.

Verse 2:

G# Cm

And now my life has changed in oh so many ways,

Fm C#m F# G#

My independence seemed to vanish in the haze.

G# Cm

But every now and then I feel so insecure,

Fm C# F# G#

I know that I just need you like I've never done before.

[Repeat Chorus]

[Back to Verse 1]

(Acoustic)

G# Cm

e|--------------------------|--------------------------|

B|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|

G|-----5-----5-----5-----5--|-----5-----5-----5-----5--|

D|--------------------------|--------------------------|

A|--------------------------|--3-----------3-----------|

E|--4-----------4-----------|--------------------------|

When I was younger, so much younger than today,

Fm C# F# G#

e|--------------------------|--4--|--4--|--------------|

B|--------------------------|--6--|--4--|-----4--------|

G|--------------------------|--6--|--3--|--------5-----|

D|--3-----1-----3-----1-----|--6--|--4--|--6-----------|

A|-----3-----3-----3-----3--|--4--|--4--|--6-----------|

E|--------------------------|--4--|--2--|--4-----------|

I never needed anybody's help in any way.

(distorted)

G# Cm

(hold) (hold)

But now those days are gone I'm not so self-assured,

Fm C# F#

(hold) --G#(breakdown)

Now I find I've changed my mind, I've opened up the door.

[Repeat Chorus]

Coda:

Fm G#

(break)

(Help me! Help me!!!)

Help me! Help me... Yeah

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