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Help Yourself

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[Verse 1]
CI thought I could turn things around
And show you something that was nEmew
FBut all I got was disappointment
I was left without a Fmclue
[Pre-Chorus]
CBut you can never Gchange
You just kEeep on being youAm  F  
[Chorus]
You got to Chelp yourself (HEelp yoursAmelf)
You got to hCelp yourself (HEelp yoursAmelf)
You got to DhelFmp yourCself
[Verse 2]
CAnd as the world grows dark beneath the setting sun,
I think Emabout you
FAnd all the plans that we'd begun
but never finished seem to Fmturn and run
[Pre-Chorus]
CBut you can never Gchange
You just kEeep on being youAm  F  
[Chorus]
You got to Chelp yourself (HEelp yoursAmelf)
You got to hCelp yourself (HEelp yoursAmelf)
You got to DhelFmp yourCself
[Pre-Chorus]
CBut you can never Gchange
You just kEeep on being youAm  F  
[Chorus]
You got to Chelp yourself (HEelp yoursAmelf)
You got to hCelp yourself (HEelp yoursAmelf)
You got to DhelFmp yourCself
[Verse 3]
CAnd as the world grows bright beneath the rising sun,
I think aEmbout you
FAnd all the things we never did
'cause we forgot we evFmer wanted to
[Pre-Chorus]
CBut you can never Gchange
You just kEeep on being youAm  F  
[Chorus]
You got to Chelp yourself (HEelp yoursAmelf)
You got to hCelp yourself (HEelp yoursAmelf)
You got to DhelFmp yourCself

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Help Yourself

by Electric Light Orchestra

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

I thought I could turn things around

And show you something that was new

But all I got was disappointment

I was left without a clue

[Pre-Chorus]

C G

But you can never change

E Am F

You just keep on being you

[Chorus]

C E Am

You got to help yourself (Help yourself)

C E Am

You got to help yourself (Help yourself)

D Fm C

You got to help yourself

[Verse 2]

And as the world grows dark beneath the setting sun,

I think about you

And all the plans that we'd begun

but never finished seem to turn and run

[Pre-Chorus]

C G

But you can never change

E Am F

You just keep on being you

[Chorus]

C E Am

You got to help yourself (Help yourself)

C E Am

You got to help yourself (Help yourself)

D Fm C

You got to help yourself

[Pre-Chorus]

C G

But you can never change

E Am F

You just keep on being you

[Chorus]

C E Am

You got to help yourself (Help yourself)

C E Am

You got to help yourself (Help yourself)

D Fm C

You got to help yourself

[Verse 3]

And as the world grows bright beneath the rising sun,

I think about you

And all the things we never did

'cause we forgot we ever wanted to

[Pre-Chorus]

C G

But you can never change

E Am F

You just keep on being you

[Chorus]

C E Am

You got to help yourself (Help yourself)

C E Am

You got to help yourself (Help yourself)

D Fm C

You got to help yourself

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