Help Yourself
Electric Light Orchestra
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Tom : Am
C
I thought I could turn things around
Em
And show you something that was new
F
But all I got was disappointment
Fm
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]
C
And as the world grows dark beneath the setting sun,
Em
I think about you
F
And all the plans that we'd begun
Fm
but never finished seem to turn and run
[Pre-Chorus 2x]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Verse 3]
C
And as the world grows bright beneath the rising sun,
Em
I think about you
F
And all the things we never did
Fm
'cause we forgot we ever wanted to
[Pre-Chorus]
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