The Beatles
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; released on single "Help / I'm
Down" and on "Help!" album
What a song! John's screaming for help, and not for anyone, maybe a girl.
The intro and the refrains express the feeling well that if She doesn't help
him, he's going mad very soon. The lyrics are helped by the fast tempo,
Ringo's cymbals in the refrains, and the high notes sung in the line "Won't
you please, please, help me?" and in the intro on the last "Help!" Great
one, and the music is quite simple!
Intro:
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I need somebo - dy
Help!
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not just a - ny- bo- dy
Help!
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You know I need someone
Help!
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Help!
Verse:
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When I was youn - ger, so much
when, when I was
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youn - ger than to - day,
young, I ne- ver
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I never nee - ded a - ny- bo - dy's
need
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help in a - ny way
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But now these days are gone, I'm
now, these days are gone,
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not so self - as - sured,
and now I
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now I find I've changed my mind, and
find
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o - pened up the doors
Refrain:
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Help me if you can, I'm fee - ling
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down, And I do
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app - re- ciate you be- ing
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round
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Help me, get my feet back on the
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ground, Won't you
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please, please, help
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me?
Verse:
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And now, my life has changed in oh,
now, my life has changed,
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