Written by Dave Matthews/David Matthews
Intro: E(X7) B EVerse 1:
G A B A hungry boy G A B C In a town of one hundred more G A C The food is out the door G A B D G Make me want to help myself, help myself A C A river red G A B C Pouring from the side of his head G A C B A bullet through the brain G A B Make him feel different todayA E A E Oh colder grow the days A E A B Oh much faster pass the years by C G A B C G A B C 'Til we die G A B A treasure not my own G A B D I take it, took it, nobody will notice G A B C Well that suits me well G A B C G A B C G A B D Big house, big yard, help myself, help myself, help myselfVerse 2:
G A C Every once in a while G A B To help the helpless comes into style G A B G The mercy mercy mile A Bm G A B C G A B 1-800-help-myself, help myself help myselfA E A E Oh, colder grow the days A E A E Oh, much faster pass the years by A E A E Oh, colder grow the days A E A B Oh, much faster pass the years by C G A C G A C 'Til we die ahSolo C Bm G A N.C G Am Am G Am Bm A G Am BVerse 3:
A F#m G Summer's here we're dancing in the daisies A G F#m Em Em Summer rain burns holes in flowers Em Bm G A Dangerous hours Bm Dangerous hours E Dangerous hoursOutro A F#m G Summer's here we're swimming in the river A G F#m Summer rain come down come down G A Come down come down, yeh A F#m G A Summer's here we're dancing in the daisies A F#m Em Em Summer rain burns holes in flowers Em Dangerous hours Em B E E Dangerous hours E B Em Em Em A F Dangerous hoursG A Every now and then G A B TV preachers tell of heaven G A B C Redemption for a penny a soul G A C G A B 1-800 help yourself, help yourself G Am B A Help yourself ah