Chords for Tindersticks - Help Yourself

Tempo:
102.25 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

A

Em

D

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tindersticks - Help Yourself chords
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[D] [Em]
[E] [F#m]
[Em] [D] [A]
[E] [G] [A]
[D]
No [A] charisma, and no skin.
No fear of loving, [D] [A] just stay the same.
I'm very tired, I'm very full.
Keep beside [Am] yourself, put your side on.
[F#m] And you just help yourself.
You just help yourself.
[Em] [F#m]
[A] I'm sad, I'm sad.
Got no books to stand on that might give you that little peace.
Got a lazy [F#m] swim, feeling dead and sad.
Got a woman who's taking out her money behind your back.
Well you just help yourself.
[Bm]
[F#m]
Do what you can.
[Bm]
[F#m]
Make yourself a [D] man.
[A] [D] [Em]
Like [D] the tea, [Em] you got a little smile.
You got that yiddy-biddy feeling that you got more going on [Am] inside.
Well you got no money, you got no [D] style.
[Em]
Don't waste your time, you got a lot to find, you gotta leave [D] it behind.
[A]
And you just [Em] help yourself.
[F#m]
Do what you can.
Make yourself a man.
[G] [Bm]
[Em] [F#m] [D]
[A] [Em]
[F#m] [Em] [F#m]
[Em] You [D] see the room, [A] [Bm] [E] you see the light.
[Em]
You got no books to read on your shelf that's gonna give you some [C#m] of that inside.
[E] [A] In fact it should, it [D] surely would.
[Em] Well all the guys I know, baby, are made out of flesh and [D] blood.
[E] [B] Got no love, [E] got no style.
[F#] Well I could [Em] get up, baby, I could keep it there all [F#m] night.
[Em] [F#m] Ain't got no, I got no scale.
Gotta take [Em] a pile, never deal [F#m] a pile, never live with a bill.
[G] Well you just help [F#m] yourself.
Do what you [Bm] can.
[F#m]
Make yourself a [B]
[F#m] man.
Can't say that I [D] like it, [E] [F#m] can't say that I love it.
Can't say I'm not the kind [Bm] of person that I'm from.
[F#m] Can't play the violin, can't play guitar.
I'm just singing and staring over there somewhere in the middle of nowhere.
My time is here, [C#] my [A] time is up.
[B] My [A] time is showing [B] itself for what it [A] always was.
[B] [F#m] There are tigers, [B] [F#m] there are foes.
If you side yourself, side your own.
[Bm] [F#m] [E] [A] [Em] [Bm]
[A] [B]
[F#m] [Em] [F#m] [Bm]
[A] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m] [Am] [D]
[A] [F#m]
[E] [Am]
[D] [A] [F#m]
[Bm] [E]
[A]
Key:  
F#m
123111112
A
1231
Em
121
D
1321
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
A
1231
Em
121
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To start learning Tindersticks - Help Youself chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bm, F#m, Bm, E, Am, D, A, F#m, Em and F#m in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 51 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 102. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of A Major.

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_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
No [A] charisma, and no skin. _
No fear of loving, [D] _ [A] just stay the same.
I'm very tired, I'm very full. _ _
Keep beside [Am] yourself, put your side on. _
[F#m] And you just help yourself. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You just help yourself. _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[A] I'm sad, _ I'm sad. _
Got no books to stand on that might give you that little peace. _
Got a lazy [F#m] swim, feeling dead and sad. _
Got a woman who's taking out her money behind your back.
Well you just help yourself.
_ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
Do what you can.
_ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
Make yourself a [D] _ man. _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _
Like [D] the tea, [Em] you got a little smile. _
You got that yiddy-biddy feeling that you got more going on [Am] inside.
Well you got no money, _ you got no [D] style.
[Em] _
Don't waste your time, you got a lot to find, you gotta leave [D] it behind.
[A] _
And you just [Em] help yourself.
[F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Do what you can. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Make yourself a _ _ man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [Em] _ _ _ [F#m] _
[Em] You [D] see the room, [A] _ [Bm] [E] you see the light.
[Em] _
You got no books to read on your shelf that's gonna give you some [C#m] of that inside.
[E] _ [A] In fact it should, it [D] surely would.
[Em] Well all the guys I know, baby, are made out of flesh and [D] blood.
[E] _ [B] Got no love, [E] _ got no style.
_ [F#] Well I could [Em] get up, baby, I could keep it there all [F#m] night.
[Em] _ [F#m] Ain't got no, I got no scale.
_ Gotta take [Em] a pile, never deal [F#m] a pile, never live with a bill.
[G] Well you just help [F#m] yourself. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Do what you _ [Bm] can.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ Make yourself a _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ man. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Can't say that I [D] like it, _ [E] [F#m] can't say that I love it.
Can't say I'm not the kind [Bm] of person that I'm from.
_ _ [F#m] Can't play the violin, _ can't play guitar.
_ I'm just singing and staring over there somewhere in the middle of nowhere.
_ My time is here, _ [C#] my [A] time is up.
[B] My [A] time is showing [B] itself for what it [A] always was.
[B] _ [F#m] There are tigers, [B] _ [F#m] there are foes.
_ If you side yourself, side your own.
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Em] _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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