F
I'm workin' on my rewrite, that's right
Bb               F
Gonna change the ending
Bb              F
Throw away the title
    Bb             F
And toss it in the trash
      Bb           F
Every minute after midnight
        Bb       F
All the time I'm spending
            Bb            F
Is just for workin' on my rewrite, that's right
      Bb           F
Gonna turn it into cash

[Verse 2]
       Bb             F
I been workin' at the car wash
     Bb          F
I consider it my day job
            Bb           F
'Cause it's really not a pay job
    Bb             F
But that's where I am
     Bb             F
Everybody says "The old guy
    Bb             F
Workin' at the car wash?"
Bb           F
Hasn't got a brain cell left
Bb        F
Since Vietnam

[Chorus]
Bb
But I say
F7
Help me, help me
F
Help me, help me
Bb
Ohhh
F
Thank you
Bb
I'd no idea
              F
That you were there
     Bb     F7
When I said help me, help me
F
Help me, help me
Bb
Ohhh
F
Thank you
    Bb              F
For listening to my prayer

[Instrumental]
Bb F Bb F
Bb F Bb F
G  Bb F G Bb F
G  Bb F G Bb F

[Verse 3]
    Bb            F
I'm workin' on my rewrite, that's right
Bb               F
Gonna change the ending
Bb                  F
Gonna throw away my title
    Bb             F
And toss it in the trash
      Bb           F
Every minute after midnight
        Bb       F
All the time I'm spending
             Bb           F
Is just for workin' on my rewrite, that's right
      Bb           F
Gonna turn it into cash

[Verse 4]
     Bb            F
I'll eliminate the pages
          Bb            F
Where the father has a breakdown
       Bb               F
And he has to leave the family
       Bb              F
But he really meant no harm
      Bb           F
Gonna substitute a car chase
      Bb               F
And a race across the rooftops
          Bb               F
Where the father saves the children
       Bb                F
And he holds them in his arms

[Chorus]
Bb
I said
F7
Help me, help me
F
Help me, help me
Bb
Ohh
F
Thank you
Bb
I'd no idea
              F
That you were there
Bb
When I said
F7
Help me, help me
F
Help me, help me
Bb
Ohhh
F
Thank you
    Bb              F
For listening to my prayer

[Outro]
G Bb F
G Bb F