[Intro]

E                        C#m           
  Everybody claims that they want the best things

Outta life, huh
A                          B        
  But not everyone, not everyone, wanna go

Through the toils and strifes
E       C#m          
  Like this particular fella walks

 Around all day long singin'
A                 B  
  Sha na dah dah, dah lah, dah dah, dah dah

[Primera Parte]

E          C#m     
  Harry Hippie, lies asleep in the shade
A                 B               
  Life don't bug him 'cause he thinks he's got it made
E             G#m  
  He never worry about nothin' in particular
A                    B         G#7
   But ooh, he might even sell free press on sunset

[Ponte 1]

C#m                   G#m    
   I'd like to help a man when he's down
C#m      
    But I can't help him much
    G#m                B
When he's sleepin' on the ground

[Refrão 1]

       E           G#m
He's like a bottle in water
A       G#m                  F#m7  A/B
Harry just floats through life
E                   C#m         
  Walks around all day long singin' this song
A         B  
  Whoa, whoa, whoa, oh yeah

[Segunda Parte]

E         C#m      
  Mary Hippie, she's Harry's lady
A                  B    
  Panhandles pennies just to feed Harry's baby
E                  G#m     
  She can lie down a story so incredible

( A )

B       G#7
  Man, you wanna help her take
 
The food home and put it on the table

[Ponte 2]

C#m                       G#m   
   I'd like to help a man     when he's down
C#m      
    But I can't help ya, Harry
        G#m            B
If you wanna sleep on the ground

[Refrão 2]

E       G#m       A      G#m              F#m7  A/B
  Sorry Harry, oh, you're too much weight to

Carry around
E              B       
  But he still walks around all day long

Singin' this song
E               C#m   
  Sha dah dah dah, sha nah nah nah nah nah
A             B     
  Sha lah lah lah lah dah dah dah dah

[Terceira Parte]

E                    C#m     
Street child, street child Tell me, where will

You be goin'
A            B   
  When old man winter gets his horn

And starts blowin'?
E                 G#m    
  Will you hang around LA, or hitch a

Ride on a freeway?
A               B        G#7
  Meet an old familiar face in a new place?

[Ponte 2]

C#m                         G#m  
     I'd like to help a man     when he's down
C#m      
    But how can I help him
      G#m         B
If he's somewhere outta town?

[Refrão 3]

E      G#m      A      G#m                F#m7  A/B
   Sorry Harry, think I'm gonna put you down
E                C#m     
  Sha dah dah dah, sha nah nah nah nah nah
A              B      
   Sha lah lah lah lah dah dah dah dah

[Final] E  C#m

 A               B    
Everybody help me sing this song, oh yeah

(Sha lah lah lah, sha lah lah lah)