INTRO: C D

#1.
F                               Bb
Taking in consideration, honey, all that 
F          Bb
we've been through.
                  F
A thousand gossip coated tongues can't stop 
          C
my loving you.
    F                               Bb
You broke the chains of misery that had me 

tightly bound.
Gm   Bb            F           C
Yes, you helped me up when the world let me 
F
down.

CHORUS:
    C                            Bb
You helped me up and stood by me every way 
             F
our luck was down.
   Bb                           D       G
My party friends from the party days no longer 
      C
were around.
    F                        Bb     F
You saw in me a quality that no one else has 
Bb
found.
Gm   Bb            F           C            F
Yes, you helped me up when the world let me down.


INTERLUDE: Bb F C F


CHORUS:
    C                            Bb
You helped me up and stood by me every way 
             F
our luck was down.
Bb                    F     D            G
Through your eyes you saw a king and the world 
           C
saw only a clown (yes they did)
   F                                Bb
My problems all were solved the day your sweet 

love Jerry found.
Gm   Bb            F           C            F
Yes, you helped me up when the world let me down.

OUTRO:
Bb            F           C            F
You helped me up when the world let me down.