Capo
1
Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: Am
β« Intro:
Am Caug G D/F# F Am Em Am
β« Verse 1:
N.C.
He said
Am Caug
"Take a seat over there, on the chair by the couch
Tell me what you've been thinking about
G
There's nothing you can say that's out of bounds
D/F# F
You can trust me, swear I'm here for you now"
Am Em
I've heard it all before, he took out his pen
Am
But as he wrote down each, each thing that I said
β« Pre-Chorus:
Am Caug G
Oh, well, the mood just changed
D/F# F
He started acting strange
Am Em Am
This was our next exchange
β« Chorus:
He said
Am Caug G
"I'll tell you what, I'm sorry, but I don't think I can be.
D/F# F
Of any help, think I need help now," is what he said to me.
Am Em
Might even need it more than me now, oh, the irony
Am
I'm so messed up, I sent my therapist to therapy
Am Caug G
"I tell you what, I'm sorry, but I thought I'd never see.
D/F# F
A case as bad as yours, don't think I have a remedy," mm
Am Em
Think he needs help now, oh, the irony
Am Am
I'm so messed up, I sent my therapist to therapy
β« Verse 2:
Am Caug
So I got up from the chair where I sat by the couch
He said to me, "Could you sit back down "
G
And I could see as I turned around
D/F# F
Really needed someone he could talk to now, said
Am Em
"Thought that I'd seen it all, turns out I was wrong
Am
Wish I could help you out, you'll have to be strong"
β« Pre-Chorus:
Am Caug G
Oh, well, the mood just changed
D/F# F
He started acting strange
Am Em
This was our next exchange
β« Chorus:
He said
Am Caug G
"I'll tell you what, I'm sorry, but I don't think I can be.
D/F# F
Of any help, think I need help now," is what he said to me.
Am Em
Might even need it more than me now, oh, the irony
Am
I'm so messed up, I sent my therapist to therapy
Am Caug G
"I tell you what, I'm sorry, but I thought I'd never see.
D/F# F
A case as bad as yours, don't think I have a remedy," mm
Am Em
Think he needs help now, oh, the irony
Am Am
I'm so messed up, I sent my therapist to therapy
β« Post-Chorus:
Caug G
I'm so messed up, I'm so messed up, I'm so messed up now.
D/F# F
I'm so messed up, I'm so messed up, I'm so messed up now.
Am Em
I'm so messed up, can't you see?
Am Am
I'm so messed up, I sent my therapist to therapy
β« Verse 3:
Caug
I went out yesterday to get food from the store
G
And ran into the man from before.
D/F#
Right by the exit door
F
He stopped me to talk.
Am Em
Said that he went to Go and look for some help
Am
A funny thing happened and I said, "Do tell"
β« Pre-Chorus:
Am Caug G D/F#
Oh, and the story is, mm
F Am Em Am
My doctor found a doctor and his doctor told him
β« Chorus:
G
"I'll tell you what, I'm sorry, but I don't think I can be.
D/F# F
Of any help, think I need help now," is what he said to me.
Am Em
Might even need it more than me now, oh, the irony
Am
I'm so messed up, I sent my therapist to therapy
Am Caug G
"I tell you what, I'm sorry, but I thought I'd never see.
D/F# F
A case as bad as yours, don't think I have a remedy," mm
Am Em
Think he needs help now, oh, the irony
Am Am
I'm so messed up, I sent my therapist to therapy
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Song History
Published: December 17, 2023
Last Updated: March 14, 2026