The Devil Makes Three - Help yourself

Even the d^Amevil was an angel 'fore he tr^E7ied to rush the throne Lord, they t^Amhrew him in hell there ^D5all a^E7lone ^AmNow he builds a castle out^E7 of the sinner's bones ^AmYou'd be angry ^E7too, if you could n^Amever ^E7go h^Amome

Well now, ^E7I ain't no preacher no pr^Ameacher man's son ^E7 I done some bad things but I l^Amike to have my fun A th^E7ousand ways to heaven, a th^Amousand ways to hell Well I say, ^D5 the good lord h^E7elps those that help thems^Amelves ^E7

So help yours^Amelves now ^{E7 Am E7 Am Am}Old man Nicodemus could not h^E7ear his heart bleed ^Am He saw that Jesus had some tr^D5icks up his sl^E7eeve He said &^Amquot;Oh man Jesus I c^E7an't do things your way But I ^Amsee you work for s^E7omebody big, so I'm b^Amackin' y^E7our p^Amlay."

^Am Old man Nicodemus, his p^E7ockets they were deep And on the d^Amay that they decided to ^D5put Jesus to sl^E7eep Jesus c^Amould not care for money now or a^E7ny such thing Old Nicod^Amemus paid to have J^E7esus just b^Amuried l^E7ike a k^Aming.

Well now, ^E7I ain't no preacher no pr^Ameacher man's son ^E7 I done some bad things but I l^Amike to have my fun A th^E7ousand ways to heaven, a th^Amousand ways to hell Well I say, ^D5 the good lord h^E7elps those that help thems^Amelves ^E7

So help yours^Amelves now ^{E7 Am E7 Am} Our f^Amather art in heaven h^E7allowed be thy name Told N^Amoah build a boat, on the dr^D5iest of d^E7ays And everyb^Amody in the neighborhood thought old N^E7oah was insane I guess when the w^Amaters rec^E7eded now the t^Amruth ^E7was p^Amlain

Well now, ^E7I ain't no preacher no pr^Ameacher man's son ^E7 I done some bad things but I l^Amike to have my fun A th^E7ousand ways to heaven, a th^Amousand ways to hell Well I say, ^D5 the good lord h^E7elps those that help thems^Amelves ^E7

So help yours^Amelves now ^{E7 Am E7 Am} M^Amoses was a great man, parted the w^E7aters of the red sea D^Amown the road to Egypt he made s^D5ure the slaves were f^E7ree Well ^Amhe could speak to god, so they ^E7say, yes indeed Well the n^Amoise of his vo^E7ice woulda made our p^Amoor e^E7ars b^Amleed

^AmMoses he had an army I t^E7ell ya all his own ^Am They stood in circles outs^D5ide his very h^E7ome And when the Ph^Amaraohs got to killin' they left ^E7ol' Moses alone But the R^Amomans drove those n^E7ails through ^AmJes^E7us' b^Amones

Well now, ^E7I ain't no preacher no pr^Ameacher man's son ^E7 I done some bad things but I l^Amike to have my fun A th^E7ousand ways to heaven, a th^Amousand ways to hell Well I say, ^D5 the good lord h^E7elps those that help thems^Amelves ^E7

So help yours^Amelves now ^{E7 Am E7 Am}