C C The beast in me F G C Is caged by fra il and fragile ba rs F G Restless by day C Bb D7 And by ni ght rants and rages at the st ars F G C God help the beast in me The beast in me Has had to learn to live with pain And how to shelter from the rain And in the twinkling of an eye Might have to be restrained God help the beast in me E Sometimes it tries to kid me F That it's just a teddy bear C And even somehow manage to vanish in the air G And that is when I must beware C F G C Of the beast in me that every body k nows F G C They've seen him out dressed in my cl othes Bb D7 Patently uncl ear F C It it's New York or New Y ear F G C F God help the beast in me G C The beast in me