[Intro]
D
D A B
G A B D E D
[Verse 1]
D
Hey hey, I got a monster in the closet
The door's open even though I've tried to lock it
A
His teeth are long, he's gonna eat me today
B G
No matter what you say, I won't be OK, so there
D
Hey hey, won't you just turn out your pocket
And gimme something I can put up on the docket
A
A simple strategy for fighting it back
B G
It's not like talking to it nice is gonna put it on track
[Pre-chorus]
G A B G A B
Just a stick or a broom that'll help me get it out of the room
G A B A
I don't wanna meet my own doom tonight
[Chorus]
D A
So hey, just help me out
B G A B
Lend me a shotgun please for just one round
[Verse 2]
D
Hey hey, I got a monster in the closet
We used some tape and now I'm hoping that'll block it
A
Must be a gate into another dimension
B G
And now I feel like a moderator in a detention, oh yeah
D
Hey hey, just a picture in a locket
Now that it's gone and torn my bones out of their sockets
A
A solemn memory for those who knew best
B G
But for the monster in the closet, wasn't even a test
[Pre-chorus]
G A B G A B
So why couldn't you loan me a little help of your own?
G A B A
Couldn't even look in the room to make sure
[Chorus]
D A
So hey, just help me out
B G A B D E D
Lend me a shotgun please for just one round
D A
Hey, just help me out
B G A B
Lend me an 8-gauge please, put it in my mouth
[Bridge]
E F# G
And I called, I called your name out loud
D
You never came and it was just the bones you found
B
It didn't leave a single bit of meat
Eb E
Not enough for positive police ID
F# G
And now I'm gone, gone, gone, don't you regret
D
Never giving me the time you say you'd spend
G A B
Sitting by my crackpot ass in bed
A
By my bed
[Chorus]
D A
So hey, just help me out
B G A B D E D
Lend me a shotgun please for just one round
D A
Hey, just help me out
B G A B
Lend me an 8-gauge please, put it in my mouth