C 1. The beast in meF G C Is caged by frail and fragile barsF G Restless by dayC B D7 And by night rants and rages at the starsF G C God help the beast in me 2. 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 meE R: Sometimes it tries to kid meF That it's just a teddy bearC And even somehow manage to vanish in the airG And that is when I must bewareC F G C Of the beast in me that everybody knows They've seen him out dressed in my clothesB D7 Patently unclearF C It it's New York or New YearF G C F God help the beast in meG C The beast in me