Helena Beat Chords by Foster The People

Tempo:
127.1 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Db

Fm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Foster the People - Helena Beat chords
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[Ab]
[G] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Fm]
[Gm] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Fm]
[A] [Eb] [Db]
[Ebm] [Fm] [Eb] [Fm]
[Gm] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Fm]
[G] [Eb] [Db]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
I've been in [G] places and [Eb] I won't pretend that [Db] I'm mad
I make it [Eb] out just to [Ab] follow my head
With the things [G] I take [Eb] for granted
I take [Db]
one upon [Eb] a cloud of [Ab] pain for [Eb] my bread
[Ab]
You know that I [G] [Eb] believe my truth
[Db]
Showing [Eb] what I trust
[Ab] Nothing to lose, oh
Just a little [C] [Eb] smoke and
I tie [Db] my hand up to [Eb] a chair so [Ab] I don't fall [Eb] that way
[Fm]
In [Gm] my [Eb] own right
I keep [Db] a sniff of [Eb] something more than my [Ab] whole life's worth
[G] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [F]
[G] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab]
You lose [G] days [Eb] and you want to just do
[Db] Lock it [Eb] out of bed [Ab] and lock in [Eb] your head [Fm] again
You play the [G] game but [Eb] you gotta cut
Cause [Db] you're coming [Eb] down hard [Ab] and you're also off the coast
I'd [G] say [Eb] that might be on the way
[Db] I never [Eb] knew five [Ab] days was [Eb] seven days
[Ab]
You know a [Gm] patient [Eb] like this is secure
Sleeping [Db] for long, [Eb] got some clothes from the prison
[Ab] I've been there
Just a little [Gm] [Eb] smoke and
I tie [Db] my hand up to [Eb] a chair so [Ab] I don't fall [Eb] that way
[Fm]
In my [Gm] own [Eb] right
I keep [Db] a sniff of [Eb] something more than my whole [Fm] life's worth
Just a little [Gm] [Eb] smoke and
I tie [Db] my hand up to [Ebm] a chair so [Ab] I don't fall [Cm] that way
[Fm]
In [Gm] my [Eb] own right
I [Db] keep a sniff of [Eb] something more than my whole life's worth
[Fm]
And [Ebm]
[F]
[Ab] [Eb] [Fm]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Fm]
[Gm] it's [Eb] okay
I tie [Db] my hands up [Bbm] to a chair so [Ab] I don't fall [Eb] that way
[Fm]
Yeah, yeah, and [Gm] I'm [Eb] alright
I [Db] took a sniff of [Eb] something poison but I hold [Ab] on tight
[Fm]
Yeah, yeah, and [Gm] it's [Eb] okay
I [Bbm] tie my hands up to a chair so [Eb] I don't fall that way
[Fm] Yeah, yeah, and [Gm] I'm [Eb] alright
I [Db] took a sniff of [Eb] something poison
I took a sniff of [Fm] something poison
[Gm] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [F]
[Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Fm]
[Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Gm] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Ab] I took a sniff of something poison
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Fm
123111111
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
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To learn Foster The People - Helena Beat chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Db, Eb, Ab, G, Eb, Fm, Gm, Eb, Ab and Eb. Ease into the song by practicing at 63 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 127 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Eb Major.

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_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [G] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab]
I've been in [G] places and [Eb] I won't pretend that [Db] I'm mad
I make it [Eb] out just to [Ab] follow my head
With the things [G] I take [Eb] for granted
I take [Db]
one upon [Eb] a cloud of [Ab] pain for [Eb] my bread
[Ab]
You know that I [G] _ [Eb] believe my truth
[Db]
Showing [Eb] what I trust
[Ab] Nothing to lose, oh
Just a little [C] [Eb] smoke and
I tie [Db] my hand up to [Eb] a chair so [Ab] I don't fall [Eb] that way
[Fm] _
In [Gm] my [Eb] own right
I keep [Db] a sniff of [Eb] something more than my [Ab] whole life's worth _
_ _ [G] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [G] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
You lose [G] days [Eb] and you want to just do
[Db] Lock it [Eb] out of bed [Ab] and lock in [Eb] your head [Fm] again
You play the [G] game but [Eb] you gotta cut
Cause [Db] you're coming [Eb] down hard [Ab] and you're also off the coast
I'd [G] say [Eb] that might be on the way
[Db] I never [Eb] knew five [Ab] days was [Eb] seven days
[Ab]
You know a [Gm] patient [Eb] like this is secure
Sleeping [Db] for long, [Eb] got some clothes from the prison
[Ab] I've been there
Just a little [Gm] [Eb] smoke and
I tie [Db] my hand up to [Eb] a chair so [Ab] I don't fall [Eb] that way
_ [Fm]
In my [Gm] own [Eb] right
I keep [Db] a sniff of [Eb] something more than my whole [Fm] life's worth
Just a little [Gm] [Eb] smoke and
I tie [Db] my hand up to [Ebm] a chair so [Ab] I don't fall [Cm] that way
[Fm] _
In [Gm] my [Eb] own right
I [Db] keep a sniff of [Eb] something more than my whole life's worth
[Fm] _ _ _
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And _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Gm] it's [Eb] okay
I tie [Db] my hands up [Bbm] to a chair so [Ab] I don't fall [Eb] that way
[Fm]
Yeah, yeah, and [Gm] I'm [Eb] alright
I [Db] took a sniff of [Eb] something poison but I hold [Ab] on tight
[Fm]
Yeah, yeah, and [Gm] it's [Eb] okay
_ I [Bbm] tie my hands up to a chair so [Eb] I don't fall that way
[Fm] Yeah, yeah, and [Gm] I'm [Eb] alright
I [Db] took a sniff of [Eb] something poison
I took a sniff of [Fm] something poison _
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
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_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] I took a sniff of something poison _
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This song was authored by Mark Foster.

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