Helplessly Hoping (2005 Remaster) Chords
Tempo:
147.55 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am] [C]
[G]
[D] [Am]
Helplessly [G] hoping [C] her harlequin hovers [G] nearby,
[C] Awaiting [D] a word.
[Am]
Gasping at [Em] glimpses [C] of gentle true spirit,
[G]
He runs, [C] [G] wishing [C] he could [D] fly,
Only [Em] to trip at [C] the sound of [G] goodbye.
[D]
[Am] Wordlessly watching, [F#]
he [C] waits by the window,
[D]
[G] And wonders at the empty place [D] inside.
[Am]
Heartlessly [G] helping [C] himself [D] to her [C] bad [G] dreams,
He worries, did he hear a [D] goodbye,
Or [Am] even [C]
[G] hello?
They are one person, they are two alone,
They are three together, they are [A] four [Fm] for
[C] each other.
[G] [C] [G]
[Am] Stand by the [Em] stairway, [C] you'll see something certain [D] to [G] tell you,
[C] [G] Confusion has its [D] cause,
[A] love isn't [Em] lagging,
[C] It's loose in a lady who [G] [C] lingers,
[G] Saying she is [D] lost [Gm] and [Am] choking.
[C]
[G] And hello, oh, they are one person,
They are two alone, they are three together,
They [A] are [F] four [C] for each [G] [C] other.
[G]
[G]
[D] [Am]
Helplessly [G] hoping [C] her harlequin hovers [G] nearby,
[C] Awaiting [D] a word.
[Am]
Gasping at [Em] glimpses [C] of gentle true spirit,
[G]
He runs, [C] [G] wishing [C] he could [D] fly,
Only [Em] to trip at [C] the sound of [G] goodbye.
[D]
[Am] Wordlessly watching, [F#]
he [C] waits by the window,
[D]
[G] And wonders at the empty place [D] inside.
[Am]
Heartlessly [G] helping [C] himself [D] to her [C] bad [G] dreams,
He worries, did he hear a [D] goodbye,
Or [Am] even [C]
[G] hello?
They are one person, they are two alone,
They are three together, they are [A] four [Fm] for
[C] each other.
[G] [C] [G]
[Am] Stand by the [Em] stairway, [C] you'll see something certain [D] to [G] tell you,
[C] [G] Confusion has its [D] cause,
[A] love isn't [Em] lagging,
[C] It's loose in a lady who [G] [C] lingers,
[G] Saying she is [D] lost [Gm] and [Am] choking.
[C]
[G] And hello, oh, they are one person,
They are two alone, they are three together,
They [A] are [F] four [C] for each [G] [C] other.
[G]
Key:
C
G
D
Am
Em
C
G
D
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ Helplessly [G] hoping [C] her _ harlequin _ _ hovers [G] nearby,
[C] _ _ _ _ Awaiting [D] a word.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Gasping at [Em] _ glimpses [C] of gentle true spirit,
[G]
He runs, [C] _ [G] wishing [C] he could [D] fly,
_ _ _ _ Only [Em] to trip at [C] the sound of [G] goodbye. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Wordlessly watching, [F#]
he [C] waits by the window,
[D]
[G] And wonders at the empty place _ [D] inside.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ Heartlessly _ [G] helping _ [C] himself [D] to her [C] bad [G] dreams,
He worries, did he hear a [D] goodbye,
_ _ _ Or [Am] _ even _ [C] _ _ _
[G] hello? _ _ _ _ _ _
They are one _ _ person, they are _ two alone,
They are _ three _ together, they are [A] _ _ four [Fm] for _
[C] each other. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] Stand by the [Em] stairway, [C] you'll see something _ certain [D] to [G] tell you,
[C] _ _ [G] Confusion has its [D] cause, _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ love isn't _ [Em] lagging,
[C] It's loose in a lady who [G] _ [C] lingers,
_ [G] Saying she is [D] _ lost _ _ _ [Gm] and [Am] choking.
_ [C] _ _ _
[G] And hello, _ oh, they are one _ _ _ person,
They are _ _ two alone, they are three _ _ together,
They [A] are _ _ [F] four _ [C] for each [G] [C] other. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ Helplessly [G] hoping [C] her _ harlequin _ _ hovers [G] nearby,
[C] _ _ _ _ Awaiting [D] a word.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ Gasping at [Em] _ glimpses [C] of gentle true spirit,
[G]
He runs, [C] _ [G] wishing [C] he could [D] fly,
_ _ _ _ Only [Em] to trip at [C] the sound of [G] goodbye. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Wordlessly watching, [F#]
he [C] waits by the window,
[D]
[G] And wonders at the empty place _ [D] inside.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ Heartlessly _ [G] helping _ [C] himself [D] to her [C] bad [G] dreams,
He worries, did he hear a [D] goodbye,
_ _ _ Or [Am] _ even _ [C] _ _ _
[G] hello? _ _ _ _ _ _
They are one _ _ person, they are _ two alone,
They are _ three _ together, they are [A] _ _ four [Fm] for _
[C] each other. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] Stand by the [Em] stairway, [C] you'll see something _ certain [D] to [G] tell you,
[C] _ _ [G] Confusion has its [D] cause, _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ love isn't _ [Em] lagging,
[C] It's loose in a lady who [G] _ [C] lingers,
_ [G] Saying she is [D] _ lost _ _ _ [Gm] and [Am] choking.
_ [C] _ _ _
[G] And hello, _ oh, they are one _ _ _ person,
They are _ _ two alone, they are three _ _ together,
They [A] are _ _ [F] four _ [C] for each [G] [C] other. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _