Helpless
Neil Young (1970)
Two Bar Pattern
4/4 | d - - - D - d u | D u D - D - - - |
1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 &
Intro:
| [D] | [A] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [A] | [G] | [G] |
[D] ...There is a [A] town in north [G] Ontario [G]
[D] ...With dreams, [A] comfort, me- [G] mories to spare [G]
[D] ...And in my [A] mind I still [G] need a place to [G] go
[D] ...All [A] my changes [G] were there. [G]
[D] ...Blue, blue [A] windows be- [G] hind the stars [G]
[D] ...Yellow [A] moon on [G] the rise [G]
[D] ...Big birds [A] flying a- [G] cross the sky [G]
[D] ...Throwing [A] shadows [G] on our eyes. [G] Leave us...
Chorus
[D] (Help...) Helpless (less) [A] (helpless) helpless help- (helpless) [G] (helpless) less [G]
[D] (Help...) Ba- (less) [A] (helpless) -abe can you (helpless) [G] (helpless) hear me now [G]
[D] (Help...) The chains (less) [A] (helpless) are locked and (helpless) [G] (helpless) tied across the door [G]
[D] (Help...) Ba- (less) [A] (helpless) -by sing (helpless) [G] (helpless) with me somehow [G]
Instrumental:
| [D] | [A] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [A] | [G] | [G] |
[D] ...Blue, blue [A] windows be- [G] hind the stars [G]
[D] ...Yellow [A] moon on [G] the rise [G]
[D] ...Big birds [A] flying [G] across the sky
[D] ...Throwing [A] shadows [G] on our eyes. [G] Leave us...
Chorus
[D] (Help...) Helpless (less) [A] (helpless) helpless help- (helpless) [G] (helpless) less [G]
[D] (Help...) Helpless (less) [A] (helpless) helpless help- (helpless) [G] (helpless) less [G]
[D] (Help...) Helpless (less) [A] (helpless) helpless help- (helpless) [G] (helpless) less [G]
[D] (Help...) Helpless (less) [A] (helpless) helpless help- (helpless) [G] (helpless) less [G]
#Play along with Neil Young in this key.
#Last Updated 6/19/18 JJ
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Neil Young (1970)
Two Bar Pattern
4/4 | d - - - D - d u | D u D - D - - - |
1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 &
Intro:
| [D] | [A] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [A] | [G] | [G] |
[D] ...There is a [A] town in north [G] Ontario [G]
[D] ...With dreams, [A] comfort, me- [G] mories to spare [G]
[D] ...And in my [A] mind I still [G] need a place to [G] go
[D] ...All [A] my changes [G] were there. [G]
[D] ...Blue, blue [A] windows be- [G] hind the stars [G]
[D] ...Yellow [A] moon on [G] the rise [G]
[D] ...Big birds [A] flying a- [G] cross the sky [G]
[D] ...Throwing [A] shadows [G] on our eyes. [G] Leave us...
Chorus
[D] (Help...) Helpless (less) [A] (helpless) helpless help- (helpless) [G] (helpless) less [G]
[D] (Help...) Ba- (less) [A] (helpless) -abe can you (helpless) [G] (helpless) hear me now [G]
[D] (Help...) The chains (less) [A] (helpless) are locked and (helpless) [G] (helpless) tied across the door [G]
[D] (Help...) Ba- (less) [A] (helpless) -by sing (helpless) [G] (helpless) with me somehow [G]
Instrumental:
| [D] | [A] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [A] | [G] | [G] |
[D] ...Blue, blue [A] windows be- [G] hind the stars [G]
[D] ...Yellow [A] moon on [G] the rise [G]
[D] ...Big birds [A] flying [G] across the sky
[D] ...Throwing [A] shadows [G] on our eyes. [G] Leave us...
Chorus
[D] (Help...) Helpless (less) [A] (helpless) helpless help- (helpless) [G] (helpless) less [G]
[D] (Help...) Helpless (less) [A] (helpless) helpless help- (helpless) [G] (helpless) less [G]
[D] (Help...) Helpless (less) [A] (helpless) helpless help- (helpless) [G] (helpless) less [G]
[D] (Help...) Helpless (less) [A] (helpless) helpless help- (helpless) [G] (helpless) less [G]
#Play along with Neil Young in this key.
#Last Updated 6/19/18 JJ
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