Helplessly Hoping - Richie Havens
Tuning DADF#AD
Chords used...moving down frets...
D* 12 12 12 12 0 0
Cmaj6 10 10 10 10 0 0
Bm9 9 9 9 8 9 11
Bm 9 9 9 8 9 9
A 7 7 7 7 7 7
A7 7 7 7 7 7 5
A9sus 7 7 7 5 5 5
G 5 5 5 5 5 5
Gmaj9 5 5 5 5 0 0
Gmaj7 5 5 5 5 5 4
Gm9 0 0 0 4 5 5
Dmaj7 0 0 0 3 4 4
Gmaj6/D 0 0 0 1 2 2
D 0 0 0 0 0 0
This is similar to "Live At the Cellar Door", Track 3
(Intro)
Bm Bm9 (D)
Em F#m G Gmaj9
Dmaj7 D A Amaj9 (D)
Em F#m G Gmaj9
Dmaj7 D A Amaj9 (D)
Gmaj7
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 D
(Verse)
Em F#m G Gmaj9
Heartlessly hoping her harlequin hovers near
Wordlessly watchinhg he waits by the window and he
Dmaj7 D Em A9sus A (D)
by awaiting a word and
worries at the emptiness inside yeah hmmm and
Em F#m G Gmaj9
gasping at glimpses of gentle free spirits he
heartlessly helping himself to her bad dreams he
Dmaj7 D A Amaj9
runs wishing he could fly yeah hmm
wonders if he heard a goodbye yeah hmm or
Gmaj7
only to trip on the sounds of
even A
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D
goodbye
hello
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gm9
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 D (first time only)
(Back to second verse or chorus)
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D
we are one person we are
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D
two alone we are
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D
three together we are
D* Cmaj6 D Gmaj7 D A9sus A7 (D)
four hmm each other
(Interlude)
Em F#m G Gmaj9
Dmaj7 D A Amaj9 (D)
Em F#m G Gmaj9
Dmaj7 D A Amaj9 (D)
Gmaj7
hmm mm mm hmm mm
(2nd Chorus)
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D
We are
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D
one per -son we are
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D
two alone we are
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D
three hmm together we are
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D
three-ee -ee -ee -ee we are
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D
three-ee-ee-ee -ee to
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D
gether together to
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D
gether hmm -mm we are
D D Cmaj6 D Gmaj7 D A9sus A7
D* Cmaj6 D Gmaj7 D A9sus A7 (D)
four hmm each other
(Last verse)
Em F#m G Gmaj9
Stand by the stairway I'm sure you'll see something certain to
Dmaj7 D A Amaj9 (D)
tell you that confusion has its cost yeah yeah that
Em F#m G Gmaj9
love isn't lying it's trapped in a lady who
Dmaj7 D A Amaj9 (D)
lingers claiming she is lost yeah and that she's
Gmaj7
choking... on
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D
hello hello hello
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D (x7)
(Last chorus)
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D repeat x7
We are
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D
one person we are
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D
two alone we are
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D
three to-geth-er to-geth-er to
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D
geth -er to-geth-er to-geth-er
Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D
hmm-mm we are
D* Cmaj6 D Gmaj7 D A9sus A7 (D)
four hmm each other we are
D* Cmaj6 D Gmaj7 D A9sus A7 (D)
four hmm yeah each other we are
D* Cmaj6 D Gmaj7 D A9sus A7
four each other
Bm
(End)
