Richie Havens

Helplessly Hoping(Chords)

Richie Havens

Key: D

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Tuning D A D F# A D 


(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 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D  

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/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      A9  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 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D  
goodbye 
hello  

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 Gm9  

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 D (first time only) 

(Back to second verse or Chorus) 

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D  
we are one                  person                 we are 

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D  
two alone we are  

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D  
three                       together          we are  

D*             C6       D Gmaj7        D A9  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 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D  

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D  

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D  
                                                 We are  

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D  
one                per -son                          we are  

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D  
two                          alone           we are  

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D  
three         hmm together                       we are  

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D  
three-ee -ee -ee -ee                             we are  

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D  
three-ee-ee-ee -ee                                   to 

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D  
gether together                                      to  

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D  
gether             hmm -mm                       we are  

D D C6 D Gmaj7 D A9 A7  

D*             C6       D Gmaj7        D A9  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 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D  
hello                hello           hello 

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D (x7) 

(Last Chorus) 

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D repeat x7  
                                                  We are  

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D  
one person                                        we are  

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D  
two alone                                         we are  

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D  
three to-geth-er             to-geth-er to  

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D  
geth -er     to-geth-er to-geth-er  

Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D  
hmm-mm                                            we are  

D*             C6       D Gmaj7        D A9  A7  (D) 
four           hmm          each other               we are  

D*             C6       D Gmaj7        D A9  A7  (D) 
four           hmm yeah each other                   we are  

D*             C6       D Gmaj7        D A9  A7  
four                     each other  

Bm  

(End)
	        

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