Helpless chords by Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Neil Young, CSNY (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1

There is a town in North Ontario

With dream, comfort, memory to spare

And in my mind, I still need a place to go

All my changes were there

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Verse 2

Blue, blue windows behind the stars

Yel_- low moon on the rise

Big birds flying across the sky

Throwing shadows on our eyes

Chorus 1
D 
A 
G7 
Leave us helpless, helpless, help_- less
D 
A 
G7 
Babe can you hear me now?
D 
A 
The chains are locked
G7 
and tied across the door
D 
A 
G7 
Babe sing with me somehow

Solo 1

Verse 3

Blue, blue windows behind the stars

Yel_- low moon on the rise

Big birds flying across the sky

Throwing shadows on our eyes

Chorus 2
D 
A 
G7 
Leave us helpless, helpless, help_- less
D 
A 
G7 
Helpless, helpless, help_- less,
D 
A 
G7 
Helpless, helpless, help_- less,
D 
A 
G7 
Helpless, helpless, help_- less,
[Repeat and fade]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: D majorBPM: 114

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

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This is the definitive original version of Helpless by Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Neil Young, CSNY, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It suits players who want to learn Helpless the way Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Neil Young, CSNY intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.