Helpless chords by The Manhattan Transfer

SimplifiedA · G · F# · D · Esus4 …

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A
G
F#
D
Esus4
E
Em
Bm

Intro 1

Verse 1
A 
Every  (A major) day I walk some lonely street
G 
 (G major) Searchin' 'til you come back to me
F# 
 (F sharp major) People around just stop and stare
D 
 (D major) As if they know the hurt I bear
Esus4 
E 
Em 
 (Esus4) And suddenly  (E major) I realize  (E minor) 

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Verse 2

I'm in a helpless situation

And I need some consolation

'Cause my mind is in a confusion

And I'm having these

strange illusions

Since you've been gone I've

been cryin' cryin' cryin' cryin'

Without

Verse 3
a word without a warning
G 
Em 
G 
Em 
 (G major) You  (E minor) left my  (G major) life  (E minor) on
G 
Em 
early morn (G major) ing  (E minor) 
F# 
 (F sharp major) Did I lean on you a little too strong
D 
Too  (D major) much of you I depended on
E 
 (E major) All at once I'm alone

Verse 4
E 
A 
 (E major) I'm in  (A major) a helpless situation
G 
And I need  (G major) some consolation
Em 
F# 
 (E minor) 'Cause my mind  (F sharp major) is in a confusion
D 
And I'm hav (D major) ing these
strange illusions
Esus4 
E 
Esus4 
E 
 (Esus4) Since you've been  (E major) gone  (Esus4)  (E major) I've
A 
D 
been cry (A major) in' cryin' cry (D major) in' cryin'
Em 
G 
 (E minor)  (G major) In the

Verse 5
shelter of your love
F# 
Bm 
 (F sharp major) my strength I found  (B minor) 
But now I'm useless, darlin',
Em 
Esus4 
since  (E minor) you're not around  (Esus4) 
A 
I'm  (A major) helpless baby

Verse 6

Sax solo

Background voices "Need some consolation,

I need it, need it"

Verse 7
A 
E 
A 
 (A major) Baby  (E major) baby I'm  (A major) helpless
since I lost your love
G 
Em 
G 
Help (G major)  (E minor) less  (G major) 'cause now I
Em 
G 
Em 
need  (E minor) your  (G major) love  (E minor) 
F# 
 (F sharp major) I need your words of
confidence (need it, need it)
D 
Bm 
D 
Bm 
I need  (D major) those  (B minor) happy  (D major)  (B minor) times
D 
Bm 
D 
 (D major) we  (B minor) spent  (D major) 
Esus4 
E 
Esus4 
E 
 (Esus4) Since  (E major)  (Esus4) you've   been  (E major) gone

Verse 8
E 
A 
 (E major) I'm in  (A major) a helpless situation
G 
Em 
G 
Em 
And I need  (G major)  (E minor) some con (G major) solation  (E minor) 
F# 
'Cause my mind  (F sharp major) is in a confusion
D 
And I'm hav (D major) ing these
strange illusions
Esus4 
E 
Esus4 
E 
 (Esus4) All       (E major) at once it hit  (Esus4) me,  (E major) 
A 
I'm alone  (A major) I'm alone
D 
 (D major) Oh

Verse 9
E 
A 
 (E major) help (A major) less
Since I lost your love
G 
Em 
Help (G major)  (E minor) less
'Cause now I need your love
F# 
 (F sharp major) I never needed no one before
D 
E 
But now  (D major) I need you more  (E major) and more
A 
I'm helpless  (A major) 'til you come back
Em 
F# 
 (E minor)  (F sharp major) to me