Helplessly Hoping original guitar chords by
Crosby
Stills
Nash & Young

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Key: G major

Intro 1

Am7

Cadd9

G

D

Verse 1
Am7 Am7 
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Helplessly hoping,
Cadd9 Cadd9 
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G G 
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her harlequin hovers nearby
D D 
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Awaiting a word
Am7 Am7 
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Gasping at glimpses
Cadd9 Cadd9 
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G G 
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of gentle   true spirit, he runs
D D 
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Wishing he could fly
Am7 Am7 
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Cadd9 Cadd9 
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G G 
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D D 
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Only to trip  at the sound    of goodbye

Verse 2
Am7 Am7 
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Wordlessly watching,
Cadd9 Cadd9 
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G G 
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he waits    by the window and wonders
D D 
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At the empty place inside
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Cadd9 Cadd9 
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Heartlessly helping himself
G G 
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to her bad dreams he worries
D D 
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Did he hear a good- bye?
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Cadd9 Cadd9 
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G G 
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C/G C/G 
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Or even  hello?

Bridge 1
G G 
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Gsus4 Gsus4 
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They are one person
G G 
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Gsus4 Gsus4 
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They are two alone
G G 
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Gsus4 Gsus4 
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They are three together
G G 
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Dm/F Dm/F 
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Cadd9 Cadd9 
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They are for each other
G G 
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G/C G/C 3
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G G 
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Verse 3
Am7 Am7 
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Stand by the stairway,
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G G 
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you'll see      something certain to tell you
D D 
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Confusion has its cost
Am7 Am7 
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Love  isn't lying
Cadd9 Cadd9 
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G G 
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it's loose    in a lady who lingers
D D 
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Saying she is lost
Am7 Am7 
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Cadd9 Cadd9 
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G G 
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G/C G/C 3
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And choking on hello

Bridge 2
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Gsus4 Gsus4 
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They are one person
G G 
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Gsus4 Gsus4 
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They are two alone
G G 
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They are three together
G G 
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Dm/F Dm/F 
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Cadd9 Cadd9 
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They are for each other
G G 
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G/C G/C 3
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G G 
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