Helplessness Blues chords by
Fleet Foxes

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Key: Eb major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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I was raised up believing

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I was somehow unique

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Like a snowflake

distinct among snowflakes,

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unique in each way you can see

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And now after some thinking,

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I'd say I'd rather be

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A functioning cog in some great machinery

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serving something beyond me

Chorus 1

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But I don't, I don't know what that will be

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I'll get back to you someday soon

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you will see

Verse 2

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What's my name, what's my station?

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Oh, just tell me what I should do

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I don't need to be kind to the armies of night

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that would do such injustice to you

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Or bow down and be grateful

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and say, "Sure, take all that you see"

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To the men who move only in dimly-lit halls

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and determine my future for me

Chorus 2

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And I don't, I don't know who to believe

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I'll get back to you someday soon

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you will see

Verse 3

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If I know only one thing,

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it's that everything that I see

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Of the world outside is so inconceivable

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often I barely can speak

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Yeah I'm tongue-tied and dizzy

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and I can't keep it to myself

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What good is it to sing helplessness blues,

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why should I wait for anyone else?

Chorus 3

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And I know, I know

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you will keep me on the shelf

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I'll come back to you someday soon

Interlude 1

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(myself)

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Verse 4

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If I had an orchard,

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I'd work 'til I'm raw

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If I had an orchard,

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I'd work 'til I'm sore

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And you would wait ta bles

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and soon run the store

Verse 5

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Gold hair in the sunlight,

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my light in the dawn

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If I had an orchard,

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I'd work 'til I'm sore

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If I had an or chard

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I'd work 'til I'm sore

Outro 1

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Someday I'll be like

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the man on the screen

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Chords

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Capo: 3

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes is Eb major.

The primary chords used in Helplessness Blues are Eb, Ab, Fm, Fm7, Eb/G, Gm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Eb, Ab, Fm, Fm7, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

If the simplified chords are too easy, you can visit the original chords page for a more advanced arrangement.

The tempo of Helplessness Blues is approximately 123 beats per minute.

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