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Key: Eb major•
Intro 1
Eb
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Verse 1
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I was raised up believing
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Ab/Eb
4

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I was somehow unique
Ebmaj7
Ebmaj7

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Like a snowflake

distinct among snowflakes,
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Ab/Eb
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unique in each way you can see
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Eb
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And now after some thinking,
Ab/Eb
Ab/Eb
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I'd say I'd rather be
Ebmaj7
Ebmaj7

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A functioning cog in some great machinery
Ab/Eb
Ab/Eb
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Eb
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serving something beyond me
Chorus 1
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Ab
Ab
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But I don't, I don't know what that will be
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Ab
Ab
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Ab
Ab
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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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Ab/Eb
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Oh, just tell me what I should do
Ebmaj7
Ebmaj7

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I don't need to be kind to the armies of night
Ab/Eb
Ab/Eb
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that would do such injustice to you
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Or bow down and be grateful
Ab/Eb
Ab/Eb
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and say, "Sure, take all that you see"
Ebmaj7
Ebmaj7

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To the men who move only in dimly-lit halls
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Ab/Eb
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and determine my future for me
Chorus 2
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Ab
Ab
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And I don't, I don't know who to believe
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Ab
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Ab
Ab
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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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Ab/Eb
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it's that everything that I see
Ebmaj7
Ebmaj7

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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
Ab/Eb
Ab/Eb
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and I can't keep it to myself
Ebmaj7
Ebmaj7

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What good is it to sing helplessness blues,
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Eb
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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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Ab
Ab
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Ab
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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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Fm
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I'd work 'til I'm raw
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Fm

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Ebmaj7
Ebmaj7

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If I had an orchard,
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Fm7
Fm7

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Eb/G
Eb/G
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Ab
Ab
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I'd work 'til I'm sore
Eb/G
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Eb/Bb
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Ab
Ab
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Fm7
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Ab
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And you would wait ta bles
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Ab/Eb
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and soon run the store
Verse 5
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Fm
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Gold hair in the sunlight,
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my light in the dawn
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Ebmaj7
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If I had an orchard,
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Fm7
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Eb/G
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Ab
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I'd work 'til I'm sore
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Eb/Bb
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Ab
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Fm7
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Ab
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If I had an or chard
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Ab/Eb
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I'd work 'til I'm sore
Outro 1
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Ebmaj7
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Ebmaj7
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Eb
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Fm7
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Eb/G
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Ab
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Eb/G
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Eb/Bb
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Ab
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Fm7
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Some day I'll be like
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Ab
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the man on the screen
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Dbsus2
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Eb

    6

  • Ab/Eb

    4

  • Ebmaj7

  • Ab

    4

  • Fm

  • Fm7

  • Eb/G

    3

  • Eb/Bb

    6

  • Dbsus2

    4

  • Ab/C

    6

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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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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