Hey, Hey Helen chords by
Abba (Official Version)
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Key: D majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

So at last

Verse 1

you're free

It's the way you wanted it to be

And the price you paid

To become a woman of to day

Pre-chorus 1

Is it worth the pain

to see the children cry

Does it hurt

Chorus 1
when they ask for Daddy
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
F/G F/G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
Hey hey Helen
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
F/G F/G 
 
Now you live on your own
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
F/G F/G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
Hey hey Helen
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
Can you make it alone
F/G F/G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
D D 
 
(Yes  you can)
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
So you're free

Verse 2

at last

And beginning to forget the past

Does it make you sad

When you think about the life you ha-ha-had

Pre-chorus 2

But you're right,

you had to take a second chance

So you fight to find your freedom

Chorus 2
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
F/G F/G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
Hey hey Helen
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
F/G F/G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
Now you live on your own
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
F/G F/G 
 
Hey hey Helen
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
F/G F/G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
Can you make it alone
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
F/G F/G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
Hey hey Helen
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
F/G F/G 
 
What's the matter with you
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
F/G F/G 
 
Hey hey Helen
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
Don't you know what to do
F/G F/G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
(Yes  you

Interlude 1

do)

(Yes you do yes you do)

Chorus 3
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
F/G F/G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
Hey hey Helen
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
Now you live on your own
C/G C/G 
 
F/G F/G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
F/G F/G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
Hey hey Helen
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
Can you make it alone
F/G F/G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
F/G F/G 
 
Hey hey Helen
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
What's the matter with you
F/G F/G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
F/G F/G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
Hey hey Helen
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
Don't you know what to do
C/G C/G 
 
F/G F/G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
F/G F/G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
Hey hey Helen
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
F/G F/G 
 
C/G C/G 
 
Now you live on your own
[Fade out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG A D C Em...

Chords

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

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
F/G: 3-x-3-2-1-x
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
D5: x-5-7-x-x-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Hey, Hey Helen by ABBA, 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 Hey, Hey Helen the way ABBA intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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