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My Dear Helen chords by 
Andy Shauf 
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Key: F major•BPM: 69
Verse 1
D
My dear Helen it's been a while
G
since we've talked
Bm
Charlie and I haven't been
Em
up to a whole lot
G
He's slowing down a little
C#dim
and my knee's acting up
G
Yeah we're quite a pair of geezers
moving slower than molasses
Em
You'd be laughing if you saw us,
A
you always loved to tease
Verse 2
D
I dug up an old bottle of
G
your raspberry wine
Bm
So I'm slouched out on the porch
Em
swing just taking my time
G
My mind keeps turning
C#dim
out these pictures of you
Em
G
You were dancing in the kitchen
Em
and I was enjoying my view
Oh Charlie was squirming just
A
two steps behind you
Verse 3
D
My dear Helen do you
G
remember when you said
Bm
That you'd be waiting at the gates
Em
so you could sneak me in?
G
Well it sure was funny but it
C#dim
still caught in my throat
G
And when I think about it now,
it still makes me choke
Em
And I wonder if those gates
C#dim
A
would ever open up for me
Verse 4
D
Helen my dear,
G
I do have something to tell
Bm
I don't know how to start
Em
so I guess I just will
G
See, these nights have been hot,
C#dim
it's that muggy sort of air
G
Doesn't let me get to sleep
so I usually just lie there
Em
A
On top of my quilt with Charlie by my feet
Verse 5
D
Last night as I laid there
G
frustrated and tired
Bm
I was sat up in my bed by
Em
the hens starting wild
G
I thought 'That fox is back again,
C#dim
he's gonna rob me blind
G
I don't know how he gets in
but I'd better make him fly'
Em
A
So I took my leaning rifle out the door
Verse 6
A
D
G
I fired off a shot aiming far into the heat
Bm
And as soon as it was flying I
Em
felt weak in my knees
G
I heard shoes turning gravel
C#dim
and then tires spitting rocks
G
I heard a gasp for air and
my stomach tied in knots
Em
Charlie started whining with his
tail between his legs
We wandered out slow but my
heart was breaking ribs
G
I couldn't hear nothing and there
C#dim
was a girl lying twisted
G
My hands were trembling and
C#dim
I felt that she was limp
G
Em
Her pulse wasn't tapping so
I felt sick to my stomach
Charlie was frozen, so I went for a shovel
G
And I buried her body,
C#dim
I didn't know what else to do
Verse 7
G
If I'd only aimed a little higher
If I'd only thought before I fired
Em
I hope God can forgive me,
I hope for you to forgive me too
I'm just a tired old man
just waiting to join you
G
So here I am slouched on this
C#dim
old porch swing
G
Thinking about heaven,
C#dim
thinking about everything
G
Em
So be waiting by those gates,
Verse 8
you might need to sneak me in
Em
I don't know how they feel
about us accidental killers
G
I don't know how they feel
about us tired old men
I don't know how they feel about us tired
Em
old murdering men
I don't know how they feel
about us tired old murdering men
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