Helplessly Hoping - Crosby, Stills & Nash

Am7 C G D

Am                    C                   G 
Helplessly hoping her halequin hovers nearby
           D
awaiting a word
Am                     C                     G
gasping at glimpses of gentle true spirit he runs
                 D
wishing he could fly
        Am                   G   D
only to trip at the sound of goodbye

Wordlessly watching he waits by the window and wonders
at the empty space inside
heartlessly helping himself to her bad dreams
            Am                             G   C
he worries, did he hear a goodbye? or even hello

Bridge:
         G
They are one person they are two alone
                                  G7      C
they are three together they are for each other

Stand by the stairway you'll see something certain to tell you
confusion has it's cost
love isn't lying it's loose in the lady who lingers
saying she is lost and choking on hello

Bridge:
They are one person they are two alone
they are three together they are for each other

G C G C G

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                  Helplessly Hoping - Crosby, Stills & Nash
                

   (Intro Backing)

    Am7                                           C
 E|--------------0-----------------------0----------------------------|
 B|--1--------------------0--1--------------------1-----------1-------|
 G|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------0----------0--|
 D|-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------2----------0-----|
 A|--0--------0-----------0-----------0-----------3-------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------3----------|
                            H



                          G
 E|-----------------------------------3--------------------3----------|
 B|--1-----------1--------0--------------------0----------------------|
 G|--------0-----------0--------0-----------0--------0-----------0----|
 D|-----0-----------0--------0--2--------2--------0--2--------2-------|
 A|--3--------3-------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------3--------3-----------3--------3-------------|
                              H                    H




 E|--2-----------0--------0--2-----------0--------|
 B|-----3--3-----------3--------3--3--------------|
 G|-----2--2--------2-----------2--2--------2--0--|
 D|--0--------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------|




  (Verse Backing)

    Am7                              C
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--1--------1-----------1--1--------------------1-------------------|
 G|-----0-----------0-----0--------------0--0-----------0-----0--0----|
 D|-----2--------2--------------2--------2--2--------2--------0--0----|
 A|--0-----0-----------0-----------2--3--------------------3----------|
 E|--------------------------------------------3----------------------|




                 G    C/G             G                   D
 E|-----------------------------------------------0-----------2-------|
 B|-----1--------------------1--------------------------------3-------|
 G|-----------0-----0--0-----------0-----0--0-----------0-----2-------|
 D|--------0--------0--2--------2--------0--2--------2-----0-----0----|
 A|--3----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------3--------3-----------3--------3----------------------|




                                  Am7                      
 E|--0--------0--2--2-----0-------------------------------------------|
 B|--------3--------3-----------------1--1-----1-----------1--1-------|
 G|-----2-----------2--------2--0-----0--0--------0--0-----0--0-------|
 D|-----------0--------0--------------------2--------------------2----|
 A|--------------------------------0--------------------0-------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
               H




           C                                         G         C/G
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------1--1-----------------1--1-----1-----------0--(0)--1--1--|
 G|--0--------0--0-----0-----0-----0--0-----------0-----0--(0)--------|
 D|-----------------0-----0--------------------0--------0--(0)--2-----|
 A|-----2--3--------------------3--------3----------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------3----------3-----|
                                                              H



           G       C/G          D                           
 E|--------------------------------2-----2--0-----0--2-----------2----|
 B|-----------0--1-----1-----------3-----3-----------------3----------|
 G|-----0-----0--0-----------0-----2-----2--------------2-------------|
 D|--2--------0--2--------2-----0-----0--------0--------------0-------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------3--------3-------------------------------------------------|
                                                   H



          Am7                   C
 E|-----------0--0-----0---------------------------------|
 B|-----------1--1-----------------1-----------1---------|
 G|--2--0-----0--0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|
 D|-----------------------2-----------0-----------0------|
 A|--------0--------0-----------3-----------3------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------|


(Break 1)
      C                                         D
 E|------------------------------------------------2--2-----0---------|
 B|---------------1--------------------1-----------3--3-----------3---|
 G|------0--0-----------0-----0--0-----------0-----2--2--------2------|
 D|------0--0--------2--------0--0--------2-----0--------0------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---3--------3-----------3--------3---------------------------------|





 E|--0--2-----------0---------|
 B|--------3--3---------------|
 G|--------2--2--------2--0---|
 D|--0-----------0------------|
 A|---------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|
      H


(Break 2)

      G                Gsus4
 E|--------------------------1------------------|
 B|------0------3------------1-------3----------|
 G|------0------------0------0---------------0--|
 D|----------------0---------------------0------|
 A|---------------------------------------------|
 E|---3------3-----------3-------3--------------|





(Chorus 1)

     G              G7sus4              G5              G7sus4
 E|-----------------------------------------3-----3-------------------|
 B|-----0-----0-----------1-----------------3-----3-----------1-------|
 G|-----0-----------0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-------------|
 D|-----0--------0-----------0--------0--------------0-----------0----|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--3-----3-----------3-----------3-----3-----3-----------3----------|




                   G5        G7sus4                    G5 
 E|--------------------3-----3-----------------3-----------3-----3----|
 B|--------------------3-----0-----1-----------------------3-----3----|
 G|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------0-----------0-----0-----0----|
 D|-----------0-----------------------0-----------0-------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----3-----------3-----3-----3-----------3-----------3-----3-------|




    G7                     Csus2           
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----3-----3-----3-----------1--1-----1-----------1-----------1----|
 G|--------0-----------0--0-----0--0-----------0-----------0----------|
 D|--3-----------3--------------------------0-----------0-------------|
 A|--------------------------3--------3-----------3-----------3-------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|




           G
 E|---------------------------------------|
 B|-----------0--1---0--1---0-------------|
 G|-----0------------0--0---0-------------|
 D|--0--------0--2---0--2---0-------------|
 A|---------------------------------------|
 E|--------3----------------3-------------|
                      H


(Chorus 2)

     G5        G7sus4                G5           G7sus4
 E|-----3-----3-----1--1-----------------3-----3--3-----1--1----------|
 B|-----3-----3-----1--1-----0-----0-----3-----3--3-----1--1-----0----|
 G|-----0-----0-----0--0-----0--0--------0-----0--0-----0--0-----0----|
 D|--------------------------------------0-----0--0-----0--------0----|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--3-----3-----3--------3-----------3-----3--------3--------3-------|




    G5                G7sus4             G            Fsus2          
 E|-----3-----3-----1-----1-----------3-----3-------------------------|
 B|-----3-----3-----1-----1-----------3-----3--------------1--1-------|
 G|-----0--------0--0-----0-----0-----------0-----0--0-----0--0-------|
 D|-----0--------0-----------------0--------------0-----3--------3----|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--3-----3-----------3-----3-----------3-----3----------------------|




            Csus2                                          G
 E|--1----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--1--------------------1-----------1-----------1-----------0--1----|
 G|-----0--0--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--0----------|
 D|--------------0-----------0-----------0--2--------0--------0--2----|
 A|-----------3--------3-----------3-----------3----------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------3----------|
                                          H                    H




 E|---------------3---------------|
 B|--0--1--0----------------------|
 G|-------------------------------|
 D|--0--2-----0-------------------|
 A|-------------------------------|
 E|--------3----------------------|

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	Song Structure & Lyrics


	(Guitar Intro)

	(Verse 1)

	Helplessly hoping her harlequin hovers nearby, awaiting a word
	
	Gasping at glimpses of gentle true spirit,

	he runs wishing he could fly

	Only to trip at the sound of goodbye.


	(Break 1)


	(Verse 2)

	Wordlessly watching he waits by the window

	and wonders at the empty place inside	

	Heartlessly helping himself to her bad dreams he worries,

 	did he hear a goodbye or even hello.


	(Break 2)


	(Chorus 1)

	They are one person. They are two alone	

	They are three together.

	They are for each other.


	(Verse 3)

	Stand by the stairway you'll see something certain to tell you,

	confusion has its costs

	Love isn't lying it's loose in a lady

	who lingers saying she is lost and choking on hello


	(Break 1)


	(Chorus 2)

	They are one person. They are two alone.

	They are three together.

	They are for each other.