Nickel Creek - Helena V.2 guitar chord
This is how I do it live, seems to work. Feedback appreciated.
C#m E
Helena, don't walk away
A F#m
Before you give me back my heart
C#m E
If it were mine it would be yours to take
A A/G# F#m
I'm sorry I let down my guard, oh Helena
Asus2
You looked so sweet
Bsus4
I should have seen
Aadd2/C#
While I was playing for fun
Badd4/D#
You were playing for keeps
C#m
You win I lose
E
Is there some way
E/G# A
You can leave me
A/G# F#m
In your debt so my girl
C#m E
And I can live to die another day
A F#m
On that day I won't forget you Helena
Asus2
You’ll look so sweet
Eadd9/G#
Waiting for me
F#m7
While I wait for her
D
To give me any reason to leave
A Bm
Don't waste your pretty sympathy
D A
She's gonna be just fine and
Bm
Helena so will we and
D A
So will everything in time
(C#m E A F#m)
C#m E
Helena don't walk away
A A/G# F#m
Did you hear one word I said oh well
C#m E/B
I never really liked hearts anyway
A A/G# F#m
And I forgot her I'll forget you Helena
Asus2
You're not that sweet
Eadd9/G#
Neither is she
F#m7 D
Go ahead and tell her anything
A
You want cause Helena
Bm D A/E
Guys like me never sleep alone at night
Bm
I don't need your sympathy
D
Cause I'll always be
A/E
Just fine
Bm
Yeah I'll always be
D
Just fine
(A/E Bm/F# D/F# A/E)
Bm/F#
Yeah I'll always be
D/F#
Just fine
(A/E Bm/F# D/F#) x2, end on Asus2
EDIT - By request:
A/G# - 4x2220
Asus2 - x02200
Bsus4 - x24400
Aadd2/C# - x42200
Badd4/D# - x64400 (changed, easier this way)
E/G# - 422400
Eadd9/G# - 424400
F#m7 - 202200 (actually an F#m11, just realized)
A/E - 002220
Bm/F# - 224432
D/F# - 200232
