Nickel Creek

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

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