Silverchair - Dearets Helpless guitar tab

Song-Dearest Helpless

Band-silverchair

Album-Neon Ballroom

Tabbed by Dave Lander

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Tablature explanation

b : bend

s : slide

h : hammer-on

p : pull-off

x : muffled string

P.M.: palm mute

Standard tuning

[0:05]

distortion on

e|----------------------------|------------------------------|

B|----------------------------|------------------------------|

G|-----3----------------------|-----3------------------------|

D|---3---2--4-5----5----5-5-5-|---3---2--4-5----5------5h6h5-|

A|-1--------4-5--4---4--5-5-5-|-1--------4-5--4---4--4-------|

E|----------2-3---------3-3-3-|----------2-3-----------------|

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|-----3----------------------|-----3--------|

|---3---2--4-5----5----5-5-5-|---3---2--4-5-|

|-1--------4-5--4---4--5-5-5-|-1--------4-5-|

|----------2-3---------3-3-3-|----------2-3-|

[0:25] Verse

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Dearest helpless

Intent's not as bad as the action

Take a breath to distort

The fear in your eyes

I don't mean it to hurt

But every time I hate you

I think of you first

[1:03]

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|----------2-3---------3-3-3-|----------2-3-|

He's made you blind

You're better on your own

I'm just the kind to bring you down

[1:22]

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[1:26] Verse

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Equalize the pressure, it's all too much

Sex drugs and image is just enough

To get you by in the real world

[1:54]

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D|---3---2--4-5----5----5-5-5-|---3---2--4-5----5------5h6h5-|

A|-1--------4-5--4---4--5-5-5-|-1--------4-5--4---4--4-------|

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He's made you blind

You're better on your own

I'm just the kind to bring you down

[2:13]

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A#5 F#5 A#5 F#5 A#5 F#5 A#5 F#5

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*** ***** *** *****

[2:28]

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***** ******* *** ***

[2:54] x3

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He's made you blind

I'm just the kind to bring you, to bring you...

He's made you blind

You're better on your own

I'm just the kind to bring you down