{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1027459,"song":"Helplessness Blues","artist":"Fleet Foxes","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11226683-helplessness-blues-chords-by-fleet-foxes/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1027459?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":328,"content":"This is my first ever tab, but this song is so damn awesome that I had to put a \r\ntab out there for it that people can either use or improve upon. Again, I am not \r\nan expert with chords but I think this sounds fairly close.\r\nTuning: Half-Step Down\r\n\r\nChords:   E    x22100\r\n          [ch]A[/ch]    xx2220\r\n          [ch]B[/ch]    xx4442\r\n      [ch]Aadd9[/ch]    xx22xx\r\n      [ch]Asus4[/ch]    xx223x\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nI was raised up believing[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI was somehow unique[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nLike a snowflake distinct among snowflakes[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nUnique in each way you can see[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd now after some thinking[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'd say I'd rather be[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\nA functioning cog in some great machinery[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nServing something beyond me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut I don't, I don't know what that will be[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'll get back to you someday soon you will see[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhat's my name, what's my station[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOh just tell me what I should do[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI don't need to be kind to the armies of night[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThat would do such injustice to you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4] \r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nOr bow down and be grateful[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd say \"Sure take all that you see\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nTo the men who move only in dimly-lit halls[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd determine my future for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I don't, I don't know who to believe[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'll get back to you someday soon you will see[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6] \r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nIf I know only one thing[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt's that every thing that I see[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nOf the world outside is so inconceivable[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOften I barely can speak[/tab]\r\n\r\nYeah I'm tongue tied and dizzy\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                    \r\nAnd I can't keep it to myself[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]B[/ch]                             \r\nWhat good is it to sing helplessness blues?[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhy should I wait for anyone else?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I know, I know you will keep me on the shelf[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'll come back to you someday soon myself[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Short Instrumental] \r\n[ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Choral Section]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIf I had an orchard[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]    ([ch]Aadd9[/ch])\r\nI'd work till I'm raw[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A6[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIf i had an orchard[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Asus4[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'd work till I'm sore[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd you would wait tables[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Asus4[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd soon run the store[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGold hair in the sunlight[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]    ([ch]Aadd9[/ch])\r\nMy light in the dawn[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A6[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIf I had an orchard[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Asus4[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'd work till I'm sore[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIf I had an orchard[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Asus4[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'd work till I'm sore[/tab]\r\n\r\nHarmony Verse - follow same chord pattern as before...\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSomeday I'll be[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLike the man on the screen[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] - [ch]Asus4[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] - [ch]E[/ch]","plain_text":"This is my first ever tab, but this song is so damn awesome that I had to put a \ntab out there for it that people can either use or improve upon. Again, I am not \nan expert with chords but I think this sounds fairly close.\nTuning: Half-Step Down\n\nChords:   E    x22100\n          A    xx2220\n          B    xx4442\n      Aadd9    xx22xx\n      Asus4    xx223x\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4] \n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 6] \n\n\n\n\n\nYeah I'm tongue tied and dizzy\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Short Instrumental] \nE\n\n[Choral Section]\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHarmony Verse - follow same chord pattern as before...\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nA - Asus4 - A - E","chords":["E","A","B","Aadd9","Asus4","A6"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}