{"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":1464853,"song":"Helplessly Hoping","artist":"Richie Havens","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11262649-helplessly-hoping-chords-by-richie-havens/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1464853?type=chord","rating":4.50124,"votes":5,"content":"Helplessly Hoping - Richie Havens\r\n\r\nTuning DADF#AD\r\n\r\nChords used...moving down frets...\r\n\r\nD* 12 12 12 12 0 0\r\nCmaj6 10 10 10 10 0 0\r\nBm9 9 9 9 8 9 11\r\nBm 9 9 9 8 9 9\r\nA 7 7 7 7 7 7\r\nA7 7 7 7 7 7 5\r\nA9sus 7 7 7 5 5 5\r\nG 5 5 5 5 5 5\r\nGmaj9 5 5 5 5 0 0\r\nGmaj7 5 5 5 5 5 4\r\nGm9 0 0 0 4 5 5\r\nDmaj7 0 0 0 3 4 4\r\nGmaj6/D 0 0 0 1 2 2\r\n[ch]D[/ch] 0 0 0 0 0 0\r\n\r\nThis is similar to \"Live At the Cellar Door\", Track 3 \r\n\r\n(Intro)\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm9[/ch] ([ch]D[/ch]) \r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Gmaj9[/ch] \r\n\r\n[ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Amaj9[/ch] ([ch]D[/ch]) \r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Gmaj9[/ch] \r\n\r\n[ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Amaj9[/ch] ([ch]D[/ch]) \r\n\r\n[ch]Gmaj7[/ch] \r\n\r\n[ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] \r\n\r\n[ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] \r\n\r\n(Verse) \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Gmaj9[/ch] \r\nHeartlessly hoping her harlequin hovers near [/tab]\r\nWordlessly watchinhg he waits by the window and he \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] A9sus [ch]A[/ch] ([ch]D[/ch]) \r\nby awaiting a word and [/tab]\r\nworries at the emptiness inside yeah hmmm and \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Gmaj9[/ch] \r\ngasping at glimpses of gentle free spirits he [/tab]\r\nheartlessly helping himself to her bad dreams he \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Amaj9[/ch] \r\nruns wishing he could fly yeah hmm [/tab]\r\nwonders if he heard a goodbye yeah hmm or \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gmaj7[/ch] \r\nonly to trip on the sounds of [/tab]\r\neven [ch]A[/ch] \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] \r\ngoodbye[/tab]\r\nhello \r\n\r\n[ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]Gm9[/ch] \r\n\r\n[ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] (first time only)\r\n\r\n(Back to second verse or chorus)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] \r\nwe are one person we are[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] \r\ntwo alone we are [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] \r\nthree together we are [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]* Cmaj6 [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Gmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] A9sus [ch]A7[/ch] ([ch]D[/ch])\r\nfour hmm each other [/tab]\r\n\r\n(Interlude)\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Gmaj9[/ch] \r\n\r\n[ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Amaj9[/ch] ([ch]D[/ch]) \r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Gmaj9[/ch] \r\n\r\n[ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Amaj9[/ch] ([ch]D[/ch]) \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gmaj7[/ch] \r\nhmm mm mm hmm mm [/tab]\r\n\r\n(2nd Chorus) \r\n\r\n[ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] \r\n\r\n[ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] \r\n We are [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] \r\none per -son we are [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] \r\ntwo alone we are [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] \r\nthree hmm together we are [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] \r\nthree-ee -ee -ee -ee we are [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] \r\nthree-ee-ee-ee -ee to[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] \r\ngether together to [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] \r\ngether hmm -mm we are [/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] Cmaj6 [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Gmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] A9sus [ch]A7[/ch] \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]* Cmaj6 [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Gmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] A9sus [ch]A7[/ch] ([ch]D[/ch])\r\nfour hmm each other [/tab]\r\n\r\n(Last verse)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Gmaj9[/ch] \r\nStand by the stairway I'm sure you'll see something certain to [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Amaj9[/ch] ([ch]D[/ch]) \r\ntell you that confusion has its cost yeah yeah that [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Gmaj9[/ch] \r\nlove isn't lying it's trapped in a lady who [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Amaj9[/ch] ([ch]D[/ch])\r\nlingers claiming she is lost yeah and that she's [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gmaj7[/ch] \r\nchoking... on [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] \r\nhello hello hello[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] (x7)\r\n\r\n(Last chorus)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] repeat x7 \r\n We are [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] \r\none person we are [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] \r\ntwo alone we are [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] \r\nthree to-geth-er to-geth-er to [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] \r\ngeth -er to-geth-er to-geth-er [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] Gmaj6/[ch]D[/ch] \r\nhmm-mm we are [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]* Cmaj6 [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Gmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] A9sus [ch]A7[/ch] ([ch]D[/ch])\r\nfour hmm each other we are [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]* Cmaj6 [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Gmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] A9sus [ch]A7[/ch] ([ch]D[/ch])\r\nfour hmm yeah each other we are [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]* Cmaj6 [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Gmaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] A9sus [ch]A7[/ch] \r\nfour each other [/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] \r\n\r\n(End)","plain_text":"Helplessly Hoping - Richie Havens\n\nTuning DADF#AD\n\nChords used...moving down frets...\n\nD* 12 12 12 12 0 0\nCmaj6 10 10 10 10 0 0\nBm9 9 9 9 8 9 11\nBm 9 9 9 8 9 9\nA 7 7 7 7 7 7\nA7 7 7 7 7 7 5\nA9sus 7 7 7 5 5 5\nG 5 5 5 5 5 5\nGmaj9 5 5 5 5 0 0\nGmaj7 5 5 5 5 5 4\nGm9 0 0 0 4 5 5\nDmaj7 0 0 0 3 4 4\nGmaj6/D 0 0 0 1 2 2\nD 0 0 0 0 0 0\n\nThis is similar to \"Live At the Cellar Door\", Track 3 \n\n(Intro)\n\nBm Bm9 (D) \n\nEm F#m G Gmaj9 \n\nDmaj7 D A Amaj9 (D) \n\nEm F#m G Gmaj9 \n\nDmaj7 D A Amaj9 (D) \n\nGmaj7 \n\nDmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D \n\nDmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 D \n\n(Verse) \n\n\nWordlessly watchinhg he waits by the window and he \n\n\nworries at the emptiness inside yeah hmmm and \n\n\nheartlessly helping himself to her bad dreams he \n\n\nwonders if he heard a goodbye yeah hmm or \n\n\neven A \n\n\nhello \n\nDmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gm9 \n\nDmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 D (first time only)\n\n(Back to second verse or chorus)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Interlude)\n\nEm F#m G Gmaj9 \n\nDmaj7 D A Amaj9 (D) \n\nEm F#m G Gmaj9 \n\nDmaj7 D A Amaj9 (D) \n\n\n\n(2nd Chorus) \n\nDmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D \n\nDmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD D Cmaj6 D Gmaj7 D A9sus A7 \n\n\n\n(Last verse)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D Dmaj7 Gmaj6/D (x7)\n\n(Last chorus)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBm \n\n(End)","chords":["D","Bm","A","A7","G","Bm9","Em","F#m","Gmaj9","Dmaj7","Amaj9","Gmaj7","Gm9"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,2,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,2]}}}