{"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":1846582,"song":"My Dear Helen","artist":"Andy Shauf","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11409091-my-dear-helen-chords-by-andy-shauf/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1846582?type=chord","rating":4.77444,"votes":4,"content":"The tuning I've seen him use is C# Standard, with a capo on the 1st fret, but you can just tune to D. \r\n\r\nChords: \r\n[ch]G[/ch] |320xxx| \r\n[ch]C/G[/ch] |332xxx|\r\n[ch]E5[/ch] |022xxx| \r\n[ch]A5[/ch] |502xxx| \r\n[ch]C5[/ch] |334xxx| (Guitar Pro tells me it's a [ch]C5[/ch] but I don't think it actually is...) \r\n[ch]C[/ch] |3320xx| \r\n[ch]Am/G[/ch] |3322xx| \r\n[ch]D/A[/ch] |554xxx|\r\n\r\nStrumming pattern is pretty straight forward. \r\nNot hard to figure it out if you find a video of him playing it. \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nmy dear Helen it's been a while since we've talked.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E5[/ch]                         [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nCharlie and I haven't been up to a whole lot.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C/G[/ch]                          [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nhe's slowing down a little and my knee's acting up,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nyeah we're quite a pair of geezers moving slower than molasses.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C/G[/ch]                          [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\nyou'd be laughing if you saw us, you always loved to tease.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nI dug up an old bottle of your raspberry wine,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E5[/ch]                                   [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nso I'm slouched out on the porch-swing just taking my time.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C/G[/ch]                          [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nmy mind keeps turning out these pictures of you,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nyou were dancing in the kitchen and I was enjoying my view.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C/G[/ch]                       [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\noh Charlie was squirming just two steps behind you. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nmy dear Helen do you remember when you said[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]E5[/ch]                                [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nthat you'd be waiting at the gates so you could sneak me in?[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C/G[/ch]                            [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nwell it sure was funny but it still caught in my throat,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nand when I think about it now, it still makes me choke.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C/G[/ch]                               [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\nand I wonder if those gates would ever open up for me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nHelen my dear, I do have something to tell.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E5[/ch]                             [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nI don't know how to start so I guess I just will.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C/G[/ch]                              [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nsee, these nights have been hot, it's that muggy sort of air.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\ndoesn't let me get to sleep so I usually just lie there[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C/G[/ch]                   [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\non top of my quilt with Charlie by my feet.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nlast night as I laid there frustrated and tired,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E5[/ch]                        [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nI was sat up in my bed by the hens starting wild.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C/G[/ch]                                 [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nI thought, 'that fox is back again, he's gonna rob me blind.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nI don't know how he gets in but I'd better make him fly'.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C/G[/ch]                            [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\nso I took my leaning rifle out the door.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nI fired off a shot aiming far into the heat.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E5[/ch]                            [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nand as soon as it was flying I felt weak in my knees.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C/G[/ch]                             [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nI heard shoes turning gravel and then tires spitting rocks.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nI heard a gasp for air and my stomach tied in knots.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C/G[/ch]                              [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nCharlie started whining with his tail between his legs.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nwe wandered out slow but my heart was breakin' ribs.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C/G[/ch]                                  [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nI couldn't hear nothing and there was a girl lying twisted,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nmy hands were trembling and I felt that she was limp.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C/G[/ch]                            [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nher pulse wasn't tapping so I felt sick to my stomach.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nCharlie was frozen, so I went for a shovel[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C/G[/ch]                      [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nand I buried her body, I didn't know what else to do.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nif I'd only aimed a little higher if I'd only thought before I fired.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C/G[/ch]                         [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nI hope God can forgive me, I hope you forgive me too,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nI'm just a tired old man just waiting to join you.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C/G[/ch]                        [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nso here I am slouched on this old porch swing,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nthinking about heaven, thinking about everything.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C/G[/ch]                               [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nso be waiting by those gates, you might need to sneak me in,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nI don't know how they feel about us accidental killers.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C/G[/ch]                         [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nI don't know how they feel about us tired old men.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nI don't know how they feel about us tired, old, murdering men.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]C5[/ch] \r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nI don't know how they feel about us tired, old, murdering men. [/tab]","plain_text":"The tuning I've seen him use is C# Standard, with a capo on the 1st fret, but you can just tune to D. \n\nChords: \nG |320xxx| \nC/G |332xxx|\nE5 |022xxx| \nA5 |502xxx| \nC5 |334xxx| (Guitar Pro tells me it's a C5 but I don't think it actually is...) \nC |3320xx| \nAm/G |3322xx| \nD/A |554xxx|\n\nStrumming pattern is pretty straight forward. \nNot hard to figure it out if you find a video of him playing it. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC/G  C5","chords":["C","D","G","C/G","E5","A5","C5","Am/G","D/A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,0,2,2,1,0],"frets":[3,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}