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Helplessness Blues

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This is my first ever tab, but this song is so damn awesome that I had to put a 
tab out there for it that people can either use or improve upon. Again, I am not 
an expert with chords but I think this sounds fairly close.
Tuning: Half-Step Down
Chords:   E    x22100
              Axx2220
              Bxx4442
          Aadd9xx22xx
          Asus4xx223x
[Verse 1]
EI was raised up believing
I was Asomehow unique
Like a Bsnowflake distinct among snowflakes
UniAque in each way you can Esee
[Verse 2]
EAnd now after some thinking
I'd Asay I'd rather be
A Bfunctioning cog in some great machinery
SAerving something beyond Eme
[Chorus]
EBut I don't, I don't know what that will Abe
I'll get Eback to you someday soon Ayou will Esee
[Verse 3]
EWhat's my name, what's my station
Oh just Atell me what I should do
I don't Bneed to be kind to the armies of night
That would Ado such injustice to Eyou
[Verse 4] 
EOr bow down and be grateful
And say "ASure take all that you see"
To the Bmen who move only in dimly-lit halls
And detAermine my future for Eme
[Chorus]
EAnd I don't, I don't know who to belieAve
I'll get Eback to you someday soAon you will Esee
[Verse 6] 
EIf I know only one thing
It's that Aevery thing that I see
Of the Bworld outside is so inconceivable
AOften I barely can Espeak
Yeah I'm tongue tied and dizzy
And I Acan't keep it to myself
What gBood is it to sing helplessness blues?
Why should AI wait for anyone Eelse?
[Chorus]
EAnd I know, I know you will keep me on the Ashelf
I'll come Eback to you someday sAoon myseElf
[Short Instrumental] 
E
[Choral Section]
[Verse]
EIf I had an Aorchard
                 E      A(Aadd9)
I'd work till I'm raw
A6If i had an Eorchard
I'd work till I'm AsoreAsus4  A  
And Eyou would wait Atables
And Esoon run the AstoreAsus4  A  
EGold hair in the sAunlight
               E      A(Aadd9)
My light in the dawn
A6If I had an Eorchard
I'd work till I'm AsoreAsus4  A  
If EI had an Aorchard
I'd Ework till I'm AsoreAsus4  A  
Harmony Verse - follow same chord pattern as before...
SomEeday I'll Abe
Like the Eman on the screAen
[Outro]
 A-  Asus4-  A- E  

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Helplessness Blues

by Fleet Foxes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Aadd9

Asus4

This is my first ever tab, but this song is so damn awesome that I had to put a

tab out there for it that people can either use or improve upon. Again, I am not

an expert with chords but I think this sounds fairly close.

Tuning: Half-Step Down

Chords: E x22100

xx2220

xx4442

Aadd9

xx22xx

Asus4

xx223x

[Verse 1]

I was raised up believing

I was somehow unique

Like a snowflake distinct among snowflakes

A E

Unique in each way you can see

[Verse 2]

And now after some thinking

I'd say I'd rather be

A functioning cog in some great machinery

A E

Serving something beyond me

[Chorus]

E A

But I don't, I don't know what that will be

E A E

I'll get back to you someday soon you will see

[Verse 3]

What's my name, what's my station

Oh just tell me what I should do

I don't need to be kind to the armies of night

A E

That would do such injustice to you

[Verse 4]

Or bow down and be grateful

And say "Sure take all that you see"

To the men who move only in dimly-lit halls

A E

And determine my future for me

[Chorus]

E A

And I don't, I don't know who to believe

E A E

I'll get back to you someday soon you will see

[Verse 6]

If I know only one thing

It's that every thing that I see

Of the world outside is so inconceivable

A E

Often I barely can speak

Yeah I'm tongue tied and dizzy

And I can't keep it to myself

What good is it to sing helplessness blues?

A E

Why should I wait for anyone else?

[Chorus]

E A

And I know, I know you will keep me on the shelf

E A E

I'll come back to you someday soon myself

[Short Instrumental]

[Choral Section]

[Verse]

E A

If I had an orchard

E A Aadd9

()

I'd work till I'm raw

A6 E

If i had an orchard

A Asus4 A

I'd work till I'm sore

E A

And you would wait tables

E A Asus4 A

And soon run the store

E A

Gold hair in the sunlight

E A Aadd9

()

My light in the dawn

A6 E

If I had an orchard

A Asus4 A

I'd work till I'm sore

E A

If I had an orchard

E A Asus4 A

I'd work till I'm sore

Harmony Verse - follow same chord pattern as before...

E A

Someday I'll be

E A

Like the man on the screen

[Outro]

A Asus4 A E

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