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Helpless Dancer

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             E                  E                 Am                D:     E  
 When a man is running from his boss who holds a gun that fires "cost" 
                        E             Am                     D:      E  
And people die from being old or left alone because they're cold 
And bombs are Edropped on fighting  
Amcats and children's Ddreams are run with Erats 
If you comEplain you disaAmppear just like the Dlesbians anEd queers 
    E     E    Am   D      E    E    Am     D  E: 
{acoustic in} 
   ENo one Ecan Elove withEout Ethe Amgrace of some AmunsDeen and distant Eface 
And you Eget Ebeaten Eup Eby Amblacks who though Amthey Dwork still got the Esack 
And when Eyour Esoul tells Eyou Eto Amhide your veAmry Dright to die's Edenied 
And in Ethe Ebattle Eon Ethe Amstreets you fight AmcoDmputers and Ereceipts 
          E        E        E   E:          Am   Am           D     E  
And when a man is trying to change it only causes further pain 
                                                 {acoustic out} 
You EreaElize that Eall EaAmlong someAmthing Din us goDing wrong 

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Helpless Dancer

by The Who

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E E Am D E

When a man is running from his boss who holds a gun that fires "cost"

E Am D E

And people die from being old or left alone because they're cold

And bombs are dropped on fighting

Am D E

cats and children's dreams are run with rats

E Am D E

If you complain you disappear just like the lesbians and queers

E E Am D E E Am D E

{acoustic in}

E E E E E Am Am D E

No one can love without the grace of some unseen and distant face

E E E E Am Am D E

And you get beaten up by blacks who though they work still got the sack

E E E E Am Am D E

And when your soul tells you to hide your very right to die's denied

E E E E Am Am D E

And in the battle on the streets you fight computers and receipts

E E E E Am Am D E

And when a man is trying to change it only causes further pain

{acoustic out}

E E E E Am Am D D

You realize that all along something in us going wrong

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