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Helpless:Kim Weston.
#13 R&B and #56 on CASH BOX TOP 100
on MOTOWN Records in 1966.
INTRO:  C   Am7   C  Am7  
#1.
CEvery day I walk some lonely street, Bbsearching for you 
till you come back to me.
APeople around stop and stare, as Fif they know the hurt 
I bear.
GSuddenly I realize I'm Ccrying, crying, Fcrying..Ccause I'm 
in a Am7helpless CsituAm7ation..Cand I Gm7need some consolation..
Gcause my Amind is in confusion..and my Dm7heart feels much 
aFbusion.
GSince you've been Em7gone, Ckeeps me Am7crying, Ccrying, FcryingGm7.
#2.
In the Bbshelter of your Alove my strength I Dm7found.
But Fnow I'm AuseFless, baby, since you're Gm7not aFround I'm 
Ahelpless, Cbaby.
INTERLUDE:  Am7   C   Gm7   A   Dm7   G  
#3.
Ooooo-Dm7wee-Am7ba..Cby..Fba..Gby..I'm ChelpAm7less Csince I Am7lost your love.
Gm7Helpless, 'cause now I need your love.
I Anever needed Am7no one before Fbut now I need you Dm7more and Gmore.
GSince you've been gone, keeps me Am7crying, Ccrying, Fcrying.
GCause I'm Am7helpless Ctil you Am7come back to me.
#4.
Gm7Helpless, in this world I grieve..AI need your words of comfort 
and I Dm7need those happy times we spent.
I'm in a Ghopeless state of confusion and your Alove is the Conly 
Fsolution.
OUTRO:
Cause I'm in a Am7helpless CsituAm7ation and I Gm7need some consolBbation.
Cause my Amind is in confusion, til I'm Dm7having strange illusions.
GLoneliness deep inside keeps me Am7crying, Ccrying, Fcrying..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Helpless

by Kim Weston

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Am7

Gm7

Dm7

Em7

Helpless:Kim Weston.

#13 R&B and #56 on CASH BOX TOP 100

on MOTOWN Records in 1966.

C Am7 C Am7

INTRO:

#1.

C Bb

Every day I walk some lonely street, searching for you

till you come back to me.

A F

People around stop and stare, as if they know the hurt

I bear.

G C F C

Suddenly I realize I'm crying, crying, crying..cause I'm

Am7 C Am7 C Gm7

in a helpless situation..and I need some consolation..

G A Dm7

cause my mind is in confusion..and my heart feels much

abusion.

G Em7 C Am7 C F Gm7

Since you've been gone, keeps me crying, crying, crying.

#2.

Bb A Dm7

In the shelter of your love my strength I found.

F A F Gm7 F

But now I'm useless, baby, since you're not around I'm

A C

helpless, baby.

Am7 C Gm7 A Dm7 G

INTERLUDE:

#3.

Dm7 Am7 C F G C Am7 C Am7

Ooooo-wee-ba..by..ba..by..I'm helpless since I lost your love.

Gm7

Helpless, 'cause now I need your love.

A Am7 F Dm7 G

I never needed no one before but now I need you more and more.

G Am7 C F

Since you've been gone, keeps me crying, crying, crying.

G Am7 C Am7

Cause I'm helpless til you come back to me.

#4.

Gm7 A

Helpless, in this world I grieve..I need your words of comfort

Dm7

and I need those happy times we spent.

G A C

I'm in a hopeless state of confusion and your love is the only

solution.

OUTRO:

Am7 C Am7 Gm7 Bb

Cause I'm in a helpless situation and I need some consolation.

A Dm7

Cause my mind is in confusion, til I'm having strange illusions.

G Am7 C F

Loneliness deep inside keeps me crying, crying, crying..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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