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                       When That Helicopter Comes - Andrew Bird
                            Written by The Handsome Family
                                    Hands of Glory
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Am/F#:
e|--0---|
B|--1---|
G|--2---|
D|------|
A|------|
E|--2---|
        GUITAR INTRO
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5-------------5--------5--------------------------------------------|
A|---------7-5-7--7---------------7---5--7----7s0----------------------------|
E|-0--5h7--------0--5h7---0--5h7---5h7--0--5h7-------------------------------|
        VERSE
It's gonna Emrain champagne
And the B7hill's are gonna Emdance
There'll be Empower in the blood
When the B7helicopters Emcome
Sky's will Emswim in lightning fire
And the B7trees will shake and Emscream
There'll be Empower in the blood
When the B7helicopters Emcome
        CHORUS
When the Amhelicopters come
There'll be Gpower in the blood
When the Am/F#helicopters coB7me
        GUITAR BREAK
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5--------5-------------5--------5-------------repeat x1-------------|
A|--------7-5-7--------7---7-----7-5-7--------7------------------------------|
E|-0--5h7--------0--5h7---0--5h7--------0--5h7-------------------------------|
        VERSE
EmRocks are gonna roll uphill
And the B7sun will dive in the Emsea
There'll be Empower in the blood
When the B7helicopters Emcome
EmDead are gonna wake and sing
And B7roll their bones in the Emgrass
There'll be Empower in the blood
When the B7helicopters Emcome
        CHORUS
When the Amhelicopters come
There'll be Gpower in the blood
When the Am/F#helicopters coB7me
        GUITAR OUTRO
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5-------------5--------5--------------------------------------------|
A|---------7-5-7--7---------------7---5--7----7------------------------------|
E|-0--5h7--------0--5h7---0--5h7---5h7--0--5h7-------------------------------|

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When That Helicopter Comes

by Andrew Bird

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Am/F#

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When That Helicopter Comes - Andrew Bird

Written by The Handsome Family

Hands of Glory

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Am/F#:

e|--0---|

B|--1---|

G|--2---|

D|------|

A|------|

E|--2---|

GUITAR INTRO

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-------5-------------5--------5--------------------------------------------|

A|---------7-5-7--7---------------7---5--7----7s0----------------------------|

E|-0--5h7--------0--5h7---0--5h7---5h7--0--5h7-------------------------------|

VERSE

It's gonna rain champagne

B7 Em

And the hill's are gonna dance

There'll be power in the blood

B7 Em

When the helicopters come

Sky's will swim in lightning fire

B7 Em

And the trees will shake and scream

There'll be power in the blood

B7 Em

When the helicopters come

CHORUS

When the helicopters come

There'll be power in the blood

Am/F# B7

When the helicopters come

GUITAR BREAK

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-------5--------5-------------5--------5-------------repeat x1-------------|

A|--------7-5-7--------7---7-----7-5-7--------7------------------------------|

E|-0--5h7--------0--5h7---0--5h7--------0--5h7-------------------------------|

VERSE

Rocks are gonna roll uphill

B7 Em

And the sun will dive in the sea

There'll be power in the blood

B7 Em

When the helicopters come

Dead are gonna wake and sing

B7 Em

And roll their bones in the grass

There'll be power in the blood

B7 Em

When the helicopters come

CHORUS

When the helicopters come

There'll be power in the blood

Am/F# B7

When the helicopters come

GUITAR OUTRO

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-------5-------------5--------5--------------------------------------------|

A|---------7-5-7--7---------------7---5--7----7------------------------------|

E|-0--5h7--------0--5h7---0--5h7---5h7--0--5h7-------------------------------|

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