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Helen Wheels

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Intro: Am7riff (see below) A  
A   A   A  A*
Said farewell to my last hotel, it never was much kind of abode
A   A   A  A*
Glasgow town never brought me down, when I was heading out on the road
A   A   A  A*
Carlisle City never looked so pretty and the Kendal Freeway's fast
A   A   A  A*
Slowdown driver, want to stay alive, I want to make this journey last
A  A* A  A* A  A* A  A*
Helen (Helen), hell on wheels, ain't nobody else gonna know the way she feels
A  A* A  A* E   Am7riff A  
Helen (Helen), hell on wheels, and they never gonna take her away
A   A   A  A*
M6 south down to Liverpool, where they play the West Coast sound
A   A   A  A*
Sailor Sam he came from Birmingham, but he never will be found
A   A   A  A*
Doing fine when a London sign, greets me like a long lost friend
A   A   A  A*
Mister Motor won't you check her out, she's got to take me back again
A  A* A  A* A  A* A  A*
Helen (Helen), hell on wheels, ain't nobody else gonna know the way she feels
A  A* A  A* E   Am7riff A  
Helen (Helen), hell on wheels, and they never gonna take her away
A   A   A  A*
Got no time for a rum and lime, I wanna get my right foot down
A   A   A  A*
Shake some dust off of this old bus, I gotta get her out of town
A   A   A  A*
Spend the day upon the motorway, where the carburetors blast
A   A   A  A*
Slow down driver, wanna stay alive, I want to make this journey last
A  A* A  A* A  A* A  A*
Helen (Helen), hell on wheels, ain't nobody else gonna know the way she feels
A  A* A  A* E   Am7riff A  
Helen (Helen), hell on wheels, and they never gonna take her away
Say bye, bye (bAye, bye) tAwo thAree fAour, a oAne tAwo thAree foAur
oAne tAwo thAree fAour, oAne tAwo thrAee foAur (fade)
Main Riffs (arranged for one guitar)
e-A-------|--------|
B--------|--------|
G-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-|
D-2-2-2-2|2-2-4-2-|
A-0-0-4-4|0-0-0-0-|
E--------|--------|
A*
e--------|--------|-------|-------|------------
B--------|--------|2-2----|-------|------------
G-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2|------------
D-2-2-2-2|2-2-4-4-|----4-4|2-2-2-2|------------
A-0-0-4-4|0-0-0-0-|----0-0|0-0-4-4|------------
E--------|--------|-------|-------|------------
Am7riff
e----------------------------------------------
B-/8-5-----------------------------------------
G------7p5-7-5---------------------------------
D--------------7p5-7---------------------------
A----------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------
All chords in this song (3)

The story behind the song

This song is a road trip narrative, tracing a journey from Scotland down to London. The title "Helen Wheels" is a playful pun on "Hell on Wheels," named after Paul and Linda McCartney's reliable Land Rover that carried them on these travels. It's a musical recounting of the route, mentioning cities like Glasgow, Carlisle, Kendal, Liverpool, and Birmingham, capturing the spirit of a long drive. The song, recorded by Paul McCartney and Wings, embodies the feeling of movement and the familiar path home.

AI-written from these sources:Helen Wheels — Wikipedia ↗Paul McCartney — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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