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Helicopter

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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                  Branches - Helicopter
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Standard tuning, capo 2nd fret.
Riff for the intro and verses:
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3-3-3-3--|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0----------|
[INTRO]
G Em C
GYellow leaf fall
EmLike helicopter Cblades
GYellow leaf fall, Emyellow leaf Cfall
GCome on, you words
EmCome and take your plCaces
GEverything changes, Emeverything cChanges
GAfter the Dsun, the wind will cEmome
And the wind will come!
GWhen worries Dgone, the wind will Emcome
And the wind will come!
CCooEmooomGe! CCooEmooomGe!
GCome on, you heart
EmYou restless Cchild
GOpen up your hands
EmAnd wait here Ca while
GYellow leaf fall
EmSound under my Cfeet
GFill my sleep, Emfill my Csleep
GWhen all is Ddone, the night will cEmome.
And the night will come!
GCome meet me Dthere, and the night will cEmome!
And the night will come!
CCooEmooomGe! CCooEmooomGe!
If AmI am the Emdreamer, then GThou art the DDream
If AmI am the Empebble, then GThou art the DStream
If AmI am the Emsapling, then GThou art the DBean
CThou art the GLaughteDr, Thou art the CDreeGeaaaDm!
Thou art the CDreeGeaaaDm! (3x)
C G D

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Helicopter

by Branches

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Branches - Helicopter

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Standard tuning, capo 2nd fret.

Riff for the intro and verses:

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

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

G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

D|----------------------------------|

A|-------------------------3-3-3-3--|

E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0----------|

[INTRO]

G Em C

Yellow leaf fall

Em C

Like helicopter blades

G Em C

Yellow leaf fall, yellow leaf fall

Come on, you words

Em C

Come and take your places

G Em C

Everything changes, everything changes

G D Em

After the sun, the wind will come

And the wind will come!

G D Em

When worries gone, the wind will come

And the wind will come!

C Em G C Em G

Cooooome! Cooooome!

Come on, you heart

Em C

You restless child

Open up your hands

Em C

And wait here a while

Yellow leaf fall

Em C

Sound under my feet

G Em C

Fill my sleep, fill my sleep

G D Em

When all is done, the night will come.

And the night will come!

G D Em

Come meet me there, and the night will come!

And the night will come!

C Em G C Em G

Cooooome! Cooooome!

Am Em G D

If I am the dreamer, then Thou art the Dream

Am Em G D

If I am the pebble, then Thou art the Stream

Am Em G D

If I am the sapling, then Thou art the Bean

C G D C G D

Thou art the Laughter, Thou art the Dreeeaaam!

C G D

Thou art the Dreeeaaam! (3x)

C G D

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