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Death Cab For Cutie - Good Help (Is So Hard To Find)
Standard tuning
Intro:
A
F#m
Verse 1:
AYou'll never have to hear the word "no"
If you keep all your friends on the payroll
F#mThe non-disclosure pages signed
Your secret's safe between those lines
AThe scaffolding will cheer and console you
But remember what your mother told you
F#mThat good help is so hard to find
For people that are so refined
BmYou're trying to turn into the skid
In this never-ending gridD  E  
Chorus:
There's a F#mlong, Eslow DfadeA  
To a F#mdarkEened DstageA  
And I F#mhear Eyou DsayA  
"Only a F#mfool gives Eit aDway"A  
Only a Bmfool would give
Only a Dfool gives it away
A
Verse 2:
AYou said you wanna stake out your claim
High above the city from where you came
F#mDon't you know the air's so thin?
It starves the brain of oxygen
AI know it's such a dangerous place
For there are more ascensions than there is space
F#mAngels causing accidents
The camera phones'll document
BmBut if I start to levitate
Pull me down with all your weight
D    E
Chorus:
There's a F#mlong, Eslow DfadeA  
To a F#mdarkEened DstageA  
And I F#mhear Eyou DsayA  
"Only a F#mfool gives Eit aDway"A  
Only a Bmfool would give
Only a Dfool gives it away
Solo:
A    F#m
A    F#m
Pre-Chorus:
BmYou're trying to turn into the skid
In this never-ending gridF#m  
BmBut you should know it's not ideal
All those hands upon the wheel
D   E
Chorus:
There's a F#mlong, Eslow DfadeA  
To a F#mdarkEened DstageA  
And I F#mhear Eyou DsayA  
"Only a F#mfool gives Eit aDway"A  
There's a F#mlong, Eslow DfadeA  
To a F#mdarkEened DstageA  
And I F#mhear Eyou DsayA  
"Only a F#mfool gives Eit aDway"A  
Only a Bmfool would give
Only a Dfool would give
Only a Bmfool would give
Only a Dfool gives this away  
A

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Good Help Is So Hard To Find

by Death Cab for Cutie

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F#m

Death Cab For Cutie - Good Help (Is So Hard To Find)

Standard tuning

Intro:

F#m

Verse 1:

You'll never have to hear the word "no"

If you keep all your friends on the payroll

F#m

The non-disclosure pages signed

Your secret's safe between those lines

The scaffolding will cheer and console you

But remember what your mother told you

F#m

That good help is so hard to find

For people that are so refined

You're trying to turn into the skid

D E

In this never-ending grid

Chorus:

F#m E D A

There's a long, slow fade

F#m E D A

To a darkened stage

F#m E D A

And I hear you say

F#m E D A

"Only a fool gives it away"

Only a fool would give

Only a fool gives it away

Verse 2:

You said you wanna stake out your claim

High above the city from where you came

F#m

Don't you know the air's so thin?

It starves the brain of oxygen

I know it's such a dangerous place

For there are more ascensions than there is space

F#m

Angels causing accidents

The camera phones'll document

But if I start to levitate

Pull me down with all your weight

D E

Chorus:

F#m E D A

There's a long, slow fade

F#m E D A

To a darkened stage

F#m E D A

And I hear you say

F#m E D A

"Only a fool gives it away"

Only a fool would give

Only a fool gives it away

Solo:

A F#m

Pre-Chorus:

You're trying to turn into the skid

F#m

In this never-ending grid

But you should know it's not ideal

All those hands upon the wheel

D E

Chorus:

F#m E D A

There's a long, slow fade

F#m E D A

To a darkened stage

F#m E D A

And I hear you say

F#m E D A

"Only a fool gives it away"

F#m E D A

There's a long, slow fade

F#m E D A

To a darkened stage

F#m E D A

And I hear you say

F#m E D A

"Only a fool gives it away"

Only a fool would give

Only a fool gives this away

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