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Helplessly Lost

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Step 1 / 106Position: 3
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
This tab should be very close to what he plays for the intro. Let the bass notes ring.
He uses lots of hammer-ons throughout the song, particularly on fret 2. He also does a walk down to
the Em in the second line of verse 1 and a nice fill from the G to the Am. For the Am7 in verse 1,
add the pinky on fret 3 of the high E string.
[Intro Tab]
E|-G5----------------Csus2--0-------------|-G--G5------------------------------|
B|-----3---------3-------3---------|-0h3-----------3-----------------|
G|-----------0---------------0-----|-----------0---------------0-----|
D|-----0-------0-------0-----------|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-------3-----------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a | 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
Gsus4
E|-Em----------------C----------------|---G------------------------------|
B|-3s5-----------------1-----------|-1p0-----------0-----------------|
G|-----------0---------------0-----|-----------0---------------0-----|
D|-----0-------0-------2-------2---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|-----------------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------0-----------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a | 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
E|-G--G5--------------Csus2--0-------------|-G--G5------------------------------|
B|-0h3-----------3-------3---------|-0h3-----------3-----------------|
G|-----------0---------------0-----|-----------0---------------0-----|
D|-----0-------0-------0-----------|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-------3-------------------------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a | 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
E|-Em3-s-7---7-------C----------------|-G3---------------------C/G----3-----|
B|-----------------1---------------|-0-------------------0h1---------|
G|-----------------0---------0-----|-0---------0-------------------0-|
D|---------------------2-------2---|-----0-------0-------0h2---------|
A|-----------------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------0-----------------------|-3-------3-------3---------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a | 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
Gsus4
E|---G------------------------------|
B|-1p0-----------0-----------------|
G|-0---------0---------------0-----|
D|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G5 3x003x for intro 3x0033 for verse
Csus2x3003x
Cadd9x32033
C/G3x2013
Dadd4x5403x
[Intro]
G5 Csus2 G G5
Em C Gsus4 G
G G5 Csus2 G G5
Em C G C/G Gsus4 G
[Verse 1]
Well I'm G5sorry for the Cadd9time that I’ve been takG5ing
EmAnd the Clines that I’ve GcrossedC/G  G  
The C/Gmess that I’ve been Gmaking
AmAnd for Am7everything you’ve D7lost
CThe Dheart that I’ve been bGreaking
B7For the damage and the EmcostDsus2  D  
[Chorus 1]
COh forgive me darliDadd4ng
I am helplessly GlostC/G  G  
[Verse 2]
I'm G5sorry for the Cadd9stories that I G5told you
EmAnd the Clies that I sGpokeC/G  G  
The C/Gfuture that I Gsold you
AmAnd the promises I D7broke
CFor the Dlove that I’ve been Gtaking
B7Warmed with nothing but the EmfrostDsus2  D  
[Chorus 2]
COh forgive me Dadd4darling
I am helplessly GlostGsus4  G  
[Bridge]
DHow many deals will I Cmake
With the devil what’s it Emtake
For a foolish man to D7learn
D7How many years will I Cgo
Setting fire to all I Emknow
Just to watch the city Bmburn
[Chorus 3]
Oh my Cdear we’ve reached a river we can’t cross
So leave me Am7here for I am D7helplessly GlostC/G  G  C/G  G  
[Outro]
E|-----------------G3
B|-----0-----------0
G|---------2p0-----0
D|-----0-------2---0
A|------------------
E|-3---------------3
1 e + a 2 e + a 3
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