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HELPLESS. (Jack Savoretti)
CAPO 4th fret
  C/Ex32010
 G6/Bx20000
[Verse 1]
Gotta face the CmusicG6/B  
 CThese things I've Fdone
I can't forAmgetG6/B  
I've come to win but I Close itG6/B  
Now look at Cme
What you Fsee is what you AmgetG6/B  
You better Ftake C/Eyour Dm7heart
Away   Am  Cfrom Gme
[Chorus]
This is my Amlove, helplessly Emfading
Doing Feverything I can to lose a Clittle bit
Of G6/Bmyself toAmnight, hopelessly Emwaiting
For the Fstorm to lead me home
'Cause I can Cnever walk aG6/Bway from a Amfight
All of my Emlife, running on Fwild
Trying to Cescape it
This is my Amlove, helplessly Emfading
Always Fwaiting
Always Amwaiting
[Verse 2]
I've come to say I'm Csorry (So G6/Bsorry)
 CFar too Fmany times to AmtellG6/B  
It's never like in the Cstories (G6/BOh, I trieCd)
But I could not Fcatch you when you AmfellG6/B  
If you Fgive C/Eyour Dm7self
I'll take everyAmthing Cyou Ggot
[Chorus]
This is my Amlove, helplessly Emfading
Doing Feverything I can to lose a Clittle bit
Of G6/Bmyself toAmnight, hopelessly Emwaiting
For the Fstorm to lead me home
'Cause I can Cnever walk aG6/Bway from a Amfight
All of my Emlife, running on Fwild
Trying to Cescape it
G6/BThis is my Amlove, helplessly Emfading
Always Fwaiting
Always Amwaiting
[Bridge]
(Keep waiting Dm7keep, keep waiting)
Living in a Flove song, yeah E7yeah
(Keep waiting keep, keep waiting)
Will it be the Amright one?
(Keep waiting Dm7keep, keep waiting)
Living in a Flove song, oooh E7oh
[Chorus]
This is my Amlove, helplessly Emfading
Doing Feverything I can to lose a Clittle bit
Of G6/Bmyself toAmnight, hopelessly Emwaiting
For the Fstorm to lead me home
'Cause I can Cnever walk aG6/Bway from a Amfight
All of my Emlife, running on Fwild
Trying to Cescape it
G6/BThis is my Amlove, helplessly Emfading
Always FwaitingC  G6/B  
[Outro]
|  Am|  Em|  F|  C   G6/B| (x2)

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Helpless

by Jack Savoretti

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

G6/B

Dm7

HELPLESS. (Jack Savoretti)

CAPO 4th fret

C/E

x32010

G6/B

x20000

[Verse 1]

C G6/B

Gotta face the music

C F

These things I've done

Am G6/B

I can't forget

C G6/B

I've come to win but I lose it

Now look at me

F Am G6/B

What you see is what you get

F C/E Dm7

You better take your heart

Am C G

Away from me

[Chorus]

Am Em

This is my love, helplessly fading

F C

Doing everything I can to lose a little bit

G6/B Am Em

Of myself tonight, hopelessly waiting

For the storm to lead me home

C G6/B Am

'Cause I can never walk away from a fight

Em F

All of my life, running on wild

Trying to escape it

Am Em

This is my love, helplessly fading

Always waiting

[Verse 2]

C G6/B

I've come to say I'm sorry (So sorry)

C F Am G6/B

Far too many times to tell

C G6/B C

It's never like in the stories (Oh, I tried)

F Am G6/B

But I could not catch you when you fell

F C/E Dm7

If you give your self

Am C G

I'll take everything you got

[Chorus]

Am Em

This is my love, helplessly fading

F C

Doing everything I can to lose a little bit

G6/B Am Em

Of myself tonight, hopelessly waiting

For the storm to lead me home

C G6/B Am

'Cause I can never walk away from a fight

Em F

All of my life, running on wild

Trying to escape it

G6/B Am Em

This is my love, helplessly fading

Always waiting

[Bridge]

Dm7

(Keep waiting keep, keep waiting)

F E7

Living in a love song, yeah yeah

(Keep waiting keep, keep waiting)

Will it be the right one?

Dm7

(Keep waiting keep, keep waiting)

F E7

Living in a love song, oooh oh

[Chorus]

Am Em

This is my love, helplessly fading

F C

Doing everything I can to lose a little bit

G6/B Am Em

Of myself tonight, hopelessly waiting

For the storm to lead me home

C G6/B Am

'Cause I can never walk away from a fight

Em F

All of my life, running on wild

Trying to escape it

G6/B Am Em

This is my love, helplessly fading

F C G6/B

Always waiting

[Outro]

Am Em F C G6/B

| | | | | (x2)

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