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Helpless When She Smiles

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Backstreet Boys - Helpless When She Smiles
[Verse]
DShe keeps the Esecrets in her F#eyes
Dshe wraps truEth inside her F#lies
Dand just when i Ecan't take what she's F#done to me
she comes to me
Dand leads me Eback to parF#adise.
 Bshe's so hard to F#mhold
 Bbut i can't let Ago.
[Chorus]
 EI'm a house of cards in a hurriBcane
a reclkess ride in the pouring C#mrain
she cuts me and the pAain is all i wanna feel
 Eshe danced away just like a Bchild
she drives me crazy drives me F#mwild
  Abut i'm helpless when she DsmileEs.F#  
(she smiles)
[Verse]
DMaybe i'd Efight it if i F#could
Dit hurts so Ebad, but feels so F#good
Dshe opens up Ejust like a F#rose to me
when she's close to me
Danything she Easked me to me, I F#would.
 Bit's out of contrF#mol
 Bbut i can't let Ago.
[Chorus]
 EI'm a house of cards in a hurriBcane
a reclkess ride in the pouring C#mrain
she cuts me and the pAain is all i wanna feel
 Eshe danced away just like a Bchild
she drives me crazy drives me F#mwild
  Abut i'm helpless when she EsmiBles.C#m  
(when she Asmiles)
 Bwhen she looks at F#mme
(when she looks at me)
 Bi get so Aweak
(no music)
....Weaaaaaaaak!...   (no music)
[Chorus]
        (no music)           E- B  
I'm a house of cards in a hurricane
a reclkess ride in the pouring C#mrain
she cuts me and the pAain is all i wanna feel
 Eshe danced away just like a Bchild
she drives me crazy drives me F#mwild
  Abut i'm helpless when she DsmileEs...F#  
(oh, when she smiles)
when she DsmileEs...F#  
(she smiles) (when she smiles)
when she DsmiiiEilesF#...
(oh when she smiles)
when she..D. smiEiiiles.F#..

All chords in this song (7)

The story behind the song

"Helpless When She Smiles" captures that feeling of being utterly captivated by someone's presence, so much so that all your defenses drop. It's about that specific, powerful moment when a person's smile renders you completely vulnerable and disarmed. Though recorded by the Backstreet Boys for their 2007 album Unbreakable, the song was originally written for Rascal Flatts, suggesting a universal appeal to its romantic sentiment. The music video, filmed in a spacious corn field, visually echoes the wide-open, exposed feeling of the lyrics. At its heart, this song is about surrendering to the overwhelming charm of someone you adore.

AI-written from these sources:Helpless When She Smiles — Wikipedia ↗Backstreet Boys — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Helpless When She Smiles

by Backstreet Boys

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F#m

C#m

Backstreet Boys - Helpless When She Smiles

[Verse]

D E F#

She keeps the secrets in her eyes

D E F#

she wraps truth inside her lies

D E F#

and just when i can't take what she's done to me

she comes to me

D E F#

and leads me back to paradise.

B F#m

she's so hard to hold

B A

but i can't let go.

[Chorus]

E B

I'm a house of cards in a hurricane

C#m

a reclkess ride in the pouring rain

she cuts me and the pain is all i wanna feel

E B

she danced away just like a child

F#m

she drives me crazy drives me wild

A D E F#

but i'm helpless when she smiles.

(she smiles)

[Verse]

D E F#

Maybe i'd fight it if i could

D E F#

it hurts so bad, but feels so good

D E F#

she opens up just like a rose to me

when she's close to me

D E F#

anything she asked me to me, I would.

B F#m

it's out of control

B A

but i can't let go.

[Chorus]

E B

I'm a house of cards in a hurricane

C#m

a reclkess ride in the pouring rain

she cuts me and the pain is all i wanna feel

E B

she danced away just like a child

F#m

she drives me crazy drives me wild

A E B C#m

but i'm helpless when she smiles.

(when she smiles)

B F#m

when she looks at me

(when she looks at me)

B A

i get so weak

(no music)

....Weaaaaaaaak!... (no music)

[Chorus]

E B

(no music) -

I'm a house of cards in a hurricane

C#m

a reclkess ride in the pouring rain

she cuts me and the pain is all i wanna feel

E B

she danced away just like a child

F#m

she drives me crazy drives me wild

A D E F#

but i'm helpless when she smiles...

(oh, when she smiles)

D E F#

when she smiles...

(she smiles) (when she smiles)

D E F#

when she smiiiiles...

(oh when she smiles)

D E F#

when she... smiiiiles...

About Helpless When She Smiles Chords by Backstreet Boys

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