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[Verse]
HC#melena, don't Ewalk away
Before you Agive me back my F#mheart
If it were C#mmine, it would be Eyours to take
'm sorry AI let A/G#down my F#mguard, oh Helena
[Pre-Chorus]
You Alooked so sweet, G#mI should have seen
While I was F#mplaying for fun, you were Bsus4playing for Bkeeps
[Verse]
You C#mwin, I lose, is Ethere some way
You can Aleave me A/G#in your F#mdebt
So my girl and I can C#mlive to die aEnother day
On that Aday I A/G#won't forF#mget you, Helena
[Pre-Chorus]
AYou look so sweet G#mwaiting for me
While I F#mwait for her to give me any Dreason to leave
[Chorus]
Don't Awaste your pretty Bmsympathy
She's Dgonna be ju-Aust fine and Helena, Bmso will we
So will Deverything in tAime, mmm
[Instrumental]
C#m         E
A   A/G#   F#m
[Verse]
C#mHelena, don't Ewalk away
Did you Ahear one A/G#word I F#msaid? Oh well
I never C#mreally liked her Eanyway
And I forAgot her, A/G#I'll forF#mget you, Helena
[Pre-Chorus]
You're Anot that sweet, and G#mneither is she
Go aF#mhead and tell her Danything
[Chorus]
Ayou want, 'cause, Helena, Bmguys like me never Dsleep alone at Anight
I don't need your Bmsympathy
'cause I'll Dalways be ju-usAt fine
Yeah, I'll Bmalways be ju-usDt fine
[Outro]
A/E        Bm          D           A/E
Yeah, I'll Bmalways be ju-usDt fine
La la A/Ela, la la Bmla, la la Dla
La la A/Ela, la la Bmla, la la DlaA/E  

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Helena

by Nickel Creek

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

A/G#

G#m

Bsus4

A/E

[Verse]

C#m E

Helena, don't walk away

A F#m

Before you give me back my heart

C#m E

If it were mine, it would be yours to take

A A/G# F#m

'm sorry I let down my guard, oh Helena

[Pre-Chorus]

A G#m

You looked so sweet, I should have seen

F#m Bsus4 B

While I was playing for fun, you were playing for keeps

[Verse]

C#m E

You win, I lose, is there some way

A A/G# F#m

You can leave me in your debt

C#m E

So my girl and I can live to die another day

A A/G# F#m

On that day I won't forget you, Helena

[Pre-Chorus]

A G#m

You look so sweet waiting for me

F#m D

While I wait for her to give me any reason to leave

[Chorus]

A Bm

Don't waste your pretty sympathy

D A Bm

She's gonna be ju-ust fine and Helena, so will we

D A

So will everything in time, mmm

[Instrumental]

C#m E

A A/G# F#m

[Verse]

C#m E

Helena, don't walk away

A A/G# F#m

Did you hear one word I said? Oh well

C#m E

I never really liked her anyway

A A/G# F#m

And I forgot her, I'll forget you, Helena

[Pre-Chorus]

A G#m

You're not that sweet, and neither is she

F#m D

Go ahead and tell her anything

[Chorus]

A Bm D A

you want, 'cause, Helena, guys like me never sleep alone at night

I don't need your sympathy

D A

'cause I'll always be ju-ust fine

Bm D

Yeah, I'll always be ju-ust fine

[Outro]

A/E Bm D A/E

Bm D

Yeah, I'll always be ju-ust fine

A/E Bm D

La la la, la la la, la la la

A/E Bm D A/E

La la la, la la la, la la la

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