Hamilton - Helpless

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[Intro]
C
Hey hey hey hey
F
Ohh, I do I do I do I
Bbsus2
Dooo! Hey!
F
Ohh, I do I do I do I
Bbsus2
Do!
[Chorus]
Bb
Boy you got me
F9 Fmaj9/A
Helpless!
Bb Bbsus2
Look into your eyes, and the sky’s the limit
F9
I’m helpless!
Bb
Down for the count, and I’m drownin’ in ‘em
[Verse]
F
I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight
Bbsus2
We were at a revel with some rebels on a hot night
F F/A
Laughin’ at my sister as she’s dazzling the room
Bbsus2
Then you walked in and my heart went “Boom!”
F
Tryin’ to catch your eye from the side of the ballroom
Bbsus2
Everybody’s dancin’ and the band’s top volume
F F/A
Grind to the rhythm as we wine and dine
Bbsus2
Grab my sister, and whisper,
G/C
“Yo, this one’s mine.”
Dm7 F
Ooh, My sister made her way across the room to you
F F9/A Bbsus2
And I got nervous, thinking “What’s she gonna do?”
Bbsus2/D Csus
She grabbed you by the arm, I’m thinkin’ “I’m through”
Csus
Then you look back at me and suddenly I’m
[Chorus]
F9
Helpless!
Fmaj9/A Bb9
Oh, look at those eyes
Bb
Yeah, I’m
F9 Fmaj9/A Bb9
Helpless, I know
Bb9
Down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em
F9 Fmaj9/A Bb9
Helpless!I am so into you. I am so into you I'm
F9 Fmaj9/A
Helpless!
Bb9
Down for the count
F (spoken)
Where are you taking me?
I’m about to change your life
Then by all means, lead the way
Elizabeth Schuyler. It’s a pleasure to meet you
Schuyler?
My sister
Thank you for all your service
If it takes fighting a war for us to meet, it will have been worth it
I’ll leave you to it
F
One week later I’m writin’ a letter nightly
Bbsus2
Now my life gets better, every letter that you write me
F F/A
Laughin’ at my sister, cuz she wants to form a harem
Bb
I’m just sayin’, if you really loved me, you would share him
F
Two weeks later in the living room stressing’
Bbsus2
My father’s stone-faced while you’re asking for his blessing’
F F/A
I’m dying inside, as you wine and dine and I'm
Bbsus2 G/C
Tryin’ not to cry ‘cause there’s nothing that your mind can’t
Dm7
Do, my father makes his way across the room to
F F9/A
You I panic for a second, thinking we're
Bbsus2 Bbsus2/D
Through” but then he shakes your hand and says
Csus
“Be true” and you turn back to me, smiling, and I’m
F9 Fmaj9/A Bb
Helpless! Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit, I'm
F9 Fmaj9/A Bbmaj9
Helpless! Down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em, I'm
F9 Fmaj9/A Bb9
Helpless! Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit, I'm
F9 Fmaj9/A Bb9
Helpless! Down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em
F
Eliza, I don’t have a dollar to my name
Bb
An acre of land, a troop to command, a dollop of fame
F
All I have’s my honor, a tolerance for pain
Bb
A couple of college credits and my top-notch brain
F
Insane, your family brings out a different side of me
Bb
Peggy confides in me, Angelica tried to take a bite of me
F
No stress, my love for you is never in doubt
Bb
We’ll get a little place in Harlem and we’ll figure it out
Dm7
I’ve been livin’ without a family since I was a child
F F9/A
My father left, my mother died, I grew up buckwild But
Bbsus2 Bbsus2/D
I’ll never forget my mother’s face, that was real
C7sus
And long as I’m alive, Eliza, swear to God you’ll never feel so…
F9 Fmaj9/A
Helpless (I do I do I do I do I do)
Bb9 C
Helpless
Dm7 F/A
Helpless (I do I do I do I do I do)
Bbmaj9
Down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em
F9 Fmaj9/A
Helpless (My life is going fine cause Eliza's in it)
Bb9 C
Helpless (I look into your eyes and the sky's the limit)
Dm7 F/A
Helpless
Bbmaj9
Down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em
F F/E
Dm
In New York you can be a new man
Bbsus2 F/Bb
In New York you can be a new man
Bb9 Eb9 Fsus
In New York you can be a new man
F
Helpless

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[Intro]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
F (spoken) 
Where are you taking me?
I’m about to change your life
Then by all means, lead the way
Elizabeth Schuyler. It’s a pleasure to meet you
Schuyler?
My sister
Thank you for all your service
If it takes fighting a war for us to meet, it will have been worth it
I’ll leave you to it
F  F/E

Hamilton - Helpless Chords by Misc Musicals

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