Capo position (5), chords, and tab are based on Passenger's video: https://youtu.be/dgFZNFGMZ88
and his live stream of several songs from the album: https://youtu.be/W1ky9YCWAf0
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]
G5 Csus2 G G5
E|-------------------0-------------|---------------------------------|
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
Em C G
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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 |
G G5 Csus2 G G5
E|-------------------0-------------|---------------------------------|
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 |
Em C G C/G
E|-3-s-7---7-----------------------|-3-------------------------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
G
E|---------------------------------|
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
Csus2 x3003x
Cadd9 x32033
C/G 3x2013
Dadd4 x5403x
[Intro]
G5 Csus2 G G5
Em C Gsus4 G
G G5 Csus2 G G5
Em C G C/G Gsus4 G
[Verse 1]
G5 Cadd9 G5
Well I'm sorry for the time that I’ve been taking
Em C G C/G G
And the lines that I’ve crossed
C/G G
The mess that I’ve been making
Am Am7 D7
And for everything you’ve lost
C D G
The heart that I’ve been breaking
B7 Em Dsus2 D
For the damage and the cost
[Chorus 1]
C Dadd4
Oh forgive me darling
G C/G G
I am helplessly lost
[Verse 2]
G5 Cadd9 G5
I'm sorry for the stories that I told you
Em C G C/G G
And the lies that I spoke
C/G G
The future that I sold you
Am D7
And the promises I broke
C D G
For the love that I’ve been taking
B7 Em Dsus2 D
Warmed with nothing but the frost
[Chorus 2]
C Dadd4
Oh forgive me darling
G Gsus4 G
I am helplessly lost
[Bridge]
D C
How many deals will I make
Em
With the devil what’s it take
D7
For a foolish man to learn
D7 C
How many years will I go
Em
Setting fire to all I know
Bm
Just to watch the city burn
[Chorus 3]
C
Oh my dear we’ve reached a river we can’t cross
Am7 D7 G C/G G C/G G
So leave me here for I am helplessly lost
[Outro]
G
E|-----------------3
B|-----0-----------0
G|---------2p0-----0
D|-----0-------2---0
A|------------------
E|-3---------------3
1 e + a 2 e + a 3Helplessly Lost chords and lyrics
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Capo position (5), chords, and tab are based on Passenger's video: https://youtu.be/dgFZNFGMZ88 and his live stream of several songs from the album: https://youtu.be/W1ky9YCWAf0 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. G5 3x003x for intro 3x0033 for verse Csus2 x3003x Cadd9 x32033 C/G 3x2013 Dadd4 x5403x [Intro] G5 Csus2 G G5 Em C Gsus4 G G G5 Csus2 G G5 Em C G C/G Gsus4 G [Verse 1] [Chorus 1] [Verse 2] [Chorus 2] [Bridge] [Chorus 3]
Helplessly Lost Chords by Passenger
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