ELO - Helpless Chords by Electric Light Orchestra

Tempo:
132.3 bpm
Chords used:

D

B

E

C#m

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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ELO - Helpless chords
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[D]
[C#] [E] [Em]
[B] [D]
[C#m] [E] I [Em]
[D] thought about it [C#m] but I couldn't [F#] think of what to [B] say
But [Em] I thought [A] about it [D] anyway, [G]
[A] yeah
[D] I tried to tell you [C#m] what you [F#] mean [B] to me
But [E] it didn't [A] come so [D] easily, [G] no
[A] [C#m] I never [C] reckoned for more than a second [B] just how it would be
[A#m]
Without [B]
[D] [C#m]
you
[F#] I'd [B] be half [D]-dead
Without [C#m]
[F#] you
[B]
The dawn [D#m] calls me and [E] the night tells its [Em] own [G] story
The shadows [Bm] fade into [C] the light and [Cm] all its glory
[E]
Help [Am] us, help us, help us baby [E] I'm a helpless, [Am] helpless baby [D] I'm a helpless
If I could put a [C#] good [F#] shine [B] on the past
Do [Em] you think [A] that we could make [D] it last?
[G] Oh [A] yeah
[D]
Seems to [C#m] my [F#] mind the [Bm] time goes past
[E] And I wonder [A] if the [D] boys care
Now [G] [A] [C#m]
that you [C] mention it got my attention
It [B] quite clearly blew [A#m] me away
[B] I'd be [D] helpless Without [C#m] you
[F#]
[B] I'd be helpless
[D] Without [C#m] you
[F#]
[F#m] [B] The dawn [D#m]
calls me and [E] the night tells its [Em] own story
[G] The shadows [Bm] fade into [C] the light and all its [Cm]
[E] glory
Help [Am] us, help us, help us baby [E] I'm a helpless, helpless baby [B] I'm a helpless
[D] Without [C#m] you
[F#]
[B] I'd be helpless
[D]
Without [C#m] [F#] you
[B] [D]
[C#] [E]
[Em] [B] [D]
[C#] [E]
[Em] [B] [D]
[C#] [E]
[Em] [B] [D]
[C#m] [Em]
Key:  
D
1321
B
12341112
E
2311
C#m
13421114
Em
121
D
1321
B
12341112
E
2311
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To start learning Electric Light Orchestra - Helpless chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F#, B, D, C#m, Em, B, D, C#, E, G, A and D in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 66 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 132. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: E Major.

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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [E] I _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ thought about it [C#m] but I couldn't [F#] think of what to [B] say
But [Em] I thought [A] about it [D] anyway, _ _ [G] _
[A] yeah
_ [D] I tried to tell you [C#m] what you [F#] mean [B] to me
But [E] it didn't [A] come so [D] easily, _ _ [G] no
[A] _ _ [C#m] I never [C] reckoned for more than a second [B] just how it would be
[A#m] _ _
_ _ _ Without _ [B] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
you
_ [F#] _ _ I'd [B] be half [D]-dead
_ Without [C#m] _ _
_ [F#] you
_ _ _ [B] _
The dawn [D#m] calls me and [E] the night tells its [Em] own _ [G] story
The _ shadows [Bm] fade into [C] the light and [Cm] all its glory
_ [E] _ _
Help [Am] us, help us, help us baby [E] I'm a _ helpless, [Am] helpless baby [D] I'm a helpless
_ _ _ _ _ If I could put a [C#] good [F#] shine [B] on the past
Do [Em] you think [A] that we could make [D] it last?
_ [G] Oh [A] yeah
_ [D] _
Seems to [C#m] my [F#] mind the [Bm] time goes past
[E] And I wonder [A] if the [D] boys care
Now [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _
that you [C] mention it got my attention
It [B] quite clearly blew [A#m] me _ away _ _
_ [B] I'd be [D] helpless _ _ Without [C#m] _ _ you
[F#] _ _
_ [B] I'd be helpless
[D] _ _ Without [C#m] _ _ you
[F#] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ The dawn [D#m]
calls me and [E] the night tells its [Em] own _ story
[G] _ _ The shadows [Bm] fade into [C] the light and all its [Cm] _
_ [E] glory
_ Help [Am] us, help us, help us baby [E] I'm a helpless, helpless baby [B] I'm a helpless
[D] _ _ _ Without [C#m] _ you
[F#] _ _
_ [B] I'd be helpless
[D] _ _
_ Without [C#m] _ _ [F#] you _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [Em] _ _

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