Chords for Nickel Creek - Helena (Livecreek Performance)
Tempo:
132.85 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m] Had to [E]
walk away before [A] you'd give back my [F#m] heart
Were [E] [C#m] mine, it would [E]
be yours to take
I'm sorry [A] I let down my [D] [B] guard
Oh, how
[E] [Am] so sweet
[E] I should have seen
While I was playing for fun, you [B] were playing for keeps
[E] You [C#m] win, I lose, is [E] there some way
You [A] can leave me [E] in [B] your debt
So my girl and I [E] can [C#m] live to die
[E] another day
On [A] that day [E] I won't [A]
[B] forget you
[F#m] Telling [A] me you're [E] so sweet,
[G#m] waiting for me
[E] While I [F#m] wait for her to give me [D] any reason to be
[A] Don't waste your [Bm] petty self-esteem
[D] She's gonna be [Am]
just fine
And Helena, [Bm] so will we, so [D] will it
[A] In time,
[C#m]
[E]
[A] [E]
[F#m]
[C#m] [C#] Helena, [E] don't walk away
Did [A] you hear one [C#m] word I [F#m] said?
Oh well, I never [C#m] really liked [E] hearts anyway
And I [A] forgot her, I will
[F#m] forget you, Helena
[A] You're not that sweet, [E]
darling, neither is she
Go [F#m] ahead and tell [D] her anything [A] you want
Cause Helena, [G] guys [Bm] like me [D]
never sleep alone
At [A] night I don't need [Bm] your sympathy
[D] Cause I'll always be just [A] fine
Yeah, [Bm] I'll always be [Am]
[D] just [Bm] fine
[A] Yeah, [F#m]
[D]
[A]
[F#m]
I'll [D] always be just fine
[A]
[F#m] [D]
[A]
[F#m]
[D]
[A]
walk away before [A] you'd give back my [F#m] heart
Were [E] [C#m] mine, it would [E]
be yours to take
I'm sorry [A] I let down my [D] [B] guard
Oh, how
[E] [Am] so sweet
[E] I should have seen
While I was playing for fun, you [B] were playing for keeps
[E] You [C#m] win, I lose, is [E] there some way
You [A] can leave me [E] in [B] your debt
So my girl and I [E] can [C#m] live to die
[E] another day
On [A] that day [E] I won't [A]
[B] forget you
[F#m] Telling [A] me you're [E] so sweet,
[G#m] waiting for me
[E] While I [F#m] wait for her to give me [D] any reason to be
[A] Don't waste your [Bm] petty self-esteem
[D] She's gonna be [Am]
just fine
And Helena, [Bm] so will we, so [D] will it
[A] In time,
[C#m]
[E]
[A] [E]
[F#m]
[C#m] [C#] Helena, [E] don't walk away
Did [A] you hear one [C#m] word I [F#m] said?
Oh well, I never [C#m] really liked [E] hearts anyway
And I [A] forgot her, I will
[F#m] forget you, Helena
[A] You're not that sweet, [E]
darling, neither is she
Go [F#m] ahead and tell [D] her anything [A] you want
Cause Helena, [G] guys [Bm] like me [D]
never sleep alone
At [A] night I don't need [Bm] your sympathy
[D] Cause I'll always be just [A] fine
Yeah, [Bm] I'll always be [Am]
[D] just [Bm] fine
[A] Yeah, [F#m]
[D]
[A]
[F#m]
I'll [D] always be just fine
[A]
[F#m] [D]
[A]
[F#m]
[D]
[A]
Key:
A
E
D
F#m
C#m
A
E
D
[C#m] _ Had _ to _ [E] _
_ _ walk away before [A] you'd give _ _ _ back my [F#m] _ heart
_ _ _ Were [E] _ [C#m] mine, it would [E]
be _ yours to take
I'm sorry [A] _ I let down my [D] _ _ [B] guard
Oh, how _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Am] so sweet _
[E] _ I should have seen
While I was _ playing for fun, you [B] were playing for keeps
[E] You _ [C#m] win, I lose, is [E] there some way
You [A] can leave me [E] in _ [B] your debt
So my girl and I [E] can [C#m] live to die _
[E] another _ _ _ day
On [A] that day [E] I won't [A] _
[B] _ forget you
_ [F#m] Telling [A] me you're _ _ [E] so sweet, _
_ [G#m] _ waiting for me
[E] While I [F#m] wait for her to give me [D] any _ reason to be _
[A] Don't waste your _ _ [Bm] petty _ _ self-esteem _
[D] She's gonna _ be [Am] _
just _ fine
And Helena, [Bm] so _ will we, so [D] will _ it _ _ _
[A] In time, _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [C#] _ Helena, _ _ [E] don't _ _ walk away
Did [A] you hear _ one [C#m] word I [F#m] _ said?
Oh well, I never [C#m] _ _ _ really _ liked [E] hearts _ _ _ anyway
And I [A] forgot her, I will _
[F#m] forget _ you, Helena
[A] You're not that sweet, [E] _
darling, neither is she
Go [F#m] _ ahead and tell _ [D] her _ _ _ anything _ [A] you _ _ want
Cause Helena, [G] guys [Bm] _ like me [D] _
never _ _ sleep alone
At [A] _ _ night I don't need [Bm] your _ _ sympathy
_ [D] Cause I'll _ always be _ just _ _ [A] fine
Yeah, [Bm] I'll _ _ always be [Am] _ _
[D] just _ [Bm] fine _ _ _
[A] _ Yeah, _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m]
I'll _ [D] always be _ _ just _ fine _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ walk away before [A] you'd give _ _ _ back my [F#m] _ heart
_ _ _ Were [E] _ [C#m] mine, it would [E]
be _ yours to take
I'm sorry [A] _ I let down my [D] _ _ [B] guard
Oh, how _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Am] so sweet _
[E] _ I should have seen
While I was _ playing for fun, you [B] were playing for keeps
[E] You _ [C#m] win, I lose, is [E] there some way
You [A] can leave me [E] in _ [B] your debt
So my girl and I [E] can [C#m] live to die _
[E] another _ _ _ day
On [A] that day [E] I won't [A] _
[B] _ forget you
_ [F#m] Telling [A] me you're _ _ [E] so sweet, _
_ [G#m] _ waiting for me
[E] While I [F#m] wait for her to give me [D] any _ reason to be _
[A] Don't waste your _ _ [Bm] petty _ _ self-esteem _
[D] She's gonna _ be [Am] _
just _ fine
And Helena, [Bm] so _ will we, so [D] will _ it _ _ _
[A] In time, _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [C#] _ Helena, _ _ [E] don't _ _ walk away
Did [A] you hear _ one [C#m] word I [F#m] _ said?
Oh well, I never [C#m] _ _ _ really _ liked [E] hearts _ _ _ anyway
And I [A] forgot her, I will _
[F#m] forget _ you, Helena
[A] You're not that sweet, [E] _
darling, neither is she
Go [F#m] _ ahead and tell _ [D] her _ _ _ anything _ [A] you _ _ want
Cause Helena, [G] guys [Bm] _ like me [D] _
never _ _ sleep alone
At [A] _ _ night I don't need [Bm] your _ _ sympathy
_ [D] Cause I'll _ always be _ just _ _ [A] fine
Yeah, [Bm] I'll _ _ always be [Am] _ _
[D] just _ [Bm] fine _ _ _
[A] _ Yeah, _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m]
I'll _ [D] always be _ _ just _ fine _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _