Helium

Peter Buck of R.E.M. plays great acoustic guitar on this song and throughout this beautiful, haunting album. This is Track 3, my favorite song. Chords ------ Strings Frets (in parentheses are optional) 1 (hi) (0) 0 0 0 0 0 2 (0) 0 1 3 1 0 3 (4) or open 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 2 2 4 3 2 5 2 2 3 5 x 3 6 (low) X 0 X X x x Chord B5 Em C D(add G) F7 C7 Intro: B5 to E repeated **Note: For verse, pick high open-E followed by open-B at end of each line Verse 1: B5 E B5 E Life is short in the laughing gallery B5 E B5 E A secret handshake gets you ice cream and a key To a brand new car that only drives into walls They'll cut their eyes, All they want... Pattern 1 for chorus (approximate arpeggiations): 1-----------------------------------2--------0------------------- 2-----------------------3-----------3------------3-------3------- 3-------------------0---------0-----2----2-----------2------------- 4-----------2-----------------------0----------------------------- 5-------2-------------------------------------------------------- 6---0-----------2----------3--------------------------------------- (Em) (G/F#) (G) (D) --> these are the chords being outlined Chorus: D(add G) C Is your silence D(add G) C Is your silence D(add G) C Is your silence (Pattern 1) Breathing helium (Pattern 1) Throw away the key (Pattern 1) Dissolve in the air C7 Never free Verse 2: same music as verse 1 Chorus: same music Bridge: F7 to C (with feedbacky guitar solo) end with 2x Pattern 1 Verse 3: same music as verse 1 Have fun!!