Helpless Heart
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B Bmaj7 E B Bsus B E B
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B E B E
B
I'm sitting here inside the strangest place
D#m
And Time is racing by
B
I've been way out here for a month or more
D#m
Tonight I'm wondering why
G#m E
You try to understand the things that I feel
G#m E F#
Maybe this time I'll find a way to explain it
B F# B
And there was a dream deep inside my head
F# G#m
It only seemed like it's breaking the thread
E
That holds me to you
B E
Still you have never wanted to change me
B
But darlin I know
F# G#m E
Thou we're far apart the signal is strong
B E B
This helpless heart will always belong to you
E B E B
Only to you no one but you
B
This power takes me from the place I belong
D#m
To where only the strong get through
B
You've got to keep on believing or you'll lose your way
D#m
It slips right out on you
G#m E
Though there are days the light can flicker or fade
G#m E F#
Here in this place tonight a fire is burning
B
Cause there was a dream
F# B
Deep inside my head
F# G#m
It only seemed like it's breaking the thread
E
That holds me to you
B E
Still you have never wanted to change me
B
But darlin I know
F# G#m E
Thou we're far apart the signal is strong
B E G#m
This helpless heart will always belong to you
E B E B
Only to you no one but you
From The "Thousand Roads" CD
Atlantic Records 1993
1983 Almo Music(ASCAP)
How to play Helpless Heart
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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