Crosby, Stills & Nash – Helplessly Hoping (Guitar)

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[Chords] C/G 3 x 2 0 1 0 Gsus4 3 x 0 0 1 x Csus2/B x 2 0 0 1 x Csus2 x 3 0 0 1 x G7/F 1 x 0 0 x x (no 3) C/G* 3 x 2 0 1 3 hammer on 2nd and 4th string x2 [Intro] Am7 C G Gsus4 G D Dsus2 D Dsus2 [Verse 1]
Am7               Csus2/B C    C/G  C          G C/G G C/G     D  Dsus2 D Dsus2
Helplessly hoping her     harlequin hovers nearby,  awaiting a word

Am7                 Csus2/B   C  C/G C              G   C/G G      C/G       D  Dsus2 D Dsus2
Gasping at glimpses of        gentle true spirit he runs    wishing he could fly

        Am7         Csus2        G   D Dsus2 D Dsus2
only to trip at the sound of goodbye
[Verse 2]
Am7                 Csus2/B   C     C/G    C          G      C/G G   C/G         D   Dsus2 D Dsus2
Wordlessly watching he        waits by the window and wonders at the empty place inside

Am7                 Csus2/B C    C/G    C             G       C/G G  C/G        D Dsus2 D Dsus2
Heartlessly helping him  -  self to her bad dreams he worries did he hear a goodbye

Am7  Csus2  G   Gsus4
or  even hello?
[Chorus]
         G   Gsus4            G   Gsus4           G     Gsus4
They are one person, they are two alone, they are three together,

         G   G7/F      C     G   C/G*  G
they are for     each other
[Verse 3]
Am7                   Csus2/B C   C/G  C               G    C/G G        C/G      D Dsus2 D Dsus2
Stand by the stairway you'll  see something certain to tell you confusion has its cost

Am7             Csus2/B C    C/G  C        G      C/G G      C/G    D Dsus2 D Dsus2
Love isn't lying it's  loose in a lady who lingers,   saying she is lost

    Am7    Csus2  G   Gsus4
and choking on hello
[Chorus]
         G   Gsus4            G   Gsus4           G     Gsus4
They are one person, they are two alone, they are three together,

         G   G7/F      C     G   C/G*  G
they are for     each other