Deerhunter – Helicopter (Guitar)

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========================================================================================= Tabbed by: Modest Meow 3/17/14 ABOUT: I love this song and was surprised to not find an in depth tab. It doesn't really have a chorus, rather 2 verses, I laid it out lyrically. ========================================================================================= Lyrics: Verse 1: Take my hand and pray with me My final days in company The devil now has come for me And helicopters circling the scene Verse 2: And I pray for rest Could you pray for us? We know he loves you the best We know he loves you the best Verse 1: The light's inside my cave I'm tired of my pains Verse 2: All, these drugs they play On me in these terrible ways They don't pay like they used to pay I used to make it day to day Verse 2: No one cares for me I keep no company I have memories And now they are through with me Verse 2: Now they are through with me Now they are through with me Now they are through with me Now they are through with me Now they are through with me Now they are through with me Now they are through with me Now they are through with me Composition: Pre-Verse Drums, Verse 1, Verse 2, Verse 1, Verse 2, Verse 1, Verse 2, Bridge (similar to Verse 1), Verse 2, End ========================================================================================= Verse 1 guitar tab:
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-10-9-7--------------9-10-9-7-------------------|
G|----------8-------88------------8-------88--------|
D|-------------77--------------------77-------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-10-9-7--------------9-10-9-7-------------------|
G|----------8-------88------------8-------88--------|
D|-------------77--------------------77-------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1 notes: G#/Ab A G#/Ab F#/Gb D#/Eb A A D#/Eb D#/Eb
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Verse 2 tab:
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-9--------9--------9--------9---------------------|
G|-----88-------88-------88-------88----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-9--------9--------9--------9---------------------|
G|-----88-------88-------88-------88----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2 chords:
C#m          Emaj7
E|9          E|4
B|9 B|4 G|9 G|4 D|11 D|6 A|12 A|7 E|X E|X
      C#m  Emaj7 Emaj7 C#m  Emaj7 Emaj7
And I pray for rest

          C#m  Emaj7 Emaj7 C#m
Could you pray for us?

Emaj7 Emaj7      C#m  Emaj7 Emaj7 C#m
We know he loves you the best

Emaj7 Emaj7      C#m  Emaj7 Emaj7 C#m Emaj7 Emaj7
We know he loves you the best

           C#m  Emaj7 Emaj7 C#m
All, these drugs they play

Emaj7 Emaj7   C#m  Emaj7 Emaj7 C#m
On me in these terrible ways

Emaj7 Emaj7              C#m  Emaj7 Emaj7 C#m
They don't pay like they used to pay

Emaj7 Emaj7         C#m  Emaj7 Emaj7 C#m  Emaj7 Emaj7
I used to make it day to day

         C#m  Emaj7 Emaj7 C#m
No one cares for me

Emaj7 Emaj7 C#m  Emaj7 Emaj7 C#m  Emaj7 Emaj7
I keep no company

       C#m  Emaj7 Emaj7 C#m
I have memories

Emaj7 Emaj7      C#m  Emaj7 Emaj7 C#m  Emaj7 Emaj7
And now they are through with me

             C#m  Emaj7 Emaj7 C#m  Emaj7 Emaj7
Now they are through with me
Verse 2 notes: G#/Ab D#/Eb D#/Eb