Passenger – Helplessly Lost (Guitar Intro)
Capo 5
• Video Lesson
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1.0x
Chords
and his live stream of several songs from the album: https://youtu.be/W1ky9YCWAf0
This tab should be very close to what he plays for the intro. Let the bass notes ring.
He uses lots of hammer-ons throughout the song, particularly on fret 2. He also does a walk down to
the Em in the second line of verse 1 and a nice fill from the G to the Am. For the Am7 in verse 1,
add the pinky on fret 3 of the high E string.
[Intro Tab] G5 Csus2 G G5 E|-------------------0-------------|---------------------------------| B|-----3---------3-------3---------|-0h3-----------3-----------------| G|-----------0---------------0-----|-----------0---------------0-----| D|-----0-------0-------0-----------|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| A|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------| E|-3-------3-----------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a | 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a | Gsus4 Em C G E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-3s5-----------------1-----------|-1p0-----------0-----------------| G|-----------0---------------0-----|-----------0---------------0-----| D|-----0-------0-------2-------2---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| A|-----------------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| E|-0-------0-----------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a | 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a | G G5 Csus2 G G5 E|-------------------0-------------|---------------------------------| B|-0h3-----------3-------3---------|-0h3-----------3-----------------| G|-----------0---------------0-----|-----------0---------------0-----| D|-----0-------0-------0-----------|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| A|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------| E|-3-------3-------------------------3-------3-------3-------3-------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a | 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a | Em C G C/G E|-3-s-7---7-----------------------|-3-------------------------3-----| B|-----------------1---------------|-0-------------------0h1---------| G|-----------------0---------0-----|-0---------0-------------------0-| D|---------------------2-------2---|-----0-------0-------0h2---------| A|-----------------3-------3-------|---------------------------------| E|-0-------0-----------------------|-3-------3-------3---------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a | 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a | Gsus4 G E|---------------------------------| B|-1p0-----------0-----------------| G|-0---------0---------------0-----| D|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| A|---------------------------------| E|-3-------3-------3-------3-------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a |
G5 3x003x for intro 3x0033 for verse
Csus2 x3003x
Cadd9 x32033
C/G 3x2013
Dadd4 x5403x
[Intro]
G5 Csus2 G G5
Em C Gsus4 G
G G5 Csus2 G G5
Em C G C/G Gsus4 G
[Verse 1]
G5 Cadd9 G5 Well I'm sorry for the time that I’ve been taking Em C G C/G G And the lines that I’ve crossed C/G G The mess that I’ve been making Am Am7 D7 And for everything you’ve lost C D G The heart that I’ve been breaking B7 Em Dsus2 D For the damage and the cost
[Chorus 1]
C Dadd4 Oh forgive me darling G C/G G I am helplessly lost
[Verse 2]
G5 Cadd9 G5 I'm sorry for the stories that I told you Em C G C/G G And the lies that I spoke C/G G The future that I sold you Am D7 And the promises I broke C D G For the love that I’ve been taking B7 Em Dsus2 D Warmed with nothing but the frost
[Chorus 2]
C Dadd4 Oh forgive me darling G Gsus4 G I am helplessly lost
[Bridge]
D C How many deals will I make Em With the devil what’s it take D7 For a foolish man to learn D7 C How many years will I go Em Setting fire to all I know Bm Just to watch the city burn
[Chorus 3]
C Oh my dear we’ve reached a river we can’t cross Am7 D7 G C/G G C/G G So leave me here for I am helplessly lost [Outro] G E|-----------------3 B|-----0-----------0 G|---------2p0-----0 D|-----0-------2---0 A|------------------ E|-3---------------3 1 e + a 2 e + a 3