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EZ Play chords based on CSNY Deja Vu album. The piano player often throws in G7 chords where the G chords are. You may want to try doing that for your guitar rendition. In verse 3 you can add background vocal hums as in the Deja Vu recording. Enjoy.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author helen.avakian11 [a] 78.
1 contributor total, last edit on Oct 28, 2024
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[Intro]
 
D           A           G                       D           A           G
 
[Verse 1]
D                      A                    G
       There is a town           in north On- tari - o,
D                       A                  G
     With dream         comfort memory     to spare,
D                     A                G
      and in my mind      I    still need a place to go,
D               A                                  G
       All             my changes were there
 
[Verse 2]
D                      A                              G
       Blue, blue        win - dows be - hind the stars,
D                  A                         G
       Ye - el - low moon on the rise,
D                      A                     G
       Big birds         fly - ing a - cross the sky,
D                           A                        G
             Throwing shadows       on our eyes                       leave us
 
[Chorus]
D                            A                             G
              Helpless, helpless,  he  -         elpless
(Help -        less,     helpless, helpless, helpless)
D                             A                               G
              Ba -     a - by can you hear me now?
(Help -        less,     helpless,    helpless, helpless)
D                             A                                G
       The chains                are locked and tied a -cross the door,
(Help -        less,     helpless, helpless,      helpless)
D                             A                                G
              Ba -     a - by,           sing      with me somehow
(Help -        less,     helpless, helpless,      helpless)
 
 
[Instrumental]
D           A           G                       D           A           G
 
[Verse 3]
D                      A                             G
       Blue, blue        win - dows be - hind the stars,
D                  A                         G
       Ye - el - low moon on the rise,
D                      A                     G
       Big birds         fly - ing a - cross the sky,
D                           A                        G
             Throwing shadows       on our eyes                       leave us
 
[Chorus]
D                            A                            G
              Helpless, helpless,  he  -         elpless
(Help -        less,     helpless, helpless, helpless)
D                            A                            G
              Helpless, helpless,  he  -         elpless
(Help -        less,     helpless, helpless, helpless)
D                            A                            G
              Helpless, helpless,  he  -         elpless
(Help -        less,     helpless, helpless, helpless)
D                            A                            G
             Helpless, helpless,  he  -         elpless
(Help -        less,     helpless, helpless, helpless)
 D                            A                            G
             Helpless, helpless,  he  -         elpless
(Help -        less,     helpless, helpless, helpless)                     repeat and fade
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Helpless – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
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