Helplessly Hoping Chords
Helplessly Hoping by Crosby, Stills and Nash is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am7, C, G, D, Am and Dm/F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am7 C G D
Am7 C G
Helplessly hoping her harlequin hovers nearby
D
Awaiting a word
Am7 C
Gasping at glimpses of gentle true spirit
G D
He runs, wishing he could fly
Am C G D
Only to trip at the sound of goodbye
Am7 C
Wordlessly watching, he waits by the window
G D
And wonders at the empty place inside
Am7 C
Heartlessly helping himself to her bad dreams
G D
He worries, did he hear a goodbye
Am C G D
Or even hello
G C
They are one person
G C
They are two alone
G C
They are three together
G Dm/F C G
They are four for each other
Am7 C
Stand by the stairway, you'll see something
G D
Certain to tell you confusion has its cost
Am7 C
Love isn't lying, it's loose in a lady
G D
Who lingers, saying she is lost
Am C G D
And choking on hello