Helpless Heart Chords
Helpless Heart by Maura O'Connell is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords C, F, G, Am and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C F C F
verse 1
C
I'm sitting here inside the strangest place
G
And time is racing by
C
I've been way out here for a month or more
G
Tonight I'm wondering why
Pre-Chorus
Am F
You try to understand the things that I feel
Am F C G C G
Maybe this time I'll find a way to explain it
C G C
And there was a dream deep inside my head
G Am
And it may seem like it's breaking the thread
F C
That holds me to you
F G
Still you have never wanted to change me
C Em
But darling I know
Am F C
Though we're far___ apart the signal is strong
F G C
This helpless heart will always belong to you
verse 2
This power takes me from the place I belong
G
To where only the strong get through
C
You've got to keep on believing or you'll lose your way
G
'Cause it slips right out of you
Pre-Chorus
Am F
Ooh, and there are days that I can flicker and fade
Am F C G C G
But here in this place tonight a fire is burning
C G C
Ah, there is a dream deep inside my head
G Am
And it may seem like it's breaking the thread
F
That holds me to you
C F G
Still you have never wanted to change me
C Em
But believe me I know
Am F C
Though we're far___ apart the signal is strong
F G C
This helpless heart will always belong to you
Instrumental: C F C F C F C F
C F G
Still you have never wanted to change me
C Em
But believe me I know
Am F C
Though we're far___ apart the signal is strong
F G Am
This helpless heart will always belong to you
F G C
Oh, only belong to you
Outro
C F C F C F
C F C
Only to you