Helplessly Hoping Chords
Helplessly Hoping by Richie Havens is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords Bm, Bm9, D, Em, F#m, G, Gmaj9, Dmaj7, A, Amaj9, Gmaj7, G/D, A9, Gm9, C6 and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning D A D F# A D
(Intro)
Bm Bm9 (D)
Em F#m G Gmaj9
Dmaj7 D A Amaj9 (D)
Em F#m G Gmaj9
Dmaj7 D A Amaj9 (D)
Gmaj7
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 D
(Verse)
Em F#m G Gmaj9
Heartlessly hoping her harlequin hovers near
Wordlessly watchinhg he waits by the window and he
Dmaj7 D Em A9 A (D)
by awaiting a word and
worries at the emptiness inside yeah hmmm and
Em F#m G Gmaj9
gasping at glimpses of gentle free spirits he
heartlessly helping himself to her bad dreams he
Dmaj7 D A Amaj9
runs wishing he could fly yeah hmm
wonders if he heard a goodbye yeah hmm or
Gmaj7
only to trip on the sounds of
even A
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D
goodbye
hello
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 Gm9
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 D (first time only)
(Back to second verse or Chorus)
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D
we are one person we are
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D
two alone we are
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D
three together we are
D* C6 D Gmaj7 D A9 A7 (D)
four hmm each other
(Interlude)
Em F#m G Gmaj9
Dmaj7 D A Amaj9 (D)
Em F#m G Gmaj9
Dmaj7 D A Amaj9 (D)
Gmaj7
hmm mm mm hmm mm
(2nd Chorus)
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D
We are
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D
one per -son we are
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D
two alone we are
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D
three hmm together we are
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D
three-ee -ee -ee -ee we are
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D
three-ee-ee-ee -ee to
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D
gether together to
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D
gether hmm -mm we are
D D C6 D Gmaj7 D A9 A7
D* C6 D Gmaj7 D A9 A7 (D)
four hmm each other
(Last verse)
Em F#m G Gmaj9
Stand by the stairway I'm sure you'll see something certain to
Dmaj7 D A Amaj9 (D)
tell you that confusion has its cost yeah yeah that
Em F#m G Gmaj9
love isn't lying it's trapped in a lady who
Dmaj7 D A Amaj9 (D)
lingers claiming she is lost yeah and that she's
Gmaj7
choking... on
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D
hello hello hello
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D (x7)
(Last Chorus)
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D repeat x7
We are
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D
one person we are
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D
two alone we are
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D
three to-geth-er to-geth-er to
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D
geth -er to-geth-er to-geth-er
Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D Dmaj7 G/D
hmm-mm we are
D* C6 D Gmaj7 D A9 A7 (D)
four hmm each other we are
D* C6 D Gmaj7 D A9 A7 (D)
four hmm yeah each other we are
D* C6 D Gmaj7 D A9 A7
four each other
Bm
(End)