M Ward - Helicopter

artist – m . ward
song – helicopter
album – transfiguration of vincent

all chords not attached to lyrics indicate 4 counts ( one measure ) of that
chord . so the intro is 16 beats or 4 measures of E . the chords with the
lyrics are the chords used for those lyrics , those you can figure out .

intro – E E E E
E E A E
B E
E E E E
E E A E
B E

E
i Am somewhere in the city
i Am climbing up a fire escape
A
i Am somewhere in the city
i Am climbing up a fire escape
E E
B
i have gotta save my baby
from the mess this world has made
E E

E
i arrive through a window
i leave through a whole in the wall
A
i arrive through a window
i leave through a whole in the wall
E
B
i scramble down the stairwell
with my baby , cradle and all
E E

A E
helicopter , helicopter let your long rope down
B
let us sway into the sunset
A E
i have done all i can do in this town
E
interlude – E E E E E E

E
tom , violence has taken
the wind out of my sail
A
tom , violence has taken
E
the wind out of my sail
B
helicopter has taken to
breaking this dreamin’ spell
E E

interlude – E E E E E E E

E
my mind is ’a racing
my heart is prepared somehow
A
my mind is ’a racing
E
my heart is prepared somehow
B
for that searchlight come shining
and find me under a cloud .
E

A E
helicopter , helicopter let your long rope down
B
let us sway into the sunset ,
A E
i have done all i can do in this town .

A E
helicopter , helicopter let your long rope down
B
let us sway into the sunset ,
A E
i have done all i can do in this town .