Helpless — John Mayer
Chords and lyrics for Helpless by John Mayer (key of C).
Intro
[C] [Am7] [F/A] [C] [A] [Gsus4] [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [F]
Verse 1
year and five inch Sana
year and five big
And [C]the good thing I want to chastise [Am]on Is [C]the same mercy [Am]God has to make me fall
Chorus
If I'm helpless, [F]tell me now, tell [Am7]me now [Am]If I'm [C/E]helpless, [F]tell me now, tell me now
And I'll stop trying to figure it out
Interlude
[C] [Am7] [C] [Amaj7] [C]
Verse 2
The same brain [F]that brings me ecstasy Is [C]the same pain that gets the best [Am7]of me
And [C]the one I love [Am]the most just says to me A [G#maj7][F][C]broken heart is all [Am]I'll ever be
Chorus
If I'm [C]helpless, [F]tell me now, tell me [Am]now If I'm [C/E]helpless, [F]tell me now, tell [Am]me now
If I'm helpless, tell me now, tell me now And [C/E]I'll stop [Dm]trying to figure it [Am]out
Bridge
[Dm] [Am] [Dm] [Cm] [Am7] [G] [Am7] [D] [A] [C] [Em7] [A] [Dm] [G/D] [Dm] [Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm] [Am] [D#maj7/D] [Em] [D] [C/E] [E] [G] [Cm] [G5/D] [Am]
The [Dm]same [A]pain that gets the best of me
[C/G] [G/B] [F] [D] [Am] [Dm] [D#maj7/D] [C] [A7]
Alright
Interlude
[Am] [B] [C] [Dm] [G#m] [Cmaj7] [Dm] [Cmaj7] [B] [Am7] [Dm/A] [Cmaj7] [C] [G] [B] [Dm] [Cmaj7]
Help me
[Dm] [Em] [Cmaj7]
Verse 3
No, no, no, it's [Fmaj7][C]breaking me down
Chorus
If [F]I'm [C]helpless, [Am7]tell me now, tell me [Am]now If I'm [C]helpless, [F]tell me now, tell [Am7]me now
If [Fmaj7]I'm [C/E]helpless, [F]tell me now, tell [Am]me now And [Fmaj7]I'll [C/E]stop [Dm7]trying to [Am7]figure it out
If [Fmaj7]I'm [C/G]helpless, [F]if [A]I'm [C/E][Dm]helpless, if [Am]I'm helpless [Dm]Then [Am]I'll stop [Dm]trying to figure it [Esus2]out
Outro
[D7] [Am7] [A] [G] [A7] [Em] [Am] [C/E] [Dm] [B] [A] [Am7] [Dm7] [Am] [A#/D] [F] [E] [Am] [C] [Dm] [C] [Am7]
I'll stop trying to figure it out
[C] [Em] [Dm] [Am] [D#maj7] [Gsus4] [Cm] [D7/A] [C] [Am] [Fmaj7] [C] [Am] [F7] [C] [D/A] [C] [Amaj7] [Emaj7] [C]
I'll stop trying to figure it out
[Am] [C] [D/A] [Am] [A]
I'll [A7]stop trying to figure it out
I'll stop trying to figure it out
I'll stop trying to figure it out
I'll stop trying to figure it out
I'll stop trying to figure it out
I'll stop trying to figure it out