Helena — Nickel Creek
Chords and lyrics for Helena by Nickel Creek (key of A).
Verse
[C#m]Helena, don't [E]walk away
Before you [A]give me back my [F#m]heart
If it were [C#m]mine, it would be [E]yours to take
'm sorry [A]I let [A/G#]down my [F#m]guard, oh Helena
Pre-Chorus
You [A]looked so sweet, [G#m]I should have seen
While I was [F#m]playing for fun, you were [Bsus4]playing for [B]keeps
Verse
You [C#m]win, I lose, is [E]there some way
You can [A]leave me [A/G#]in your [F#m]debt
So my girl and I can [C#m]live to die [E]another day
On that [A]day I [A/G#]won't [F#m]forget you, Helena
Pre-Chorus
[A]You look so sweet [G#m]waiting for me
While I [F#m]wait for her to give me any [D]reason to leave
Chorus
Don't [A]waste your pretty [Bm]sympathy
She's [D]gonna be [A]ju-ust fine and Helena, [Bm]so will we
So will [D]everything in [A]time, mmm
Instrumental
[C#m] [E]
[A] [A/G#] [F#m]
Verse
[C#m]Helena, don't [E]walk away
Did you [A]hear one [A/G#]word I [F#m]said? Oh well
I never [C#m]really liked her [E]anyway
And I [A]forgot her, [A/G#]I'll [F#m]forget you, Helena
Pre-Chorus
You're [A]not that sweet, and [G#m]neither is she
Go [F#m]ahead and tell her [D]anything
Chorus
[A]you want, 'cause, Helena, [Bm]guys like me never [D]sleep alone at [A]night
I don't need your [Bm]sympathy
'cause I'll [D]always be [A]ju-ust fine
Yeah, I'll [Bm]always be [D]ju-ust fine
Outro
[A/E] [Bm] [D] [A/E]
Yeah, I'll [Bm]always be [D]ju-ust fine
La la [A/E]la, la la [Bm]la, la la [D]la
La la [A/E]la, la la [Bm]la, la la [D]la[A/E]
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