#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1995 17:21:24 -0600 From: mkf@tiac.net (Matt Falkowski) Subject: TAB: Stephen Stills "Helplessly Hoping" "Helplessly Hoping" Stephen Stills Inspired by Mr. Stills 10th grade English teacher Use the verse as the intro. If there is no space between notes on the Tab then use it as a hammer. --------------------------------------------------------------------------3--| ------1-------1-----01-------1-----1-------1-----01-------1-----0-------0----| ----0-------0-------0------0-------0-----0-------0------0-------0-----0------| --0-------0-------2-2-----2------2-2-----2-----2-2-----2------2-2-----2------| 0-0-----0---------0-------------0--------------3-------------3---------------| 2----------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Helplessly hoping her harlaquin hovers near - by awaiting Wordlessly watching he waits by the window and wanders at the empty Stand by the stairway you'll see something certain to tell you confusion --3-----2-------2-----02-------2---------------------------------------------| --------0-----3-------3------3-------3---1-------1-----01-------1-----1------| --1-----0-----0-----2-2-----2------2-2-----2---0-------0------0-------0------| 0-------0-----------0-------------0------------------2-2-----2------2-2------| 2-----2-2-----2--------------------------------------0-------------0---------| ------3----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| a word Gasping at glimpses of gentle true place inside heartlessly helping himself to her bad has its costs Love isn't lieing it's loose in a -----------------------------3-------3-----2-------2-----02-------2----------| ----01-------1-----0-------0-------0-------0-----3-------3------3-------3----| -----------0-------0-----0-------0-------0-0-----0-----2-2-----2------2-2----| --2--------------2-2-----2-----0-0-----0---------------0-------------0-------| ----------------3--------------2---------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| spirits he runs wishing he could fly only to dreams he worries did he hear a goodbye or (break) lady who lingers saying she is lost and (break) ---------------------------------------------------2--------2-----02-------2-| ----1-------1-----1-------1-----0-------0-----0-----0-----3--------3-----3---| -----3----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----2-2------2---| ---2-2-----2----2-2-----2-----2-2-----2-----0-0-----0-----0-----0------------| ---0------------0-------------3-------------2--------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| trip at the sound of good bye_______________________ (return to beginning) BREAK: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----1-------1---1-------1---0-------0-----01-------1-----0-------0-----01----| ----1-----0-----------0-------0---0-------0------0-------0-----0-------0-----| --0-------0-----2-2---------2-2---------0-0-----0------2-2-----2-----0-0-----| -0------2-2-----0---------2-3-------------------------0----------------------| -------0------------------------------------3----------------------------3---| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| even hello they are one person they are choking on hello -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------0-------0-----01--------1-----0-------0-----01-----1-1-------1-----1---| -----1------0-------0-------0-------0-----0-------0------0-------2-------2---| ---2-------22-----0-0-----0-------2-2-----2-----0-0-----0------2-------3-3---| ---3-----3-3--------------------0-----------------------------0--------0-----| ---------0------------3-----------------------------3------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| two alone they are three togethertheyarefor each ----------------------------------1------------------------------------------| ------1-------1-----1-1-0-0-01-01-0------------------------------------------| ------------0-------0-------------------0------------------------------------| ------------3-----2-2-----2--------------------------------------------------| ------------------3-------------3-3-2----------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------3-3--3--3--------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| other (to beginning) Matt mkf@tiac.net