Learn to play "Helpless" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
E B/D# Gotta face the music E A These things I've done C#m B/D# I can't forget E B/D# I've come to win but I lose it E Now look at me A C#m B/D# What you see is what you get A E/G# F#m7 You better take your heart C#m E B Away from me Chorus: C#m G#m This is my love, helplessly fading A E Doing everything I can to lose a little bit B/D# C#m G#m Of myself tonight, hopelessly waiting A For the storm to lead me home E B/D# C#m 'Cause I can never walk away from a fight G#m A All of my life, running on wild E Trying to escape it C#m G#m This is my love, helplessly fading A Always waiting C#m Always waiting I’ve come to say I’m sorry (So sorry) Far too many times to tell It’s never like in the stories (Oh, I tried) But I could not catch you when you fell If you give yourself I’ll take everything you got Chorus: This is my love, helplessly fading Doing everything I can to lose a little bit Of myself tonight, hopelessly waiting For the storm to lead me home ‘cuz I could never walk away from the fight Trying to escape it This is my love, helplessly fading Always waiting Always waiting F#m7 (Keep waiting keep, keep waiting) A G#7 Living in a love song, yeah yeah (Keep waiting keep, keep waiting) C#m Will it be the right one? F#m7 (Keep waiting keep, keep waiting) A G#7 Living in a love song, oooh oh Chorus: This is my love, helplessly fading Doing everything I can to lose a little bit Of myself tonight, hopelessly waiting For the storm to lead me home 'Cause I can never walk away from a fight All of my life, running on wild Trying to escape it This is my love, helplessly fading Always waiting You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA B C#m D# E F#m7 G# G#7 G#m Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Helpless" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Helpless" by Jack Savoretti.