Helpless by Sugar

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Song: Helpless
Artist: Sugar
Album: Copper Blue track 04
Notes: Capo 5th fret (all tab relative to capo)
Tabbed by: denabob


Intro Riff (x2):
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Rhythm Figure 1 (x2):
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|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---------------|
|-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------------|
|----------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------------|
|----------3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1------------3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1---------------|
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   Another time, time after time, you make me feel so helpless I
   I’ve never tried to change your mind, I keep it to myself it’s

Rhythm Figure 2:
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|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------------|
|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------------|
|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------------|
|-------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------------|
|-------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------------|
   Sometimes I’ve got to tell you, is it this time I tell you

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|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-----------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-4-0-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---0-----2-2-----------------------------------|
|-------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-----------------------------------------------|
   We’ve got to go to places, somewhere I don’t mind it’s special

Rhythm Figure 1 (x2):
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|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---------------|
|-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------------|
|----------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------------|
|----------3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1------------3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1---------------|
|-------------------3-3-3-3------------------------------3-3-3-3------------------------|
  And now you find as time goes by, you’re left with nothing meaning much
  Meaning I will have to try, to take your mind to places

Rhythm Figure 2:
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|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------------|
|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------------|
|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------------|
|-------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------------|
|-------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------------|
   I wish that I could help you, but you seem less than helpless



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|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-----------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-4-0-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---0-----2-2-----------------------------------|
|-------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-----------------------------------------------|
   I always tried to tell you, someday that it’d seem so special

Rhythm Figure 1 (x2):
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|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---------------|
|-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------------|
|----------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------------|
|----------3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1------------3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1---------------|
|-------------------3-3-3-3------------------------------3-3-3-3------------------------|
   Time after time, what’s on your mind, you make me feel so helpless I
   You never tried what’s on your mind, you make me feel so helpless I

Intro Riff (x2):
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|-7-9-11----7-9-11----7-9-11------7-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------8-7-------------------------------------------------|
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                         I feel so helpless I

Rhythm Figure 2:
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|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------------|
|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------------|
|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------------|
|-------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------------|
|-------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------------|
   Your left alone with something, and I hope for you it’s one thing

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|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-----------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-4-0-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---0-----2-2-----------------------------------|
|-------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-----------------------------------------------|
   That something you and yours can hold and hold as something special

Rhythm Figure 1 (x2):
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|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---------------|
|-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------------|
|----------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------------|
|----------3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1------------3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1---------------|
|-------------------3-3-3-3------------------------------3-3-3-3------------------------|
   But now you find, as time goes by, you’re left with nothing meaning much
   Meaning I will have to try, what’s on your mind so helpless I

Intro Riff (x2):
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|-------10---------10--------10-8-------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-9-11----7-9-11----7-9-11------7-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------8-7-------------------------------------------------|
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                          I feel so helpless I


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