Misc Musicals - Hamilton - helpless

^CHey hey hey hey ^FOhh, I do I do I do I ^Bbsus2Dooo! Hey! ^FOhh, I do I do I do I ^Bbsus2Do!

^BbBoy you got me ^F9Helples^Fmaj9/As! ^BbLook into your eyes, and the sky’s t^Bbsus2he limit ^F9I’m helpless! ^BbDown for the count, and I’m drownin’ in ‘em

^FI have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight ^Bbsus2We were at a revel with some rebels on a hot night ^FLaughin’ at my sister as she’s dazzling the^F/A room ^Bbsus2Then you walked in and my heart went “Boom!” ^FTryin’ to catch your eye from the side of the ballroom ^Bbsus2Everybody’s dancin’ and the band’s top volume ^FGrind to the rhythm as we wine and^F/A dine ^Bbsus2Grab my sister, and whisper, “Yo, this one’s mi^G/Cne.” ^Dm7Ooh, My sister made her way across the room to y^Fou ^FAnd I got nervous, thinking “What’s ^F9/Ashe gonna d^Bbsus2o?” She grabbed you by the arm, I’m t^Bbsus2/Dhinkin’ “I’m throug^Csush” ^CsusThen you look back at me and suddenly I’m

^F9Helpless! ^Fmaj9/AOh, look at those e^Bb9yes ^BbYeah, I’m ^F9Helpless, ^Fmaj9/AI know ^{Bb9 Bb9}Down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em ^F9Helpless!I am so int^Fmaj9/Ao you. I^Bb9 am so into you I'm ^F9Helpless! ^{Fmaj9/A Bb9}Down for the count

^FOne week later I’m writin’ a letter nightly ^Bbsus2Now my life gets better, every letter that you write me ^FLaughin’ at my sister, cuz she wants to form a ^F/Aharem ^BbI’m just sayin’, if you really loved me, you would share him ^FTwo weeks later in the living room stressing’ ^Bbsus2My father’s stone-faced while you’re asking for his blessing’ ^FI’m dying inside, as you wine and d^F/Aine and I'm T^Bbsus2ryin’ not to cry ‘cause there’s nothing that your mi^G/Cnd can’t ^Dm7Do, my father makes his way across the room to ^FYou I panic for a second, t^F9/Ahinking we're ^Bbsus2Through” but then he shakes your hand and ^Bbsus2/Dsays ^Csus“Be true” and you turn back to me, smiling, and I’m ^F9Helple^Fmaj9/Ass! ^BbLook into your eyes and the sky's the limit, I'm ^F9Helple^Fmaj9/Ass! ^Bbmaj9Down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em, I'm ^F9Helple^Fmaj9/Ass! ^Bb9Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit, I'm ^F9Helple^Fmaj9/Ass! ^Bb9Down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em

^FEliza, I don’t have a dollar to my name ^BbAn acre of land, a troop to command, a dollop of fame ^FAll I have’s my honor, a tolerance for pain ^BbA couple of college credits and my top-notch brain ^FInsane, your family brings out a different side of me ^BbPeggy confides in me, Angelica tried to take a bite of me ^FNo stress, my love for you is never in doubt ^BbWe’ll get a little place in Harlem and we’ll figure it out ^Dm7I’ve been livin’ without a family since I was a child ^FMy father left, my mother died, I grew up buckwild ^F9/A But ^Bbsus2I’ll never forget my mother’s face, that was ^Bbsus2/Dreal ^C7susAnd long as I’m alive, Eliza, swear to God you’ll never feel so… ^F9Helpless^Fmaj9/A (I do I do I do I do I do) ^Bb9Helpless^{C Dm7}Helpless^F/A (I do I do I do I do I do) ^Bbmaj9Down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em

^F9Helpless^Fmaj9/A (My life is going fine cause Eliza's in it) ^Bb9Helpless^C (I look into your eyes and the sky's the limit) ^Dm7Helpless^{F/A Bbmaj9}Down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em

^DmIn New York you can be a new man ^Bbsus2In New York you can ^F/Bbbe a new man ^Bb9In New York you can be a ^Eb9new ma^Fsusn ^FHelpless