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Helium

Mark Eitzel
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 
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 B5 to E repeated
 Life  is short  in the laughing  gallery
 A  secret handshake  gets you ice  cream and a key
 To a brand new car that only drives into walls
 They'll cut their eyes, All they want...
 Pattern 1 for chorus (approximate arpeggiations):
1-----------------------------------2--------0----------------------|
2-----------------------3-----------3------------3-------3----------|
3-------------------0---------0-----2----2-----------2--------------|
4-----------2-----------------------0-------------------------------|
5-------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
6---0-----------2----------3----------------------------------------|
  Em G/FG D --> these are the chords being outlined
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 Is  your silence
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 Is  your silence
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 Is  your silence
 (Pattern 1)
 Breathing helium
 (Pattern 1)
 Throw away the key
 (Pattern 1)
 Dissolve in the air
 Never  free
 same music as verse 1
 same music
 F7 to C (with feedbacky guitar solo)
  end with 2x Pattern 1
 same music as verse 1

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Readable chord sheet for Helium by Mark Eitzel

[B5]              [Em]      [C]
 [D](add
 [G])
 [F7]      [C7]

B5 to E repeated

L[B5]ife is s[E]hort in the laug[B5]hing gal[E]lery

A[B5] secret [E]handshake gets you ic[B5]e cream and a ke[E]y
To a brand new car that only drives into walls
They'll cut their eyes, All they want...

Pattern 1  for chorus (approximate arpeggiations):

1-----------------------------------2--------0----------------------|
2-----------------------3-----------3------------3-------3----------|
3-------------------0---------0-----2----2-----------2--------------|
4-----------2-----------------------0-------------------------------|
5-------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
6---0-----------2----------3----------------------------------------|

         Em        G/F

 [D](add
 [G])
I[C]s your silence

 [D](add
 [G])
I[C]s your silence

 [D](add
 [G])
I[C]s your silence

(Pattern 1)
Breathing helium

(Pattern 1)
Throw away the key

(Pattern 1)
Dissolve in the air

N[C7]ever free

same music as verse 1

same music

F7 to C (with feedbacky guitar solo)
        end with 2x Pattern 1

same music as verse 1