Helplessly Hoping

by Crosby Stills Nash & Young · posted by chibluesteve

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

 -4 -4 -4   -4 5  -5  -5 -5 -5  -5  6  -6  6
Helplessly hoping her harlequin hovers nearby
 5  6 -5 5  -4
Awaiting a word
 -4 -4  -4   -4  5  -5  -5 -5  -5   -5 6  -6  6
Gasping at glimpses of gentle true spirit he runs
 6  6   -5   5   6 5
Wishing he could fly
5 -4 5   4   4   4    4   4   5   5 -5 5 -4 4
Only to trip at the sound of good bye--------

 -4 -4 -4   -4  5   -5  -5   -5 -5   -5 6  -6   6  5
Wordlessly watching he waits by the window and wonders
5   6   6 6   -5    5 -4  
At the empty place inside
 -4  -4  -4  -4  5   -5 -5  -5 -5  -5    6    -6  6   5  
Heartlessly helping himself to her bad dreams he worries
 5  6   6  -5   5  6 5
Did he hear a good-bye? 
5  4 4   4 5 -4 4 -4 
Or even hello-------?

 4    4   5  -4  4
They are one person
 4    5   6  -6 6 6
They are two alone-
 4    4    5    5 -4 4
They are three together
 4    5   6   5   -4  4
They are for each other

 -4   -4 -4   -4  5     -5   -5   -5  -5    -5  6  -6  6    5
Stand by the stairway you'll see something certain to tell you
5 6  6  6 -5   5   -4 
Confusion has its cost
 -4  -4 -4 -4  5  -5   -5  -5 -5 -5 6 -6   6  5
Love isn't lying it's loose in a lady who lingers
 6  6  -5  5  6 5
Saying she is lost
 5    4  4  4   4 5 -4 4 -4
And choking on hello-------

 4    4   5  -4  4
They are one person
 4    5   6  -6 6 6
They are two alone-
 4    4    5    5 -4 4
They are three together
 4    5   6   5   -4  4
They are for each other

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