Chords used:
Gm - 355333
F - 133211
Eb - x68886
Bb - x13331
Cm - x35543
Dm - xx0231
[Intro]
Gm F Eb F Gm Bb Eb F x2
Gm Eb F
[Verse 1]
Gm Bb
I have my mother's dreams
Eb
I have my father's eyes
F
You can't take that from me
Bb Cm Gm
Just go ahead and try
Bb
The crescent city sleeps
Eb
While giants in the sky
F
Preparing to unleash
Bb Cm
Let loose a mighty cry
[Refrain 1]
Eb F
Can nobody save us?
Gm
Will anyone try?
Bb
The bayou is burning
Eb
The cypress has died
F
And all along they're saying
[Chorus 1]
Gm F Eb
Help is on the way (They said they said)
Gm F Eb Bb Cm
Help is on the way (They said they said)
Gm F Bb Eb
One by land, two by sea, right there in front of me
Gm F Eb Bb Cm
Help is on the way
[Verse 2]
Gm bb
Five thousand feet below
Eb
As black smoke engulfs the sky
F
The ocean floor explodes
Bb Cm Gm
Eleven mo-thers cry
Bb
My bones all resonate
Eb
A burning lullaby
F
You can't take that from me
Bb Cm
Just go ahead and try
[Refrain 2]
Eb F
She says that's a shoreline
Gm
With hands in the air
Bb
Her words pierce the dark night
Eb
Does anyone care?
F
And all along can say it
[Chorus 2]
Gm F Eb
Help is on the way (They said they said)
Gm F Eb Bb Cm
Help is on the way (They said they said)
Gm F Bb Eb
One by land, two by sea, right there in front of me
Gm F Eb F
Help is on the way
[Breakdown]
Gm Eb
Right here
Right here
Gm Cm DmEb
Right here
Right here
Gm Eb
Right here
Right here
[Bridge]
Cm Eb
Choking on the black gold
Cm
Upon which we here rely
F
We keep axes in the attic
To see cameras in the sky
Gm F Eb
Help is on the way (They said they said)
Gm F Eb Bb Cm
Help is on the way (They said they said)
Gm F
We were told just to sit tight
Bb Eb
Cause somebody will soon arrive
Gm F Eb
Help is on the way
Gm F Eb
They never came
Gm F Eb Gm F Eb Cm Eb F
They never came
[Chorus 3]
Gm F Eb
Help is on the way (They said they said)
Gm F Eb Bb Cm
Help is on the way (They said they said)
Gm F Bb Eb
One by land, two by sea, right there in front of me
Gm F Gm F Eb
Help is on the way
F Gm F Eb F Gm
on my way