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Hey, Hey Helen – ABBA
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Written by: Andersson/Ulvaeus
From: "ABBA" (1975)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Verse] riff
D A G A D A G A D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|3---3-----3-----|--------------3-|----3-----3-----|--------------3-|
G|2---2-----2---2-|0---0---------2-|----2-----2---2-|0---0---------2-|
D|0---0-----0---2-|0---0-----0-2-0-|----0-----0---2-|0---0-----0-2-0-|
A|--------------0-|x---x-------0---|--------------0-|x---x-------0---|
E|----------------|3---3-----3-----|----------------|3---3-----3-----|
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Chords
E-A-D-G-B-e
F 1-3-3-2-1-1 or x-x-3-2-1-1
C/E 0-x-2-0-1-0 or x-x-2-0-1-0
D5 x-x-0-2-3-x
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[Intro]
(drums only)
| N.C. | % | % | % |
(riff)
| D A | G A | D A | G A |
(So at last ...)
[Verse]
[ A ] D A G
So at last, you're free
D A G
It's the way you wanted it to be
A D A G
And the price you paid
D A G
To become a woman of today
[Bridge]
D A C Em
Is it worth, the pain to see the children cry?
G
Does it hurt, when they ask for Daddy?
[Chorus]
D A G F C
Hey, hey Helen
D A G C F
Now you live on your own
D A G F C/E
Hey, hey Helen
D A G F C | D | % |
Can you make it alone? (Yes you can) (break)
[Verse]
[ G A ] D A G
So you're free (ah-ha) at last (pretty woman)
D A G
And beginning to forget the past (lucky woman)
[G A ] D A G
Does it make (ah-ha) you sad (pretty lonely)
D A G
When you think about the life you ha-ha-had
[Bridge]
D A C Em
But you're right; you had to take a second chance
G
So you fight to find your freedom
[Chorus]
D A G F C
Hey, hey Helen
D A G F C/E
Now you live on your own
D A G C F
Hey, hey Helen
D A G F C/E
Can you make it alone?
D A G F C
Hey, hey Helen
D A G F C/E
What's the matter with you?
D A G F C/E
Hey, hey Helen
D A G F C D
Don't you know what to do? (Yes, you do)
[Interlude] (lick)
| D5 | % | % | % |
Ah-ha yes you do, yes you do
| D5 | % | % | % |
Ah-ha yes you do, yes you do
| D5 | A |
[Chorus]
D A G F C
Hey, hey Helen
D A G C F
Now you live on your own
D A G F C/E
Hey, hey Helen
D A G F C
Can you make it alone?
D A G F C
Hey, hey Helen
D A G F C/E
What's the matter with you?
D A G F C
Hey, hey Helen
D A G C F
Don't you know what to do?
D A G F C
Hey, hey Helen
D A G C F
Now you live on your own
D A G F C/E
Hey, hey Helen
D A G F C
Can you make it alone?
(fade out)