Helicopter - Bloc Party

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Capo: Fret 2

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This is more or less based on the existing chords transcription for this, but transposed to play with a capo.
I think these adjustments fit the song a bit better.

CAPO ON 2
CAPO ON 2

Chords used:
    -  x02210
     -  320003
     -  x32010
 -  xx0320
     -  
    F -  x3321


0 (this is a v

ariation on th

e F chord that

 works well he

re)


The chords don't really do the intro justice, but that's just, like, my opinion, man.

Intro: Am--G-- x4
       Am-G-C-Dsus2- x2




  North to sou

th
 
    Empty

  Running on
 
    Bravado

  As if to say

 as if to say
             
  As if to say

    
 he doesn't li

ke chocolate

  He's born a 

liar he'll die

 a liar
             
  Some things 

     
will never be 

different


           
    Stop being

  
 
 
    so America

n

There's a time

 
and there's a place
           
    So James D

    
ean
 
    So blue je

ans

Gonna save the

 world
     
He's gonna


              
Are you hoping

            
 for a miracle

      
?
              
Are you hoping

            
 for a miracle

      
?
              
Are you hoping

            
 for a miracle

      
?
              
Are you hoping

            
 for a miracle

      
?


Am--C-Dsus2 x2



  Three out of

 five three 
out of five (it's not enough)

 Six out of te

n

 Better luck n

ext time

  Just like hi

s Dad just 
like his Dad (the same mistakes)
             
  Some things 

     
will never be 

different

  Hungry and d

umb hungry 
and dumb (so wait in line)
             
  Queuing up f

        
or some more j

unk food

  It's not my 

fault it's 
not my fault (just this once)
             
  They're gett

    
ing so much yo

unger


           
      Why can'

           
t you be 
 
      more Eur

opean

Bastard child 

of guilt and s

hame
           
      Bury you

        
r head 
 
      in the s

and
             
I'm thinking s

ix six six
I'm thinking six


              
Are you hoping

            
 for a miracle

      
?
              
Are you hoping

            
 for a miracle

      
?
              
Are you hoping

            
 for a miracle

      
?
              
Are you hoping

            
 for a miracle

      
?



[During the solo, you can play around with Am - I like to pick the lower part of that chord and then
accent on the higher part sort of thing]


              
Are you hoping

            
 for a miracle

      
?
              
Are you hoping

            
 for a miracle

      
?
              
Are you hoping

            
 for a miracle

      
?
              
Are you hoping

            
 for a miracle

      
?


End on Am

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