Helplessly Hoping

Intro: Am  C  G  D

Am
Helplessly hoping
    C                    G
Her harlequin hovers nearby,
             D
Awaiting a word.

Am
Gasping at glimpses
   C
Of gentle true spirit
   G                       D
He runs, wishing he could fly,
        Am              C          G     D
only to trip at the sound of good-byyyyye

Am
Wordlessly watching
   C                       G
He waits by the window and wonders
                     D
At the empty place inside
Am                     C
Heartlessly helping himself to her bad dreams
   G                          D       Am C G     F/G
He worries Did he hear a good-bye? Or even hellooooo?

            G   F/G
They are one person,
           G       F/G
they are too alone,
             G      F/G
they are three together,
           G F        C   G
they are for  each other.

Am
Stand by the stairway,
       C
you'll see something
            G                         D
certain to tell you confusion has its cost
Am
Love isn't lying
      C                  G
It's loose in a lady who lingers
              D
Saying she is lost
    Am     C       G   F/G
And choking on helloooooo

            G   F/G
They are one person,
           G       F/G
they are too alone,
             G      F/G
they are three together,
           G F        C   G
they are for  each other.