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Helen Of Troy by John Cale

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John Cale           Helen of Troy
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Chord diagramE minorEm | Chord diagramG+G               |  Chord diagramE minorEm
Oh,  did you see him standing in the street
| Chord diagramG+G              | Chord diagramE minorEm
Hmmm, he looked so big, you're so big, but I've seen him before
          |  Chord diagramG+G         |   Chord diagramE minorEm  | Chord diagramG+G    |  Chord diagramE minorEm
He's running round with all the boys, oh thats him, hmmm,  big thighs

   | Chord diagramG+G     |  Chord diagramE minorEm    |  Chord diagramG+G    | Chord diagramE minorEm
Creepy, creepy in the dark, shiny, shiny Joan of Arc,
   |  Chord diagramG+G        |  Chord diagramE minorEm    |   Chord diagramG+G      |Chord diagramE minorEm|Chord diagramG+G|Chord diagramE minorEm|Chord diagramG+G|Chord diagramE minorEm
When the moonlight starts its glow, cold hard Helen, Queen of Troy

   |   Chord diagramG+G       |  Chord diagramE minorEm     | Chord diagramG+G      |  Chord diagramE minorEm
She got charisma, got thunderstorms, like a baby, never been born
   |  Chord diagramG+G        | Chord diagramE minorEm    |  Chord diagramG+G       |  Chord diagramE minorEm
She got mammon, mammon in disguise, in the cold rooms of her eyes
Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramA7A7  Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramA7A7  Chord diagramE minorEm
Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy

    |  Chord diagramG+G     | Chord diagramE minorEm       | Chord diagramG+G         |  Chord diagramE minorEm
Oh look at him, inn't he gorgeous, such big thighs, all oiled and mine
   |  Chord diagramG+G    | Chord diagramE minorEm         | Chord diagramG+G   | Chord diagramE minorEm
Listen, it's got to go, I want him in my arms to stay

   |  Chord diagramG+G     | Chord diagramE minorEm     | Chord diagramG+G     | Chord diagramE minorEm
Big fat mama done me wrong, left me hanging all alone
   |  Chord diagramG+G               | Chord diagramE minorEm
But that bitch is as old, is as old, is as old
     |   Chord diagramG+G              |  Chord diagramE minorEm
's that dirty old crone right out there in the cold
Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramA7A7  Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramA7A7  Chord diagramE minorEm
Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy
| Chord diagramG+G | Chord diagramE minorEm | Chord diagramG+G | Chord diagramE minorEm | Chord diagramG+G | Chord diagramE minorEm | Chord diagramG+G | Chord diagramE minorEm

  |  Chord diagramG+G     | Chord diagramE minorEm    |  Chord diagramG+G        |  Chord diagramE minorEm
Mercy, mercy, mercy me, I'm so scared, please comfort me
  |   Chord diagramG+G          |  Chord diagramE minorEm   |  Chord diagramG+G       |  Chord diagramE minorEm
I don't wanna be, your banshee boy, baying like the hounds of Troy
Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramA7A7  Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramA7A7  Chord diagramE minorEm
Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy

   |   Chord diagramG+G        |  Chord diagramE minorEm    |  Chord diagramG+G    |  Chord diagramE minorEm
Standing there from under the lights, your eyes shining bright
  |  Chord diagramG+G     |  Chord diagramE minorEm       |  Chord diagramG+G      |  Chord diagramE minorEm
I want you all of the time, fill me with awe, all of the time
  | Chord diagramG+G    |   Chord diagramE minorEm    |  Chord diagramG+G  |  Chord diagramE minorEm
Lubricate me, don't hate me

Note: The trick to this song is to strike the Chord diagramF#F# note on the bass Chord diagramE MajorE string
    when transitioning between Chord diagramE minorEm & Chord diagramG+G chords. The point at which this
    occurs is indicated with a '|' .  Not sure of all the lyrics!

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