Chords with lyrics
Intro:
F Bb
Ooh I do I do I do I do hey
F Bb
I do I do I do
Boy you got me
F Bb
Helpless look into your eyes and the skys the limit
F Bb
Im helpless down for the count and Im drowning in em
F
I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight
Bb
We were at a revel with some rebels on a hot night
F
Laughing at my sister as shes dazzling the room
Bb
Then you walked in and my heart went Boom
F
Trying to catch your eye from the side of the ballroom
Bb
Everybodys dancing and the bands top volume
F
Grind to the rhythm as we wine and dine
Bb
Grab my sister and whisper Yo this ones mine
Dm Bb
My sister made her way across the room to you
Dm
And I got nervous thinking Whats she gonna do
C
She grabbed you by the arm Im thinking Im through
Then you look back at me and suddenly Im
F Bb
Helpless look into your eyes and the skys the limit
F Bb
Im helpless down for the count and Im drowning in em
F Bb
Helpless look into your eyes and the skys the limit
F Bb
Im helpless down for the count and Im drowning in em
F
One week later Im writing a letter nightly
Bb
Now my life gets better every letter that you write me
F
Laughing at my sister cause she wants to form a harem
I'm just saying if you really loved me you would share him
F
Two weeks later in the living room stressin'
Bb
My fathers stone faced while youre asking for his blessin'
F
Im dying inside as you wine and dine
Bb Dm
And Im trying not to cry cause theres nothing that your mind cant do
Bb
My father makes his way across the room to you
Dm
I panic for a second thinking were through
C
But then he shakes your hand and says Be true
And you turn back to me smiling and Im
F Bb
Helpless look into your eyes and the skys the limit
F Bb
Im helpless down for the count and Im drowning in em
F Bb
Helpless look into your eyes and the skys the limit
F Bb
Im helpless down for the count and Im drowning in em
F
Eliza I dont have a dollar to my name
Bb
An acre of land a troop to command a dollop of fame
F
All I haves my honor a tolerance for pain
Bb
A couple of college credits and my top-notch brain
F
Insane your family brings out a different side of me
Bb
Peggy confides in me Angelica tried to take a bite of me
F
No stress my love for you is never in doubt
Bb
Well get a little place in Harlem and well figure it out
Dm
Ive been livim without a family since I was a child
Bb
My father left my mother died I grew up buckwild
Dm
But Ill never forget my mothers face that was real
C
And long as Im alive Eliza swear to God
Youll never feel so
F Bb
Helpless look into your eyes and the skys the limit
F Bb
Im helpless down for the count and Im drowning in em
F Bb
Helpless look into your eyes and the skys the limit
F Bb
Im helpless down for the count and Im drowning in em
