This Isn't Helping chords by The National

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: Bb

♫ Intro:

 G#m  B | G#m  B | G#m  B | F# :


♫ Verse 1:
  G#m             B
I cannot believe what you get away with
     G#m        B
You find beauty in anything
  G#m            B
Whenever you look down into a sewer
F#
 You see a diamond ring
  G#m            B
It isn't fair how you never look like you're trying
  G#m              B
As if you couldn't care any less
G#m            B
 And I'm here, kicking myself to keep from crying
F#
 You say you're impressed

♫ Chorus:
        E     B
But this isn't helping at all
         E        B
It only makes me wanna get further off
      E     B
This isn't helping at all
      F#
This isn't helping


♫ Verse 2:
   G#m              B
You say that this doesn't have to hurt
     G#m          B
You're there if you need to be found
G#m            B
 Can't you see that that makes it so much worse?
F#
 I'll always see you around
 G#m            B
Maybe in time, we can give it one morе try
      G#m             B
But let's think about what matters now
   G#m              B
Keep kicking yourself to keep from crying
F#
 That, you'rе so right about


♫ Chorus:
          E     B
'Cause this isn't helping at all
            E           B
I know you think it's kindness, but it's not
      E     B
This isn't helping at all
      F#
This isn't helping


♫ Bridge:
        C#m         G#m
Don't say that it's all your fault
        C#m          G#m
I know you're banking on it coming up
        C#m      G#m
But would your life be so bad
      F#
If you knew every single thought I had?
        C#m        G#m
'Cause I only have two things to say to you
     C#m         G#m
But you say two things about everything, babe
C#m         G#m
 Well, just when I thought
        F#
You don't even notice me at all


♫ Chorus:
          E     B
'Cause this isn't helping at all
         E        B
It only makes me wanna get further off
      E     B
This isn't helping at all
      F#
This isn't helping
      E     B
This isn't helping at all
            E           B
I know you think it's kindness, but it's not
      E     B
This isn't helping at all
      F#
This isn't helping