This Isn't Helping chords by The National

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: Bb majorBb

♫ Intro:

 G# minorG#m  BB | G# minorG#m  BB | G# minorG#m  BB | F#F# :


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

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


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

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


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


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