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        John Cale                     Helen of Troy
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Em| (022000@1)G (320003@1)                            |    Em (022000@1)  
Oh,    did you see him standing in the street 
| G (320003@1)                         | Em (022000@1)  
Hmmm, he looked so big, you're so big, but I've seen him before  
                    |    G (320003@1)                |     Em (022000@1) | G (320003@1)     |    EmHe's (022000@1)running round with all the boys,  oh thats him,  hmmm,    big thighs

|  G (320003@1)        |   Em (022000@1)     |    G (320003@1)      | Em (022000@1)  
Creepy, creepy in the dark, shiny, shiny Joan of Arc, 
      |    G (320003@1)             |    Em (022000@1)     |     G (320003@1)          |Em|G|Em|G|Em   
When the moonlight starts its glow, cold hard Helen, Queen of Troy

|      G (320003@1)            |   Em (022000@1)       |  G (320003@1)         |    Em (022000@1) 
She got charisma, got thunderstorms, like a baby, never been born
     |    G (320003@1)              |  Em (022000@1)      |   G (320003@1)           |   Em (022000@1)       
She got mammon, mammon in disguise, in the cold rooms of her eyes
A (x02220@1)  G (320003@1)          A7 (x02020@1) Em (022000@1)         A (x02220@1)  G (320003@1)          A7 (x02020@1) Em (022000@1)      
Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy

|   G (320003@1)        |  Em (022000@1)           |  G (320003@1)                |   Em (022000@1)  
Oh look at him, inn't he gorgeous, such big thighs, all oiled and mine 
     |   G (320003@1)      | Em (022000@1)               |  G (320003@1)   |  Em (022000@1)Listen, it's got to go,  I want him in my arms to stay

|   G (320003@1)       |  Em (022000@1)        |  G (320003@1)        | Em (022000@1)  
Big fat mama done me wrong, left me hanging all alone 
      |   G (320003@1)                           |  Em (022000@1) 
But that bitch is as old, is as old, is as old
         |     G (320003@1)                          |   Em (022000@1)  
's that dirty old crone right out there in the cold
A (x02220@1)  G (320003@1)          A7 (x02020@1) Em (022000@1)         A (x02220@1)  G (320003@1)          A7 (x02020@1) Em (022000@1)        
Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy
| G| (320003@1)Em| (022000@1)G| (320003@1)Em (022000@1)| G| (320003@1)Em| (022000@1)G| (320003@1)Em (022000@1)|   G (320003@1)       | Em (022000@1)      |   G (320003@1)              |   Em (022000@1)   
Mercy, mercy, mercy me,  I'm so scared, please comfort me  
   |     G (320003@1)                 |   Em (022000@1)    |    G (320003@1)            |   Em (022000@1) 
I don't wanna be,  your banshee boy,  baying like the hounds of Troy
A (x02220@1)  G (320003@1)          A7 (x02020@1) Em (022000@1)         A (x02220@1)  G (320003@1)          A7 (x02020@1) EmOh, (022000@1)Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy

|     G (320003@1)             |   Em (022000@1)      |   G (320003@1)      |    Em (022000@1)   
Standing there from under the lights,  your eyes shining bright  
   |    G (320003@1)        |   Em (022000@1)           |    G (320003@1)         |   Em (022000@1)  
I want you all of the time,  fill me with awe, all of the time  
    | G (320003@1)      |     Em (022000@1)      |    G (320003@1)  |   EmLubricate (022000@1)me, don't hate me

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