Key: Bb

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Intro: Gm - F - Eb - F- x4

Bass Solo: Gm--Eb-F-


Verse 1: 
Gm                   Bb
  I have my mother's dreams
                   Eb
I have my father's eyes 
                         F
You can?t take that from me
         Bb   Cm  Gm
Just go ahead and try
                   Bb
The crescent city sleeps 
                    Eb
Watch lions in the sky
               F
Preparing to unleash 
          Bb  Cm
Unleash a mighty cry 
  

Refrain 1: 
Eb           F
  Can nobody save us? 
            Gm
Will anyone try? 
            Bb
The pile is burning 
                 Eb
The severance is tight 
         F
And all along I say it


Chorus 1:
Gm      F      Eb
Help is on the way 
(They said they said)
Gm      F      Eb
Help is on the way 
Bb      Cm
  (They said they said)
Gm            F
  Hold my hand to help see
Bb               Eb
  Right there in front of me
Gm      F      Eb--(Bass Solo) Bb Cm
Help is on the way


Verse 2:
Gm                     Bb
  Five thousand feet below
                            Eb
As black smoke engulfs the sky 
                  F
The ocean floor explodes 
       Bb Cm    Gm
Eleven mo-thers cry 
                  Bb
My bones are resigning 
               Eb
A burning lullaby 
                         F
You can?t take that from me 
         Bb   Cm
Just go ahead and try 


Refrain 2:
Eb                  F
  She says that?s a sure line 
                  Gm
With hands in the air 
                   Bb
Her words miss the dark light 
            Eb
Does anyone care? 
         F
And all along I say it


Chorus 2:
Gm      F      Eb
Help is on the way 
(They said they said)
Gm      F      Eb
Help is on the way 
Bb      Cm
  (They said they said)
Gm            F
  Hold my hand to help see
Bb               Eb
  Right there in front of me
Gm      F      Eb(hold) F(hold)
Help is on the way


Breakdown: Beat switches
Gm----


Bridge: 
Eb                   Gm
  right now right now
Eb                   Gm
  right now right now
Eb
  right now right now
Cm               Eb
  Choking on the blackout 
                     Cm
Upon which we here rely 
                         F
We keep actions in the attics
To see cameras in the sky
Gm      F      Eb
help is on the way
They said the said
Gm      F      Eb
help is on the way
     Bb       Cm
They said the said
Gm
we we're told
F
just to sick turn
    Bb
for somebody
Eb
will soon arrive
Gm      F      Eb
help is on the way
              Gm   F Eb
but you never cared
          Gm   F Eb Gm F Eb Cm Eb F
you never cared


Chorus 3:
Gm      F      Eb
Help is on the way 
(They said they said)
Gm      F      Eb
Help is on the way 
Bb      Cm
  (They said they said)
Gm            F
  Hold my hand to help see
Bb               Eb
  Right there in front of me
Gm      F      Gm F Eb
Help is on the way
F     Gm F Eb F Gm(hold)
on my way