Key: Bb5

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Intro: G5 - F5 - Eb5 - F- x4

Bass Solo: Gm--Eb-F-


Verse 1: 
G5                   Bb5
  I have my mother's dreams
                   Eb5
I have my father's eyes 
                         F5
You can?t take that from me
         Bb5   C5  G5
Just go ahead and try
                   Bb5
The crescent city sleeps 
                    Eb5
Watch lions in the sky
               F5
Preparing to unleash 
          Bb5  C5
Unleash a mighty cry 
  

Refrain 1: 
Eb5           F5
  Can nobody save us? 
            G5
Will anyone try? 
            Bb5
The pile is burning 
                 Eb5
The severance is tight 
         F5
And all along I say it


Chorus 1:
G5      F5      Eb5
Help is on the way 
(They said they said)
G5      F5      Eb5
Help is on the way 
Bb5      C5
  (They said they said)
G5            F5
  Hold my hand to help see
Bb5               Eb5
  Right there in front of me
Gm      F      Eb--(Bass Solo) Bb Cm
Help is on the way


Verse 2:
G5                     Bb5
  Five thousand feet below
                            Eb5
As black smoke engulfs the sky 
                  F5
The ocean floor explodes 
       Bb5 C5    G5
Eleven mo-thers cry 
                  Bb5
My bones are resigning 
               Eb5
A burning lullaby 
                         F5
You can?t take that from me 
         Bb5   C5
Just go ahead and try 


Refrain 2:
Eb5                  F5
  She says that?s a sure line 
                  G5
With hands in the air 
                   Bb5
Her words miss the dark light 
            Eb5
Does anyone care? 
         F5
And all along I say it


Chorus 2:
G5      F5      Eb5
Help is on the way 
(They said they said)
G5      F5      Eb5
Help is on the way 
Bb5      C5
  (They said they said)
G5            F5
  Hold my hand to help see
Bb5               Eb5
  Right there in front of me
G5      F5      Eb(hold) F(hold)
Help is on the way


Breakdown: Beat switches
Gm----


Bridge: 
Eb5                   G5
  right now right now
Eb5                   G5
  right now right now
Eb5
  right now right now
C5               Eb5
  Choking on the blackout 
                     C5
Upon which we here rely 
                         F5
We keep actions in the attics
To see cameras in the sky
G5      F5      Eb5
help is on the way
They said the said
G5      F5      Eb5
help is on the way
     Bb5       C5
They said the said
G5
we we're told
F5
just to sick turn
    Bb5
for somebody
Eb5
will soon arrive
G5      F5      Eb5
help is on the way
              G5   F5 Eb5
but you never cared
          G5   F5 Eb5 G5 F5 Eb5 C5 Eb5 F5
you never cared


Chorus 3:
G5      F5      Eb5
Help is on the way 
(They said they said)
G5      F5      Eb5
Help is on the way 
Bb5      C5
  (They said they said)
G5            F5
  Hold my hand to help see
Bb5               Eb5
  Right there in front of me
G5      F5      G5 F5 Eb5
Help is on the way
F5     G5 F5 Eb5 F5 Gm(hold)
on my way