My Dear Helen Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]My dear Helen it's been a while
[G]since we've talked
[Bm]Charlie and I haven't been
[Em]up to a whole lot
He's [G]slowing down a little
[C#dim]and my knee's acting up
Yeah [G]we're quite a pair of geezers
moving slower than molasses
You'd [Em]be laughing if you saw us,
you [A]always loved to tease

[Verse 2]
I [D]dug up an old bottle of
your rasp[G]berry wine
[Bm]So I'm slouched out on the porch
swing just [Em]taking my time
[G]My mind keeps turning
[C#dim]out these pictures of you
[Em]You [G]were dancing in the kitchen
and I was enjoying my [Em]view
Oh Charlie was squirming just
[A]two steps behind you

[Verse 3]
[D]My dear Helen do you
remember [G]when you said
That you'd be [Bm]waiting at the gates
so you [Em]could sneak me in?
Well it [G]sure was funny but it
still [C#dim]caught in my throat
And [G]when I think about it now,
it still makes me choke
And I [Em]wonder if those gates
would ever [C#dim]open up for me[A]

[Verse 4]
[D]Helen my dear,
I do [G]have something to tell
[Bm]I don't know how to start
so [Em]I guess I just will
See, these [G]nights have been hot,
it's that [C#dim]muggy sort of air
Does[G]n't let me get to sleep
so I usually just lie there
On [Em]top of my quilt with [A]Charlie by my feet

[Verse 5]
[D]Last night as I laid there
frus[G]trated and tired
I was [Bm]sat up in my bed by
the hens [Em]starting wild
I thought [G]'That fox is back again,
he's gonna [C#dim]rob me blind
[G]I don't know how he gets in
but I'd better make him fly'
So I [Em]took my leaning rifle out the [A]door

[Verse 6]
[A]I f[D]ired off a shot aiming far i[G]nto the heat
And [Bm]as soon as it was flying I
felt [Em]weak in my knees
I heard [G]shoes turning gravel
[C#dim]and then tires spitting rocks
I heard [G]a gasp for air and
my stomach tied in knots
[Em]Charlie started whining with his
tail between his legs
We wandered out slow but my
heart was breaking ribs
I [G]couldn't hear nothing and there
was a [C#dim]girl lying twisted
My [G]hands were trembling and
I felt [C#dim]that she was limp
[G]Her pulse [Em]wasn't tapping so
I felt sick to my stomach
Charlie was frozen, so I went for a shovel
And I [G]buried her body,
I didn't know [C#dim]what else to do

[Verse 7]
If I'd [G]only aimed a little higher
If I'd only thought before I fired
I [Em]hope God can forgive me,
I hope for you to forgive me too
I'm just a tired old man
just waiting to join you
So [G]here I am slouched on this
[C#dim]old porch swing
[G]Thinking about heaven,
thinking about [C#dim]everything
[G]So [Em]be waiting by those gates,

[Verse 8]
you might need to sneak me in
[Em]I don't know how they feel
about us accidental killers
[G]I don't know how they feel
about us tired old men
I don't know how they feel about us tired
old murdering [Em]men
I don't know how they feel
about us tired old murdering men