Key: E
Introduction: E A E A
E A
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky&rsquo s the limit
E A
I&rsquo m helpless, down for the count and I&rsquo m drowning in &lsquo em
E
I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight
A
We were at a revel with some rebels on a hot night
E
Laughing at my sister as she&rsquo s dazzling the room
A
Then you walked in and my heart went &ldquo Boom!&rdquo
E
Trying to catch your eye from the side of the ballroom
A
Everybody&rsquo s dancing and the band&rsquo s top volume
E
Grind to the rhythm as we wine and dine
A
Grab my sister and whisper &ldquo Yo, this one&rsquo s mine.&rdquo
C#m E
Ooh, my sister made her way across the room to you
A
And I got nervous, thinking &ldquo What&rsquo s she gonna do?&rdquo
B
She grabbed you by the arm, I&rsquo m thinking &ldquo I&rsquo m through&rdquo
Then you look back at me and suddenly I&rsquo m
G E
(Helpless) Oh, look at those eyes, oh (Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit)
A
(I'm helpless) I know (Down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em)
E
I am so into you
A
I am so into you, I'm helpless (Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit)
E A
(I know) I'm down for the count, and I'm drowning in 'em
N.C.
E
One week later, I&rsquo m writing a letter nightly
A
Now my life gets better, every letter that you write me
E
Laughing at my sister cause she wants to form a harem
(Angelica)
E
Two weeks later in the living room stressin&rsquo
A
My father&rsquo s stone faced while you&rsquo re asking for his blessin&rsquo
E
I&rsquo m dying inside as you wine and dine
A C#m
And I&rsquo m trying not to cry cause there&rsquo s nothing that your mind can&rsquo t do
E
My father makes his way across the room to you
A
I panic for a second thinking &ldquo we&rsquo re through&rdquo
B
But then he shakes your hand and says &ldquo Be true&rdquo
And you turn back to me, smiling, and I&rsquo m
G
I'm (I'm helpless)
E (Look into your eyes, and the skys the limit)
A
that boy is mine, that boy is mine (Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em) (Whoo! Helpless)
E (Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit
A
Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em
(Hamilton)
E
Eliza, I don&rsquo t have a dollar to my name
A
An acre of land, a troop to command, a dollop of fame
E
All I have&rsquo s my honor, a tolerance for pain
A
A couple of college credits and my top-notch brain
E
Insane, your family brings out a different side of me
A
Peggy confides in me, Angelica tried to take a bite of me
E
No stress, my love for you is never in doubt
A
We&rsquo ll get a little place in Harlem and we&rsquo ll figure it out
C#m
I&rsquo ve been livin&rsquo without a family since I was a child
E
My father left, my mother died, I grew up buckwild
A
But I&rsquo ll never forget my mother&rsquo s face, that was real
B
And long as I&rsquo m alive, Eliza, swear to God
You&rsquo ll never feel so&hellip
E
I do, I do, I do, I do
A
(Eliza) I do, I do, I do, I do (helpless)
E
I never felt so (helpless)
A
Yeah, yeah
E A
Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em (I'm down for a count and I'm...)
E
My life is gonna be fine cause Eliza's in it,
A
look into your eyes and the sky&rsquo s the limit
E A
I&rsquo m helpless, down for the count and I&rsquo m drowning in &lsquo em
A
In New York, you can be a new man
C#m
In New York, you can be a new man
B A E
In New York, you can be a new man
(Eliza)