[Intro]
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Ooh, I do I do I do I do, hey
EA
Ooh, I do I do I do
Boy you got me
EA
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky's the limit
EA
I'm helpless, down for the count and I'm drowning in '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's dazzling the room
A
Then you walked in and my heart went "Boom!"
E
Trying to catch your eye from the side of the ballroom
A
Everybody's dancing and the band's top volume
E
Grind to the rhythm as we wine and dine
A
Grab my sister and whisper "Yo, this one's mine."
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My sister made her way across the room to you
C#m
And I got nervous, thinking "What's she gonna do?"
B
She grabbed you by the arm, I'm thinking "I'm through"
Then you look back at me and suddenly I'm
EA
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky's the limit
EA
I'm helpless, down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em
EA
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky's the limit
EA
I'm helpless, down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em
E
One week later, I'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
N.C.
I'm just saying if you really loved me you would share him
Ha!
E
Two weeks later in the living room stressin'
A
My father's stone faced while you're asking for his blessin'
E
I'm dying inside as you wine and dine
AC#m
And I'm trying not to cry cause there's nothing that your mind can't do
A
My father makes his way across the room to you
C#m
I panic for a second thinking "we're through"
B
But then he shakes your hand and says "Be true"
And you turn back to me, smiling, and I'm
EA
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky's the limit
EA
I'm helpless, down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em
EA
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky's the limit
EA
I'm helpless, down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em
E
Eliza, I don't have a dollar to my name
A
An acre of land, a troop to command, a dollop of fame
E
All I have'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'll get a little place in Harlem and we'll figure it out
C#m
I've been livin' without a family since I was a child
A
My father left, my mother died, I grew up buckwild
C#m
But I'll never forget my mother's face, that was real
B
And long as I'm alive, Eliza, swear to God
You'll never feel so…
EA
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky's the limit
EA
I'm helpless, down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em
EA
Helpless, look into your eyes and the sky's the limit
EA
I'm helpless, down for the count and I'm drowning in 'em
EAA
In New York, you can be a new man
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In New York, you can be a new man
BAE
In New York, you can be a new man