Helicopter

Bloc Party
Silent Alarm (2005)
Chords

Play the song with a buddy!
Intro 8X/ Bridge 4X
Uke 1
A|---------14-—14—-12—-12--9--9--0--0--9--9--16--16--14-14--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-11--11---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
Uke 2
A|---------12—-12--10--10--9--9----------------------9------|
E|-------------------------------12-12-10-10-12--12-----10--|
C|-11--11---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|


VERSE 1&2

 Uke 1
Verse 1                       North...                        empty
                              Running...                      Bravado
   As if to say     as if to say     As if to say   he doesn't like chocolate
   He's born a liar he'll kie a liar some things will never be different 
V2 Three out of 5  three out of 5    Six out of ten   better luck next time
 Just like his dad just like his dad some things will never be different
  Hungry and dumb hungry and dumb   Queuing up for some more junk food
It's not my fault, it's not my fault They're getting so much younger
A|-2---2---2---2--|-2---2---2---2--|-5---5---5---5--|-7---7---7---7-----|
E|-2---2---2---2--|-2---2---2---2--|-5---5---5---5--|-7---7---7---7-----|
C|-x---x---x---x--|-x---x---x---x--|-2---2---2---2--|-4---4---4---4-----|4X
G|-4---4---4---4--|-4---4---4---4--|-2---2---2---2--|-4---4---4---4-----|

 Uke 2
A|---------9--------12-9----9-9-9--|---------------------10-10-9-14-17-14-9-|
E|-10-12-10----10--------12---1210-|-10-10-10-10----10----------------------|
C|-----------11--11----------------|-------------11----11-------------------|
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

A|---------9--------12-9----9-9-9--|---------------------10-10-9-9--9-------|
E|-10-12-10----10--------12---1210-|-10-10-10-10----10-----------10-12------|
C|-----------11--11----------------|-------------11----11-------------------|
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


Prechorus

 Uke 1
Verse 1                       Stop being...
                              So James Dean...
Verse 2                       why can't you be...
                              Bury your...
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7----7----------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7----7----------|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4----4----------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4----4----------|

 Uke 2
A|-------0-------0-|-------2-------2-|-------0-------0-|-----------------|
E|-------0-------0-|-------2-------2-|-------0-------0-|-----------------|
C|-------1-------1-|-------3-------3-|-------1-------1-|-----------------|
G|-------2-------2-|-------4-------4-|-------2-------2-|-----------------|


 Uke 1
Verse 1             ...so American      There's a time and there's a place
                   ...so blue jeans  He's gonna save the world he's gonna Are...
Verse 2            ...more European bastard child of guilt and shame
                   ...face? In the sand I'm thinking 6 6 6 I'm thinking 6 Are...
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-1010101010101010-|-1212121212121212-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-1010101010101010-|-1212121212121212-|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|

 Uke 2                                                                    2X
A|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-2-----------------|
E|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-2-----------------|
C|-1-------1-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------2-2-4-----|
G|-2-------2-------|-4-------4-------|-4-------4-------|-4-----------------|


CHORUS

 Bend then hammer on Uke 2 “C” string
 Uke 1
  ...miracle?                                              Are you hoping for a
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
C|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
G|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|

 Uke 2
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
C|-----4b6-----4b6-|-----4b6-----1b2-|-----4b6-----4b6-|-----4b6-----1b2-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 Uke 1
  ...miracle?                                              Are you hoping for a
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
C|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
G|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|

 Uke 2
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----------------|
C|-----4b6-----4b6-|-----4b6-----1b2-|-----4b6-----4b6-|---------9-9-9-7-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


 Uke 1
  ...miracle?                                              Are you hoping for 
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
C|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
G|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|

 Uke 2
A|-1414141414141414-|-1212121212121212-|-1010101010101010-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-1414141414141414-|-1212121212121212-|-1010101010101010-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
C|-1111111111111111-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-1111111111111111-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|


 Uke 1
  ...miracle?
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
C|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
G|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|

 Uke 2
A|-1414141414141414-|-12---10---9---7-----9--------------10-9-9-12-12-7-7-9-|
E|-1414141414141414-|--------------------------10---------------------------|
C|-1111111111111111-|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1111111111111111-|-------------------------------------------------------|



BRIDGE


VERSE 2


SOLO #=pick super fast
 Uke 1
A|-#14#----|-#12#----|
E|---------|---------|
C|---------|---------|2X
G|---------|---------|



 Uke 1
A|-#14#--------|-#12#--------|
E|-------------|-------------|
C|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|
                                4X
 Uke2
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-2--5----2---|----5-----5--|
C|-------------|-5-----3-----|
G|-------------|-------------|

 Uke 1, slowly ascend up
A|-2//////////-|-///////////-|-///////////-|-////////14-|
E|-------------|-------------|--------------------------|
C|-------------|-------------|--------------------------|
G|-------------|-------------|--------------------------|

 Uke 2
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-2--5----2---|----5-----5--|-2—-5----2---|----5-----5--|
C|-------------|-5-----3-----|-------------|-5-----3-----|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

Chorus
 Last time the chorus Uke 1 is the same

 Uke 2 keep playing until the end
A|-----10--9----|
E|-10-----------|
C|--------------|
G|--------------|