Verse
Am9 Bm7 B7 Am
David driving down the road in the family car
Am9 Bm7 B7 Am
With nothing but a tambourine and an old scratched up guitar
D7 G7 C
But the night carries on carries on
[Verse]
Am9 Bm7 B7 Am
David takes a break about one mile outside Paris
Am9 Bm7 B7 Am
He sits down by the road and starts to write a brand new chorus
D7 G7 C Am
And it goes a little something like this
[Chorus]
G Am
God Speed Helena
Bm
There’s nothing telling ya
C Am7
How long how long how long
G Am Bm C
I’ll be traveling far babe in the family car
Am7
But I will never forget you
G Am
God Speed Helena
Bm
There’s nothing telling ya
C Am7
How long how long how long
G Am Bm C
I’ll be traveling far babe in the family car
D
But I will never forget you
[Instrumental]
Am Bm 2x
[Verse]
Am9 Bm7 B7 Am
Mother, brother, father and his sister Joanne
Am9 Bm7 B7 Am
Call to ask if he’s ok and what the hell he’s planned
D7
He says
G7 C
I’m writing songs and leaving town
G7
I took the family car
C
I know I’ve let you down
D7 Cmaj7
But I don’t think I am coming home again
D7
I think it’s part of a bigger thing
Am7
And I, I’ve been singing this song I wrote
D7
This is how it goes
[Chorus]
G Am
God Speed Helena
Bm
There’s nothing telling ya
C Am7
How long how long how long
G Am Bm C
I’ll be traveling far babe in the family car
Am7
But I will never forget you
G Am
God Speed Helena
Bm
There’s nothing telling ya
C Am7
How long how long how long
G Am Bm C
I’ll be traveling far babe in the family car
D
But I will never forget you
[Outro]
Am Bm B Bbm