Empty Chords by Ray LaMontagne
- Key: Bm
- BPM: 81
- Capo: no capo
DOWNBEAT
EMPTY CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] Bm Gmaj7 D G D Bm ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] G She lifts her skirt up to her knees G Walks through the garden rows D With her bare feet laughin' G I never learned to count my blessings D I choose instead to dwell in my disasters Bm I walk on down the hill Gb Through grass grown tall and brown and still G D It's hard somehow to let go of my pain Bm7 Bm Gb ■ On past the busted back of that old and rusted Cadillac G D That sinks into this field collecting rain [Chorus] Gmaj7 Bm Bm7 Gb Will I always feel this way ■ [Inst] D A G Bm Gb Gb7 Bm So empty so ■ estranged ■ ■ [Verse] G Of these cutthroat busted sunsets D These cold and damp white mornings I have grown weary G If through my cracked and dusty dime store lips G I spoke these words out loud D Would no one hear me Bm7 Lay your blouse across the chair Gb7 Let fall the flowers from your hair G D And kiss me with that country mouth so plain [Chorus] Bm Gb Outside the rain is tapping on the leaves G To me it sounds like they're applauding us D The quiet love we've made A G Gb Will I always feel this way D A Gmaj7 Bm Gb So empty so ■ estranged [Solo] Gb7 Bm G D G D Bm ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] G Well I looked my demons in the eyes D Lay bare my chest said Do your best to destroy me G See I've been to hell and back so many times D I must admit you kinda bore me Bm Bm7 There's a lot of things that can kill a man Bm Gb There's a lot of ways to die G D Yes and some already did and walk beside me [Chorus] Bm There's a lot of things I don't understand Gb But so many people lie Gmaj7 D It's the hurt I hide that fuels the fire inside me A G Bm Bm7 Gb Will I always feel this way ■ D A Gmaj7 Bm Gb So empty so ■ estranged [Outro] Gb7 Bm Bm7 Bm ■ ■ ■ ■ [End]