Empty Chairs — Don McLean
Chords and lyrics for Empty Chairs by Don McLean (key of G).
Verse 1
[G]I feel the trembling tingle of a sleepless [Asus2]night [Am]
[C]Creep through my fingers and the [D7]moon is [G]bright
[G][Gmaj7][G6]Beams of blue come flickering through my [Asus2]window [Am]pane
[C]Like gypsy moths that dance around a [D7]candle [G]flame
Chorus
And [G]I wonder if [Asus2]you [Am]know
That [Cadd9]I never [D7]understood [G]
That [Em]although you said you'd [Am7]go
[C]Until you did I never [D7]thought you [G][Gmaj7][G6][Am7][Asus4]would
Verse 2
[G]Moonlight used to bathe the contours of your [Asus2]face [Am]
[C]While chestnut hair fell all around the [D7]pillow [G]case
[G][Gmaj7][G6]And the fragrance of your flowers rest beneath [Am]my [Asus2][Am]head
[C]A sympathy bouquet [D7]left with the love that's [G]dead
Chorus
And [G]I wonder if [Asus2]you [Am]know
That [Cadd9]I never [D7]understood [G]
That [Em]although you said you'd [Am7]go
[C]Until you did I never [D7]thought you [G][Gmaj7][G6]would
Bridge
[Asus4]Never thought the words [Em]you said were [G]true [Am7]
[D6]Never [G]thought you said just [D6]what you [C]meant [Am7][Am][C]
[Dsus2][D]Never knew how much I [G]needed [Gmaj7][G6][Am7]you
Never [D]thought you'd leave, until [C]you [D6]went [Am][D6]
Verse 3
[G]Morning comes and morning goes with no [Asus2]regret [Am]
[C]And evening brings the memories I [D7]can't [G]forget
[G][Gmaj7][G6]Empty rooms that echo as I climb the [Am]stairs [Asus2]
[C]And empty clothes that drape and fall on [D7]empty [G]chairs
Chorus
And [G]I wonder if [Asus2]you [Am]know
That [Cadd9]I never [D7]understood [G]
That [Em]although you said you'd [Am7]go
[C]Until you did I never [D7]thought you [G][Gmaj7][G6]would
Outro
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