{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2120017,"song":"Empty Chairs","artist":"Don McLean","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2120017-empty-chairs-chords-by-don-mclean/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2120017?type=chord","rating":4.87857,"votes":66,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|---2p0---------------------------------|\r\nB|-------3-1p0-1/3-5/7---5/7---5/7-------|\r\nG|-------------2/4-5/7---5/7---5/7-------|\r\nD|------------------------------------0--|\r\nA|---------------------------------------|\r\nE|---------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI feel the trembling tingle of a sleepless night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCreep through my fingers and the moon is bright[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBeams of blue come flickering through my window pane[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLike gypsy moths that dance around a candle flame[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I wonder if you know[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat I never understood[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThat although you said you'd go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nUntil you did I never thought you would[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMoonlight used to bathe the contours of your face[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhile chestnut hair fell all around the pillow case[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd the fragrance of your flowers rest beneath my head[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA sympathy bouquet left with the love that's dead[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I wonder if you know[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat I never understood[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThat although you said you'd go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nUntil you did I never thought you would[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nNever thought the words you said were true[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNever thought you said just what you meant[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nNever knew how much I needed you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNever thought you'd leave, until you went[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMorning comes and morning goes with no regret[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd evening brings the memories I can't forget[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nEmpty rooms that echo as I climb the stairs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd empty clothes that drape and fall on empty chairs[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I wonder if you know[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat I never understood[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThat although you said you'd go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUntil you did I never thought you would[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nG Am C D G\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nG Am C D G","chords":["G","Am","C","D","B","A","E","Em","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}