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Empty House

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Step 1 / 4Position: 2

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Capo 5 fret
    Dm*
e||---------|
B||-3-3-3-3-|
G||-0-0-0-2-|
D||-0-0-0-0-|
A||---------|
E||---------|
INTRO
Dm  C  Dm  C  Dm
VERSE 1
DmEmpty houCse   Sitting on a ridge
Shelter to the enDmemy
Meat surprCise
Dead in the yard
And hanging on a dying tDmree
CHORUS
GIt's your broken hoDmme
GEvery man aDmlone
GIs an empty hDmouse
VERSE 2
DmWolf wind blCows  Songs on the air
That no human heart will knDmow
Who are wCe?  We're but a painful memory
Of our own undying lDmove
CHORUS
GA dry and silent toDmngue
GEvery man aDmlone
GIs an empty hDmouse
GIs an empty hDmouse
INTERLUDE
GOh every man alone
Is an empty Dmhouse
GOh every man alone
           Dm*  Dm*  Dm*  Dm*
Is an empty…
Dm  C   Dm   C   Dm
VERSE 3
DmCome, oh come to Cme  This empty house
Calls out to theDme
Who are wCe?
We're a painful memorDmy
CHORUS
GIt's your broken hDmome
GEvery man aDmlone
GIs an empty hDmouse
GIs an empty hDmouse
GIs an empty hDmouse
GIs an empty hDmouse

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Empty House

by Sivert Høyem

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 5 fret

e||---------|

B||-3-3-3-3-|

G||-0-0-0-2-|

D||-0-0-0-0-|

A||---------|

E||---------|

INTRO

Dm C Dm C Dm

VERSE 1

Dm C

Empty house Sitting on a ridge

Shelter to the enemy

Meat surprise

Dead in the yard

And hanging on a dying tree

CHORUS

G Dm

It's your broken home

G Dm

Every man alone

G Dm

Is an empty house

VERSE 2

Dm C

Wolf wind blows Songs on the air

That no human heart will know

Who are we? We're but a painful memory

Of our own undying love

CHORUS

G Dm

A dry and silent tongue

G Dm

Every man alone

G Dm

Is an empty house

G Dm

Is an empty house

INTERLUDE

Oh every man alone

Is an empty house

Oh every man alone

Dm Dm Dm Dm

* * * *

Is an empty…

Dm C Dm C Dm

VERSE 3

Dm C

Come, oh come to me This empty house

Calls out to thee

Who are we?

We're a painful memory

CHORUS

G Dm

It's your broken home

G Dm

Every man alone

G Dm

Is an empty house

G Dm

Is an empty house

G Dm

Is an empty house

G Dm

Is an empty house

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