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This House Is Empty Now

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[Verse 1]
Cm7These rooms play F/Ebtricks upon you
Dsus4Remember D/Cwhen they were always filled with Gm9/Bblaughter?
Cm7But now they're F/Ebquite deserted
Dsus4They seem to D/Cjust echo voices raised in Gm9/Bbanger
[Bridge 1]
Maybe you will sEbmaj7ee my face
Reflected Cm9there Fsuson the Fpane
FIn the Ewindow Ebmaj7of our poor
Forlorn and broken Cm9home
[Chorus 1]
Eb/FStill this Fhouse is Bbmaj7/Dempty nowGm  
There's nothing I can Eb/Fdo
To Fmake you Bbmaj7/Dwant    to D7stay
B9So tell me how
Am I supposed to live wiGm9/Bbthout you?
[Verse 2]
Cm7These walls wF/Ebere lined with pictures
Dsus4Remember D/Cthe glass we charged in celebratioGm9/Bbn?
Cm7But now I F/Ebfill my life up
Dsus4With all thaD/Ct I can to deaden this sensaGm9/Bbtion
[Bridge 2]
Do you Ebmaj7recognize the face
Cm9Fixed Fsusin that Ffine silver frame
FWere yoEu reallEbmaj7y so unhappy then?
You never saiCm9d
[Chorus 2]
Eb/FSo this houFse is empBbmaj7/Dty nowGm  
There's nothing I can Eb/Fdo
To Fmake you Bbmaj7/Dwant to staD7y
B9So tell me how
Am I supposed to live wiGm9/Bbthout you?
[Bridge 3]
Cm9Oh, if I could just beEb/Fcome forBbmaj7/Dgetful
When D7night seems Gm7endless
Does the extinguished Gm7/Fcandle Em7b5care
A7About the darkness?
[Verse 3]
Cm7It's funny F/Ebhow my mem'ry
Dsus4Will bring you D/Cso close then make you Gm9/Bbdisappear
[Bridge 4]
MeanwhEbmaj7ile all our friends must choose
Cm9Who thFsusey will Ffavour, who they will lose
FHang thEe garlaEbmaj7nd high or close the door
And throw awaCm9y the key
[Chorus 3]
Eb/FThis house Fis empty Bbmaj7/DnowGm  
There's no one living Eb/Fhere
You Fhave to Bbmaj7/Dcare aboutD7  
Eb/FThis house Fis empty Bbmaj7/Dnow
There's nothing I can Eb/Fdo
To Fmake you Bbmaj7/Dwant to staD7y
B9So tell me how
Am Gm9/BbI supposed to live without you?
Eb/FThis house Fis empty Bbmaj7/Dnow
There's no one living Eb/Fhere
You Fhave to Bbmaj7/Dcare aboutD7  
Eb/FThis house Fis empty Bbmaj7/Dnow
There's nothing I can Eb/Fdo
To Fmake you Bbmaj7/Dwant to staD7y
B9So tell me how
Am Gm9/BbI supposed to live without you?

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This House Is Empty Now

by Elvis Costello

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm7

F/Eb

Dsus4

D/C

Gm9/Bb

Ebmaj7

Cm9

Fsus

Eb/F

Bbmaj7/D

Gm7

Gm7/F

Em7b5

[Verse 1]

Cm7 F/Eb

These rooms play tricks upon you

Dsus4 D/C Gm9/Bb

Remember when they were always filled with laughter?

Cm7 F/Eb

But now they're quite deserted

Dsus4 D/C Gm9/Bb

They seem to just echo voices raised in anger

[Bridge 1]

Ebmaj7

Maybe you will see my face

Cm9 Fsus F

Reflected there on the pane

F E Ebmaj7

In the window of our poor

Cm9

Forlorn and broken home

[Chorus 1]

Eb/F F Bbmaj7/D Gm

Still this house is empty now

Eb/F

There's nothing I can do

F Bbmaj7/D D7

To make you want to stay

So tell me how

Gm9/Bb

Am I supposed to live without you?

[Verse 2]

Cm7 F/Eb

These walls were lined with pictures

Dsus4 D/C Gm9/Bb

Remember the glass we charged in celebration?

Cm7 F/Eb

But now I fill my life up

Dsus4 D/C Gm9/Bb

With all that I can to deaden this sensation

[Bridge 2]

Ebmaj7

Do you recognize the face

Cm9 Fsus F

Fixed in that fine silver frame

F E Ebmaj7

Were you really so unhappy then?

Cm9

You never said

[Chorus 2]

Eb/F F Bbmaj7/D Gm

So this house is empty now

Eb/F

There's nothing I can do

F Bbmaj7/D D7

To make you want to stay

So tell me how

Gm9/Bb

Am I supposed to live without you?

[Bridge 3]

Cm9 Eb/F Bbmaj7/D

Oh, if I could just become forgetful

D7 Gm7

When night seems endless

Gm7/F Em7b5

Does the extinguished candle care

About the darkness?

[Verse 3]

Cm7 F/Eb

It's funny how my mem'ry

Dsus4 D/C Gm9/Bb

Will bring you so close then make you disappear

[Bridge 4]

Ebmaj7

Meanwhile all our friends must choose

Cm9 Fsus F

Who they will favour, who they will lose

F E Ebmaj7

Hang the garland high or close the door

Cm9

And throw away the key

[Chorus 3]

Eb/F F Bbmaj7/D Gm

This house is empty now

Eb/F

There's no one living here

F Bbmaj7/D D7

You have to care about

Eb/F F Bbmaj7/D

This house is empty now

Eb/F

There's nothing I can do

F Bbmaj7/D D7

To make you want to stay

So tell me how

Gm9/Bb

Am I supposed to live without you?

Eb/F F Bbmaj7/D

This house is empty now

Eb/F

There's no one living here

F Bbmaj7/D D7

You have to care about

Eb/F F Bbmaj7/D

This house is empty now

Eb/F

There's nothing I can do

F Bbmaj7/D D7

To make you want to stay

So tell me how

Gm9/Bb

Am I supposed to live without you?

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