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Empty Handed by Lea Michele
Album: Louder
Track 10
2014
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 3rd fret
Chords:
G:      320003 or 320033
D:      xx0232
Em:     x22000
C:      x32010
Bm:     x24432
A:      x02220
(To play without a capo replace the chords above by Bb, F, Gm, Eb,  Dm& C)
  Intro:     G  
 GIf I came to you empty hDanded
 A barren Emocean with nothing at Call
 And Gif I came to you empty hDearted
 Searching for pEmieces after the fCall
 CAll I've ever known is hGow to hide a secret
 BDut I'm tired of going on without believing
 That lEmove is not illusion
 LBmove illuminates the blDind
 If CI-GI fDell into you
 Would it be cEmlose enough?
 If CI-GI fDinally let you in
 Would you sEmhow me whDat love Cis?
 If I had nothing to gGiveD  Em  C  
 GIf you came to me empty hDanded
 I'd brave your Emocean to bring you hCome
 And Gif you came to me empty hDearted
 I'd find the pEmieces to make you whCole
 If CI-GI fDell into you
 Would it be cEmlose enough?
 If CI-GI fDinally let you in
 Would you sEmhow me whDat love Cis?
 If I had nothing to gCiveG  
 DIf I am a promise
 WAill you let me break agCainG  
 DI will be your compass
 AI will only let you bCend
 CAll I've ever known is hGow to hide a secret
 BDut I'm tired of going on without believing
 That lEmove is not illusion
 LBmove illuminates the blDind
 If CI-GI fDell into you
 Would it be cEmlose enough?
 If CI-GI fDinally let you in
 Would you sEmhow me whDat love Cis?
 If I had nothing to gGiveD  Em  C  
 If I had nothing to gGive

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Empty Handed

by Lea Michele

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Empty Handed by Lea Michele

Album: Louder

Track 10

2014

Standard Tuning

Capo on the 3rd fret

Chords:

: 320003 or 320033

: xx0232

: x22000

: x32010

: x24432

: x02220

Bb F Gm Eb Dm C

(To play without a capo replace the chords above by , , , , & )

Intro:

G D

If I came to you empty handed

Em C

A barren ocean with nothing at all

G D

And if I came to you empty hearted

Em C

Searching for pieces after the fall

C G

All I've ever known is how to hide a secret

But I'm tired of going on without believing

That love is not illusion

Bm D

Love illuminates the blind

C G D

If I-I fell into you

Would it be close enough?

C G D

If I-I finally let you in

Em D C

Would you show me what love is?

G D Em C

If I had nothing to give

G D

If you came to me empty handed

Em C

I'd brave your ocean to bring you home

G D

And if you came to me empty hearted

Em C

I'd find the pieces to make you whole

C G D

If I-I fell into you

Would it be close enough?

C G D

If I-I finally let you in

Em D C

Would you show me what love is?

C G

If I had nothing to give

If I am a promise

A C G

Will you let me break again

I will be your compass

A C

I will only let you bend

C G

All I've ever known is how to hide a secret

But I'm tired of going on without believing

That love is not illusion

Bm D

Love illuminates the blind

C G D

If I-I fell into you

Would it be close enough?

C G D

If I-I finally let you in

Em D C

Would you show me what love is?

G D Em C

If I had nothing to give

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