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EMPTY   -       Del Amitri
Intro
 Dm-  C-  G-  F-
 Dm-  C-  G-  A7  
    DmDon't get so dis -     Ctressed 
If the     Ggood life won't ar -     Frive 
    DmYou've been seeing     CS.O.S. 
When it's     Fjust your clock reading     G5:05 
 Dm-  C-  G-  A7  
And     Dmwhy are you so pos -     Csessed 
By the     Gthought that she got     Ffree 
And     Dmwhy are you figuring     Cwho's the best 
When just your    Fluck ran out and     Gshe chose me 
Chorus:
    A7We do not lie side by side 
and         Gmaj7mock the thought of you 
And     AI don't take her hand and ask 
Is         Gmaj7this what he used to do
'Cos     AI just want to free her from 
Your     Gjails of jealous dreams 
          Dm7/                                                      
'Cos at        least 
    Dm7/C/                  Gi /                                           
a          house when it's       empty 
 F/                 Dm   C-  G-                                                 
    Stays      clean 
          F              Dm        C   G-                                         A7  
    Sta -      ys cle -     an 
    DmAnd I won't pre -     Ctend 
That     GI was simply     Fswayed 
It was a      Dmtwo way thing 
Not a     Cthree day fling 
No      Fsecrets kept, no     Gtruth betrayed 
And      Dmhere's the house that     Cheld 
The     Gnightmare that went     Fon 
And      Dmyou're sitting there wishing you'd      Cnever been born 
With that     Fself-inflicted     Gcrown of thorns 
Chorus:
    A7We do not lie side by side 
and         Gmaj7mock the thought of you 
And     AI don't take her hand and ask 
Is         Gmaj7this what he used to do
'Cos     AI just want to free her from 
Your     Gjails of jealous dreams 
          Dm7/                                                      
'Cos at        least 
    Dm7/C/                  Gi /                                           
a          house when it's       empty 
 F/                                                                  Dm  
    Stays      clean 
Break:
And     FI     Cwon't pre -     Gtend 
That I'm the     Fsaviour of the 
   Cinnocent and     Gbad 
But put two     Fwithered old     Cblooms 
in a     Gcouple of rooms 
And they'll be -     Fhave like 
   Clunatics 
and     Gcrave what makes them     Dmsad 
 C-  G-  F-
 Dm-  C-  G-  A7  
 Dm-  C-  G-  F- 
 Dm-  C-  G-  A7  
So      Dmhere's a card that     Csays 
Happy     Gtwenty-second birthday and I     Fwish you were dead 
And     Dmhere's a house that     Cheld 
a     Fbevy of devils and an     Gangel as well 
      DmAnd you want what    CI've got 
When     Gall I've got is     Fguilt 
And a      Dmroom that won't stay sti-      Cll 
Filled with pockets full of     Fcrumpled up money and 
a     Gmantelpiece littered with bills 
Outro:
          Dm7/                                                      
'Cos at         least 
    Dm7/C/                  Gi /                                          
a           house  when it's        empty 
          Dm7/                                                      
Yeah at        least 
    Dm7/C/                   Gi /                                          
a           house when it's        empty 
          Dm7/                                                      
Yeah at        least 
    Dm7/C/                   Gi /                                          
a           house when it's        empty 
   is        Dmclean//
     Dmxx0231
      Cx32010
      G320033
      F133211
     A7x02020
  Gmaj7320032
    Dm7xx0211
  Dm7/Cx30211
Gi     320003

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Empty

by Del Amitri

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Gmaj7

Dm7

Dm7/C

EMPTY - Del Amitri

Intro

Dm C G F

- - - -

Dm C G A7

- - -

Dm C

Don't get so dis - tressed

G F

If the good life won't ar - rive

Dm C

You've been seeing S.O.S.

F G

When it's just your clock reading 5:05

Dm C G A7

- - -

Dm C

And why are you so pos - sessed

G F

By the thought that she got free

Dm C

And why are you figuring who's the best

F G

When just your luck ran out and she chose me

Chorus:

We do not lie side by side

Gmaj7

and mock the thought of you

And I don't take her hand and ask

Gmaj7

Is this what he used to do

'Cos I just want to free her from

Your jails of jealous dreams

Dm7

'Cos at least

Dm7/C

/ Gi /

a house when it's empty

F Dm C G

/ - -

Stays clean

F Dm C G A7

Sta - ys cle - an

Dm C

And I won't pre - tend

G F

That I was simply swayed

It was a two way thing

Not a three day fling

F G

No secrets kept, no truth betrayed

Dm C

And here's the house that held

G F

The nightmare that went on

Dm C

And you're sitting there wishing you'd never been born

F G

With that self-inflicted crown of thorns

Chorus:

We do not lie side by side

Gmaj7

and mock the thought of you

And I don't take her hand and ask

Gmaj7

Is this what he used to do

'Cos I just want to free her from

Your jails of jealous dreams

Dm7

'Cos at least

Dm7/C

/ Gi /

a house when it's empty

F Dm

Stays clean

Break:

F C G

And I won't pre - tend

That I'm the saviour of the

C G

innocent and bad

F C

But put two withered old blooms

in a couple of rooms

And they'll be - have like

lunatics

G Dm

and crave what makes them sad

C G F

- - -

Dm C G A7

- - -

Dm C G F

- - - -

Dm C G A7

- - -

Dm C

So here's a card that says

G F

Happy twenty-second birthday and I wish you were dead

Dm C

And here's a house that held

F G

a bevy of devils and an angel as well

Dm C

And you want what I've got

G F

When all I've got is guilt

Dm C

And a room that won't stay sti- ll

Filled with pockets full of crumpled up money and

a mantelpiece littered with bills

Outro:

Dm7

'Cos at least

Dm7/C

/ Gi /

a house when it's empty

Dm7

Yeah at least

Dm7/C

/ Gi /

a house when it's empty

Dm7

Yeah at least

Dm7/C

/ Gi /

a house when it's empty

is clean//

xx0231

x32010

320033

133211

x02020

Gmaj7

320032

Dm7

xx0211

Dm7/C

x30211

Gi 320003

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