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This version was given to me by a 
Youtuber called "Christian Lipski" - all credit goes to him.
I simply believe this should be 
available to those looking to learn the track 
:)
EmWake, reaEm7ching for yesterday
CUp, washinC7+g the sleep away
AmMy mind, Bm7full of Emthe games you play all the time
EmI, roll uEm7p a cigarette
CSit down, C7+trying hard to forget
AmYour faceBm7, when yEmou turned and left me again
DIt's not a game
SeCeing your Gface on the wEmall, when it's only in a frame
DIt's not the same
SleCeping witGhout yoEmu at night, not knowing if I will again
CMagic mirror shines
DMemories of yesterday
You EmwouldB7n't go anEmd you couldn't 
stay
DCeceitfully blind
TDo you wanting your way
EmWhere wilB7l you go, wEmhere will you 
stay
CWhere will you stay
You Emwouldn't say
You Cwouldn't say
YoEu've gone away
ACan't help feeling sad but then I'm glad you'll realise your 
heartaches today
BI see your eyes
YGes the eC#m7yes that used to shine 
with secret tears you know you 
always used to cry
AI'll wait for tomorrow
EYes, I'll wait for tomorrow
AHaven't I told you
JuEst want to hold you
AYou know that yesterday
You Etook Amy smallest part so 
carelessly away
Have all your memories gone 
suddenly to sleep
YC#mour golden head
C#m7The empty bed
AThe empty Ebed... Band now C#mthere is 
another day
C#m7But wherF#7e are you
  AWhat can I do?
(Em  Em7   C   C7+   Am   Bm7Em) x2
DYou once said
COurs is tGerrestriEmal love Such a 
feeling left along with your case
DIt's such a fight
'CaCuse evGery windEmow I pass keeps 
reflecting visions of your face
CLike a SpDider's web weaving meround and round again
GWill it lB7et go, can EmI clear my head
CThere's a thousand things
Not Donly Emthe emptB7y bed Why Emdid you go? was it something I said?
LCet me clear my head
EmWas I misled?
I Cwish I was dead
YoEu've gone away
ACan't help feeling sad but then I'm glad you'll realise your 
heartaches today
BI see your eyes
YG#es the eC#m7yes that used to shine 
with secret tears you know you 
always used to cry
AI'll wait for tomorrow
EYes, I'll wait for tomorrow
AHaven't I told you
JuEst want to hold you
AYou know that yesterday
You Etook Amy smallest part so 
carelessly away
Have all your memories gone 
suddenly to sleep
YC#mour golden head
C#m7The empty bed
AThe empty Ebed... Band now C#mthere is 
another day
C#m7But wherF#7e are you
  AWhat can I do?
    EmMy ciEm7garette's gone out
CIt's C7+late, no one's about
AmGuess I'll try and
Bm7Put you rigEmht out of my mind﻿

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Empty Bed

by Mick Ronson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

C7+

Bm7

C#m7

C#m

F#7

This version was given to me by a

Youtuber called "Christian Lipski" - all credit goes to him.

I simply believe this should be

available to those looking to learn the track

Em Em7

Wake, reaching for yesterday

C C7+

Up, washing the sleep away

Am Bm7 Em

My mind, full of the games you play all the time

Em Em7

I, roll up a cigarette

C C7+

Sit down, trying hard to forget

Am Bm7 Em

Your face, when you turned and left me again

It's not a game

C G Em

Seeing your face on the wall, when it's only in a frame

It's not the same

C G Em

Sleeping without you at night, not knowing if I will again

Magic mirror shines

Memories of yesterday

Em B7 Em

You wouldn't go and you couldn't

stay

Deceitfully blind

To you wanting your way

Em B7 Em

Where will you go, where will you

stay

Where will you stay

You wouldn't say

You've gone away

Can't help feeling sad but then I'm glad you'll realise your

heartaches today

I see your eyes

G C#m7

Yes the eyes that used to shine

with secret tears you know you

always used to cry

I'll wait for tomorrow

Yes, I'll wait for tomorrow

Haven't I told you

Just want to hold you

You know that yesterday

E A

You took my smallest part so

carelessly away

Have all your memories gone

suddenly to sleep

C#m

Your golden head

C#m7

The empty bed

A E B C#m

The empty bed... and now there is

another day

C#m7 F#7

But where are you

What can I do?

Em7 C C7+ Am Bm7

(Em Em) x2

You once said

C G Em

Ours is terrestrial love Such a

feeling left along with your case

It's such a fight

C G Em

'Cause every window I pass keeps

reflecting visions of your face

C D

Like a Spider's web weaving meround and round again

G B7 Em

Will it let go, can I clear my head

There's a thousand things

D Em B7 Em

Not only the empty bed Why did you go? was it something I said?

Let me clear my head

Was I misled?

I wish I was dead

You've gone away

Can't help feeling sad but then I'm glad you'll realise your

heartaches today

I see your eyes

G# C#m7

Yes the eyes that used to shine

with secret tears you know you

always used to cry

I'll wait for tomorrow

Yes, I'll wait for tomorrow

Haven't I told you

Just want to hold you

You know that yesterday

E A

You took my smallest part so

carelessly away

Have all your memories gone

suddenly to sleep

C#m

Your golden head

C#m7

The empty bed

A E B C#m

The empty bed... and now there is

another day

C#m7 F#7

But where are you

What can I do?

Em Em7

My cigarette's gone out

C C7+

It's late, no one's about

Guess I'll try and

Bm7 Em

Put you right out of my mind

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