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Empty Bottle

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[Intro]
G C Em C Em D/F#
[Verse 1]
GLook at yoursCelf
Are you sEmad? 
CAre you sEmad?D/F#  
GDon't be afrCaid
It's not Embad Cto be EmsadD/F#  
[Verse 2]
GDust off your Chands
And reach Eminto Cforeign EmlandsD/F#  
Of your Gmind 
Dont be Ckind cuz we're all Emfools 
CEach others Emtools
[Chorus]
FWhen the cracGks on my Ambedroom Gceiling
FGive me this Gempty Cbottle Gmfeeling 
I Fthink its Gtime to repaint 
AmIt's time Gto repaint myFself
[Instrumental]
G C Em C Em D/F#
[Verse 3]
GTry not to Cpeer through plastic Emeyes
CThrough plastic EmeyesD/F#  
GPeel back the Crind
And youll Emfind Csomething EmkindD/F#  
[Verse 4]
You're still Gyou, remember Cyou
Rosy Emchild, Cstrong and EmwildD/F#  
With apple Glungs
You, you breathe with Cease
Floating on Emthe breeze
CFloating on Dthe breEmeze
[Chorus]
FWhen the craGcks on my Ambedroom Gceiling
FGive me this Gempty Cbottle Gmfeeling 
I Fthink its Gtime to repaint 
AmIt's time Gto repaint my...
FWhen the craGcks on my Ambedroom Gceiling
FGive me this Gempty Cbottle Efeeling 
I Fthink its tGime to repaint 
AmIt's time Gto repaint mysFelf
[Bridge]
Maybe Amblue or Am7/Ggreen 
Or Fsomething in beGtween
Maybe Amblue, maybe Egreen
Maybe Fsomething in beD7tween
Maybe Amblue or Ggreen
Maybe sFomething 
In GbetAmweenG  F  G  
In bAmetweenG  F  Ab  
[Outro]
Am G F G
C Em C G

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Empty Bottle

by Ingrid Michaelson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Am7/G

[Intro]

G C Em C Em D/F#

[Verse 1]

G C

Look at yourself

Are you sad?

C Em D/F#

Are you sad?

G C

Don't be afraid

Em C Em D/F#

It's not bad to be sad

[Verse 2]

G C

Dust off your hands

Em C Em D/F#

And reach into foreign lands

Of your mind

C Em

Dont be kind cuz we're all fools

C Em

Each others tools

[Chorus]

F G Am G

When the cracks on my bedroom ceiling

F G C Gm

Give me this empty bottle feeling

F G

I think its time to repaint

Am G F

It's time to repaint myself

[Instrumental]

G C Em C Em D/F#

[Verse 3]

G C Em

Try not to peer through plastic eyes

C Em D/F#

Through plastic eyes

G C

Peel back the rind

Em C Em D/F#

And youll find something kind

[Verse 4]

G C

You're still you, remember you

Em C Em D/F#

Rosy child, strong and wild

With apple lungs

You, you breathe with ease

Floating on the breeze

C D Em

Floating on the breeze

[Chorus]

F G Am G

When the cracks on my bedroom ceiling

F G C Gm

Give me this empty bottle feeling

F G

I think its time to repaint

Am G

It's time to repaint my...

F G Am G

When the cracks on my bedroom ceiling

F G C E

Give me this empty bottle feeling

F G

I think its time to repaint

Am G F

It's time to repaint myself

[Bridge]

Am Am7/G

Maybe blue or green

F G

Or something in between

Am E

Maybe blue, maybe green

F D7

Maybe something in between

Am G

Maybe blue or green

Maybe something

G Am G F G

In between

Am G F Ab

In between

[Outro]

Am G F G

C Em C G

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