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Dmajor

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1/44

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 44Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

No Capo
Is in drop D. This is the base of the verse, listen to the track for the rhythm: 
e|-D--------------F----------------Em--------------G------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7–7-7-7-7-4-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
D|-7-7-7-7-7—4—x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|-5-5-5-5-5—2—x-3-3-3–3-3-5-5-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
D|—0-0-0-0-0-2-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0h2p0----0h2p0——---0h2p0--------------------------------------|x2
D|———----00———-----00——————-0------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|—--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
DI've been feeling so frustrFated
I'll never be as grEmeat as
I want to Gbe
DEveryone that I run Finto
The ones you always seem so Eminto
What's wrong with mGe?
ThDey all seem to know exFactly
What it is they want, they pEmass me
They smile as they gGo
SDo I work at staying pFatient
Good things come to those Emthat wait
Or so they sGay
[Chorus]
BmI'm Gso emptDyDsus2  D  G  
BmYou're all I'm tGhinking DabouGt,  aFboutD  
Oh oh, Gabout, FaboutD  
Oh oh oh, Dabout,   G  FaboutD  
Oh oh oh, aGbout, FaboutD  
[Verse 2]
DI get tired of Ftrying
Ideas die on the Emvine
And I feel like a Gfake
DI lie awake belFieving
That somehow I keep Emfailing
I rail and I Gache
DAt the monsters and the Fdemons
I've wrestled with for Emeons
And I want to Gdestroy
D  G  F  D  G  F  D
[Chorus]
BmI'm Gso emptDyDsus2  D  G  
BmYou're all I talGk aboutD  
GOh Foh-Dout
You're Gall I tFalk abDout
[Bridge]
BbEvery day, every hour of the night
You're Gall I think aboutD  
BbEvery day, every hour of the night
You're Gall I dream aboutD  
BbEvery day, every hour of the night
You're Gall I think aboutD  
You're Fall I Amthink aC#dimbout
[Chorus]
DI'm Gso emptBmy
DI'm Gso emptBmy
BmI'm Gso emptDyDsus2  D  G  
BmYou're all I'm tGhinking DabouGtF  D  G  F  D  
Oh oh oh, Dabout,   G  FaboutD  
Oh oh oh, aGbout, FaboutD  
DI'm Gso emDpty                             

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Empty

by Garbage

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Dsus2

C#dim

No Capo

Is in drop D. This is the base of the verse, listen to the track for the rhythm:

D F Em G

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-7–7-7-7-7-4-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|

D|-7-7-7-7-7—4—x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|

A|-5-5-5-5-5—2—x-3-3-3–3-3-5-5-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|

D|—0-0-0-0-0-2-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|

[Intro]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-0h2p0----0h2p0——---0h2p0--------------------------------------|x2

D|———----00———-----00——————-0------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------|

D|—--------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

D F

I've been feeling so frustrated

I'll never be as great as

I want to be

D F

Everyone that I run into

The ones you always seem so into

What's wrong with me?

D F

They all seem to know exactly

What it is they want, they pass me

They smile as they go

D F

So I work at staying patient

Good things come to those that wait

Or so they say

[Chorus]

Bm G D Dsus2 D G

I'm so empty

Bm G D G F D

You're all I'm thinking about, about

G F D

Oh oh, about, about

D G F D

Oh oh oh, about, about

G F D

Oh oh oh, about, about

[Verse 2]

D F

I get tired of trying

Ideas die on the vine

And I feel like a fake

D F

I lie awake believing

That somehow I keep failing

I rail and I ache

D F

At the monsters and the demons

I've wrestled with for eons

And I want to destroy

D G F D G F D

[Chorus]

Bm G D Dsus2 D G

I'm so empty

Bm G D

You're all I talk about

G F D

Oh oh-out

G F D

You're all I talk about

[Bridge]

Every day, every hour of the night

G D

You're all I think about

Every day, every hour of the night

G D

You're all I dream about

Every day, every hour of the night

G D

You're all I think about

F Am C#dim

You're all I think about

[Chorus]

D G Bm

I'm so empty

D G Bm

I'm so empty

Bm G D Dsus2 D G

I'm so empty

Bm G D G F D G F D

You're all I'm thinking about

D G F D

Oh oh oh, about, about

G F D

Oh oh oh, about, about

D G D

I'm so empty

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