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Empty Feelin':Johnny Tillotson.
- Album - You Can Never Stop Me LOving You -
on CADENCE Records in 1963.
[Intro]
(DDum-dum-a-Gdoom-doo-wah..Ddum-dum-a-Adoom-doo-wah
 Ddum-dum-a-Gdoom-doo-wah..Ddum-dum-a-Adoom-doo-wah.)
[Verse 1]
DI've got an Gempty feeling Dsince you've Agone, Dand I 
don't Gfeel as though I Dcan go Aon.
BmI can't go anywhere, Gafraid I'll see you there.
AAfraid I'll fall apart, and Gthen, that empty feeling 
will Dstart, you're in my Aheart.
[Chorus]
DI miss the Glips I used to Dkiss each Anight..DI miss the 
Garms that used to Dhold me Atight.
BmThe mention of your name Gjust fills my heart with pain.
AAnd so I fall apart, and Gthen, that empty feeling just 
Dstarts, you're in my Aheart.
[Bridge]
BmI never Gknew how lonely Anights could really Gbmbe..uGntil I 
(Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)
got this Eempty feeling deep inside of Ameee--ee-ee-ee..ee-
(Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)
ee-Gee.
[Chorus]
DI miss the Glips I used to Dkiss each Anight..DI miss the 
(Dum-dum-a-doom-doo-wah..dum-dum-a-doom-doo-wah)
Garms that used to Dhold me Atight.
(Dum-dum-a-doom-doo-wah..dum-dum-a-doom-doo-wah
BmThe mention of your name Gjust fills my heart with pain.
(Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)
AAnd so I fall apart, and Gthen, that empty feeling just 
(Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)
Dstarts, you're in my Aheart.
(aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)
[Verse 3]
BmI can't go anywhere, Gafraid I'll see you there.
AAfraid I'll fall apart, and Gthen, that empty feeling 
just Dstarts, you're in my Aheart.
[Outro]
(DDum-dum-a-Gdoom-doo-wah..Ddum-dum-a-Adoom-doo-wah
 Ddum-dum-a-Gdoom-doo-wah..Ddum-dum-a-Adoom-doo-wah
 Ddum-dum-a-Gdoom-doo-wah.)..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Empty Feelin

by Johnny Tillotson

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Gbm

Empty Feelin':Johnny Tillotson.

- Album - You Can Never Stop Me LOving You -

on CADENCE Records in 1963.

[Intro]

D G D A

(Dum-dum-a-doom-doo-wah..dum-dum-a-doom-doo-wah

D G D A

dum-dum-a-doom-doo-wah..dum-dum-a-doom-doo-wah.)

[Verse 1]

D G D A D

I've got an empty feeling since you've gone, and I

G D A

don't feel as though I can go on.

Bm G

I can't go anywhere, afraid I'll see you there.

A G

Afraid I'll fall apart, and then, that empty feeling

D A

will start, you're in my heart.

[Chorus]

D G D A D

I miss the lips I used to kiss each night..I miss the

G D A

arms that used to hold me tight.

Bm G

The mention of your name just fills my heart with pain.

A G

And so I fall apart, and then, that empty feeling just

D A

starts, you're in my heart.

[Bridge]

Bm G A Gbm G

I never knew how lonely nights could really be..until I

(Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)

E A

got this empty feeling deep inside of meee--ee-ee-ee..ee-

(Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)

ee-ee.

[Chorus]

D G D A D

I miss the lips I used to kiss each night..I miss the

(Dum-dum-a-doom-doo-wah..dum-dum-a-doom-doo-wah)

G D A

arms that used to hold me tight.

(Dum-dum-a-doom-doo-wah..dum-dum-a-doom-doo-wah

Bm G

The mention of your name just fills my heart with pain.

(Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)

A G

And so I fall apart, and then, that empty feeling just

(Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)

D A

starts, you're in my heart.

(aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)

[Verse 3]

Bm G

I can't go anywhere, afraid I'll see you there.

A G

Afraid I'll fall apart, and then, that empty feeling

D A

just starts, you're in my heart.

[Outro]

D G D A

(Dum-dum-a-doom-doo-wah..dum-dum-a-doom-doo-wah

D G D A

dum-dum-a-doom-doo-wah..dum-dum-a-doom-doo-wah

D G

dum-dum-a-doom-doo-wah.)..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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