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Matthew Good – “Empty Road”                                Em7 022033  
Album: White Light Rock and Roll Review                    C   [x32010]
Tuned down 1/2 step                                        G   320033  
                                                           G/F [2x0033]
Intro:
e|-0-------------0---|-0-----0-00-0-00000|0-----0-00-0-00000-|
B|-1h3-3-1-------1h3-|-1h3---3-33-3-33333|1h3---3-33-3-33333-|
G|-0-------4-0---0---|-0-----0-00-0-00000|0-----0-00-0-00000-|
D|-2-----------2-2---|-2-----2-22-2-22222|2-----2-22-0-02020-|
A|-3-------------3---|-3-----3-33-3-33333|3-----3-33-3-33333-|
E|-0-------------0---|-0-----0-00-0-00000|0-----0-00-0-00000-|
Verse Strumming Pattern [ \ =downstroke , / = upstroke ]
\ \ \/\/.\ \ \/\/.\ \ \/\/.\/ /\/\/
Em7      C        G        G/F
Em7      C            G   G/F
Em7Throw awaCy your angerG  G/F  
Em7Throw awaCy the sheathG  G/F  
Em7Charge and spikCe your heavGy gunsG/F  
'Cause that ain't no kiEm7nd of beliefC  G  G/F  
Em7Dream of wheCn it left GyouG/F  
When Em7you were still Ctoo youngG  G/F  
To Em7know the diffeCrence between the fGaith in your heaG/Frt
And the pEm7olitics of lookiCng dumb   G        G/F  CAh
CAh, yeah, ItG's G/Fall i Cknow
CThis GempG/Fty roaCd
It Em7keeps me lookiCng for a plaGce in your heG/Fart
It's Gall G/Fi knoCw
So brother are you weary?
Sister are you safe?
Has this world got you thinking
That it ain't nothing but a jailless cage?
Child there ain't no worries
And child there ain't no thing
'Cause this world's too old to hate you
And too young to give up spring
It’s all I know
This empty road
It keeps me looking for a place in your heart 
It keeps me looking for a place in your heart 
It keeps me looking for a place in your heart It’s all I know

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Empty Road

by Matthew Good

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Em7

G/F

022033

Matthew Good – “Empty Road” Em7

Album: White Light Rock and Roll Review C [x32010]

320033

Tuned down 1/2 step G

G/F [2x0033]

Intro:

e|-0-------------0---|-0-----0-00-0-00000|0-----0-00-0-00000-|

B|-1h3-3-1-------1h3-|-1h3---3-33-3-33333|1h3---3-33-3-33333-|

G|-0-------4-0---0---|-0-----0-00-0-00000|0-----0-00-0-00000-|

D|-2-----------2-2---|-2-----2-22-2-22222|2-----2-22-0-02020-|

A|-3-------------3---|-3-----3-33-3-33333|3-----3-33-3-33333-|

E|-0-------------0---|-0-----0-00-0-00000|0-----0-00-0-00000-|

Verse Strumming Pattern [ \ =downstroke , / = upstroke ]

\ \ \/\/.\ \ \/\/.\ \ \/\/.\/ /\/\/

Em7 C G G/F

Throw away your anger

Em7 C G G/F

Throw away the sheath

Em7 C G G/F

Charge and spike your heavy guns

Em7 C G G/F

'Cause that ain't no kind of belief

Em7 C G G/F

Dream of when it left you

Em7 C G G/F

When you were still too young

Em7 C G G/F

To know the difference between the faith in your heart

Em7 C G G/F C

And the politics of looking dumb Ah

C G G/F C

Ah, yeah, It's all i know

C G G/F C

This empty road

Em7 C G G/F

It keeps me looking for a place in your heart

G G/F C

It's all i know

So brother are you weary?

Sister are you safe?

Has this world got you thinking

That it ain't nothing but a jailless cage?

Child there ain't no worries

And child there ain't no thing

'Cause this world's too old to hate you

And too young to give up spring

It’s all I know

This empty road

It keeps me looking for a place in your heart

It keeps me looking for a place in your heart It’s all I know

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