Empty Chairs
Don McLeanVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
I feel the trembling tingle of a sleepless night
Creep through my fingers and the moon is bright
Beams of blue come flickering through my window pane
Like gypsy moths that dance around a candle flame
And I wonder if you know
That I never understood
That although you said you'd go
Until you did I never thought you would
Moonlight used to bathe the contours of your face
While chestnut hair fell all around the pillow case
And the fragrance of your flowers rest beneath my head
A sympathy bouquet left with the love that's dead
And I wonder if you know
That I never understood
That although you said you'd go
Until you did I never thought you would
Never thought the words you said were true
Never thought you said just what you meant
Never knew how much I needed you
Never thought you'd leave, until you went
Morning comes and morning goes with no regret
And evening brings the memories I can't forget
Empty rooms that echo as I climb the stairs
And empty clothes that drape and fall on empty chairs
And I wonder if you know
That I never understood
That although you said you'd go
Until you did I never thought you would
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Readable chord sheet for Empty Chairs by Don McLean
[G]I feel the trembling tingle of a [Asus2]sleepless night[Am] [C]Creep through my [D7]fingers and the m[G]oon is bright [G]Beams of [Gmaj7]blue c[G6]ome flickering through my[Asus2] window pane [Am] [C]Like gypsy moths that [D7]dance around a [G]candle flame And I [G]wonder [Asus2]if you[Am] know That [Cadd9]I never [D7]under[G]stood That [Em]although you [Am7]said you'd go [C]Until you did I [D7]never thought you [G]wo[Gmaj7]uld [G6] [Am7] [Asus4] [G]Moonlight used to bathe the contours[Asus2] of your face [Am] [C]While chestnut hair fell [D7]all around the p[G]illow case [G]And the f[Gmaj7]ragrance of your f[G6]lowers rest [Am]beneath my h[Asus2]ead [Am] A [C]sympathy bou[D7]quet left with the l[G]ove that's dead [G]And I wonder if you[Asus2] know [Am] [Cadd9]That I [D7]never unders[G]tood That al[Em]though you said you'd [Am7]go [C]Until you did I [D7]never thought you [G]would[Gmaj7] [G6] [Asus4]Never thought the [Em]words you said were [G]true[Am7] [D6]Never [G]thought you [D6]said just [C]what you [Am7]mean[Am]t [C] [Dsus2]Never k[D]new how much I [G]needed you[Gmaj7] [G6] [Am7] Never t[D]hought you'd [C]leave, un[D6]til you [Am]went [D6] [G]Morning comes and morning goes with [Asus2]no regret[Am] [C]And evening brings the [D7]memories I [G]can't forget [G]Empty r[Gmaj7]ooms that [G6]echo as I [Am]climb the [Asus2]stairs [C]And empty clothes that [D7]drape and fall on [G]empty chairs [G]And I wonder if you[Asus2] know [Am] [Cadd9]That I [D7]never unders[G]tood That al[Em]though you said you'd[Am7] go [C]Until you did I [D7]never [G]thoug[Gmaj7]ht you[G6] would [Am7] [Asus4] [D7] [E7] [C] [D] [C] [D] [C] [D] [G]