Intro: Bm G D G D G She lifts her skirt up to her knees D Walks through the garden rows with her bare feet, laughing G I never learned to count my blessings D I choose instead to dwell in my disasters Bm Walk on down the hill Gb Through the grass grown tall and brown G D And still it's hard somehow to let go of my pain Bm On past the busted back Gb Of this old and rusted Cadillac G D That sinks into this field collecting rain D A G Bm Gb Gb7 Will I always feel this way D A G Bm Gb Gb7 So empty, so estranged Bm G Of these cutthroat busted sunsets, D These cold and damp white mornings I have grown weary G If through my cracked and dusty dimestore lips D I spoke these words out loud would no one hear me Bm Lay your blouse across the chair Gb Let fall the flowers from your hair G D And kiss me with that country mouth so plain Bm Outside the rain is tapping on the leaves Gb To me it sounds like they're G D applauding us, the quiet love we make D A G Bm Gb Gb7 Will I always feel this way D A G Bm Gb Gb7 So empty, so estranged Bm G D G D G Well I looked my demons in the eyes D Laid bare my chest said do your best and destroy me G See I've been to hell and back so many times D I must admit you kind of bore me Bm There's a lot of things that can kill a man Gb There's a lot of ways to die G D Yes and some already dead who walk beside you Bm There's a lot of things I don't understand Gb Why so many people lie G D Well it's the hurt you hide that fuels the fires inside you D A G Bm Gb Gb7 Will I always feel this way D A G Bm Gb Gb7 So empty, so estranged Bm G D G D This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Empty chords by Ray LaMontagne
Suggested strumeverywhere 4/4
1
d
&
–
2
d
&
u
3
–
&
u
4
d
&
–
Prefer something simpler: whole-bar ballad d – – –
How to play Empty on ukulele
The strumming pattern that fits is the everywhere 4/4: d – d u – u d –. Expect a relaxed pace, around 72 bpm. You are playing it in B minor. This one leans on trickier shapes, with the chords at the proficient level. For easier shapes, shift it down 2 half-steps with the transposer and clip a capo on fret 2 to land back in the same key. Play soft sparse down strokes and leave air between the chords.
6 ukulele chords used in "Empty" by Ray LaMontagne: A, Bm, D, Gb, Gb7 and G
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