this is mostly based on the tablature at
don_mclean/Empty_chairs_tab . htm – i’m extrapolating chords from the notes played
there , and simplifying a bit when it seems appropriate . you could probably get
away with simplifying more , though in the original the guitar is of course very
much picking out a full melody .
G Asus2 Am
i feel the trembling tingle of a sleepless night
C D7 G
creep through my fingers and the moon is bright
G Gmaj7 G6 Asus2 Am
beams of blue come flickering through my window pane
C D7 G
like gypsy moths that dance around a candle flame
G Asus2 Am
and i wonder if you know
Cadd9 D7 G
that i never understood
Em Am7
that although you said you’d go
C D7 G Gmaj7 G6 Am7 Asus4
until you did i never thought you would
G Asus2 Am
moonlight used to bathe the contours of your face
C D7 G
while chestnut hair fell all around the pillow case
G Gmaj7 G6 Am Asus2 Am
and the fragrance of your flowers rest beneath my head
C D7 G
a sympathy bouquet left with the love that’s dead
G Asus2 Am
and i wonder if you know
Cadd9 D7 G
that i never understood
Em Am7
that although you said you’d go
C D7 G Gmaj7 G6
until you did i never thought you would
Asus4 Em G Am7
never thought the words you said were true
D6 G D6 C Am7 Am C
never thought you said just what you meant
Dsus2 D G Gmaj7 G6 Am7
never knew how much i needed you
D C D6 Am D6
never thought you’d leave , until you went
G Asus2 Am
morning comes and morning goes with no regret
C D7 G
and evening brings the memories i can’t forget
G Gmaj7 G6 Am Asus2
empty rooms that echo as i climb the stairs
C D7 G
and empty clothes that drape and fall on empty chairs
G Asus2 Am
and i wonder if you know
Cadd9 D7 G
that i never understood
Em Am7
that although you said you’d go
C D7 G Gmaj7 G6
until you did i never thought you would
Am7 Asus4 D7 E7 C D C D C D G
this is mostly based on the tablature at
don_mclean/Empty_chairs_tab . htm – i’m extrapolating chords from the notes played
there , and simplifying a bit when it seems appropriate . you could probably get
away with simplifying more , though in the original the guitar is of course very
much picking out a full melody .
G Asus2 Am
i feel the trembling tingle of a sleepless night
C D7 G
creep through my fingers and the moon is bright
G Gmaj7 G6 Asus2 Am
beams of blue come flickering through my window pane
C D7 G
like gypsy moths that dance around a candle flame
G Asus2 Am
and i wonder if you know
Cadd9 D7 G
that i never understood
Em Am7
that although you said you’d go
C D7 G Gmaj7 G6 Am7 Asus4
until you did i never thought you would
G Asus2 Am
moonlight used to bathe the contours of your face
C D7 G
while chestnut hair fell all around the pillow case
G Gmaj7 G6 Am Asus2 Am
and the fragrance of your flowers rest beneath my head
C D7 G
a sympathy bouquet left with the love that’s dead
G Asus2 Am
and i wonder if you know
Cadd9 D7 G
that i never understood
Em Am7
that although you said you’d go
C D7 G Gmaj7 G6
until you did i never thought you would
Asus4 Em G Am7
never thought the words you said were true
D6 G D6 C Am7 Am C
never thought you said just what you meant
Dsus2 D G Gmaj7 G6 Am7
never knew how much i needed you
D C D6 Am D6
never thought you’d leave , until you went
G Asus2 Am
morning comes and morning goes with no regret
C D7 G
and evening brings the memories i can’t forget
G Gmaj7 G6 Am Asus2
empty rooms that echo as i climb the stairs
C D7 G
and empty clothes that drape and fall on empty chairs
G Asus2 Am
and i wonder if you know
Cadd9 D7 G
that i never understood
Em Am7
that although you said you’d go
C D7 G Gmaj7 G6
until you did i never thought you would
Am7 Asus4 D7 E7 C D C D C D G
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