Ray Lamontagne - Empty

posted by ant
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capo 2nd fret
standard tuning

the second version of this song is spot on short of one chord . i prefer to use the capo
it seems to flow better , imho .

Am F C E E7
E | – – 0 – – | | – – 1 – – | | – – 0 – – | | – – 0 – – | | – – 0 – – |
B | – – 1 – – | | – – 1 – – | | – – 1 – – | | – – 0 – – | | – – 3 – – |
G | – – 2 – – | | – – 2 – – | | – – 0 – – | | – – 1 – – | | – – 1 – – |
D | – – 2 – – | | – – 3 – – | | – – 2 – – | | – – 2 – – | | – – 2 – – |
A | – – 0 – – | | – – 3 – – | | – – 3 – – | | – – 2 – – | | – – 2 – – |
E | – – – – – | | – – 1 – – | | – – – – – | | – – 0 – – | | – – 0 – – |

intro
Am F C F C

F
she lifts her skirt up to her knees
C
walks through the garden rows with her bare feet , laughing
F
i never learned to count my blessings
C
i choose instead to dwell in my disasters

Am
walk on down the hill
E
through the grass grown tall and brown
F C
and still it’s hard somehow to let go of my pain
Am
on past the busted back
E
of this old and rusted cadillac
F C
that sinks into this field collecting rain

C G F Am E E7
will i always feel this way
C G F Am E E7
so empty , so estranged

Am

F
of these cutthroat busted sunsets ,
C
these cold and damp white mornings i have grown weary
F
if through my cracked and dusty dimestore lips
C
i spoke these words out loud would no one hear me

Am
lay your blouse across the chair
E
let fall the flowers from your hair
F C
and kiss me with that country mouth so plain
Am
outside the rain is tapping on the leaves
E
to me it sounds like they’re
F C
applauding us , the quiet love we make

C G F Am E E7
will i always feel this way
C G F Am E E7
so empty , so estranged

Am F C F C

F
well i looked my demons in the eyes
C
laid bare my chest said do your best and destroy me
F
see i’ve been to hell and back so many times
C
i must admit you kind of bore me

Am
there’s a lot of things that can kill a man
E
there’s a lot of ways to die
F C
yes and some already dead who walk beside you
Am
there’s a lot of things i don’t understand
E
why so many people lie
F C
well it’s the hurt you hide that fuels the fires inside you

C G F Am E E7
will i always feel this way
C G F Am E E7
so empty , so estranged

Am F C F C Am