an empty cup : roy orbison .
written and recorded by orbison in 1957 .
buddy holly did the song the same year .
intro : F A# ( x2 ) F
#1 .
F A# F
one lonely night . . . . . at this drive – in .
A# F C F
and now i know . . . . . what a fool ive been .
chorus :
A# C
she was to meet me . . ( an empty cup , a broken date . )
F
we had a date . . ( a broken date , an empty cup . )
G
a date at seven . . . . i dreamed of heaven ,
C
now , its way past eight .
#2 .
C F A# F
she just drove by . . . . with another guy .
A# F C F A# F
no wonder i . . . . cant help but cry .
chorus : #2 .
A# C F
to think she never cared . . . just tears me up . .
G C
now , all i have , to show for love . . is this empty cup .
#3 .
C F A# F
just like this coke . . . . my love is gone .
A# F C F
ive hit the bottom . . . now im all alone .
A# F
all alone .
a fifties smash from kraziekhat .
an empty cup : roy orbison .
written and recorded by orbison in 1957 .
buddy holly did the song the same year .
intro : F A# ( x2 ) F
#1 .
F A# F
one lonely night . . . . . at this drive – in .
A# F C F
and now i know . . . . . what a fool ive been .
chorus :
A# C
she was to meet me . . ( an empty cup , a broken date . )
F
we had a date . . ( a broken date , an empty cup . )
G
a date at seven . . . . i dreamed of heaven ,
C
now , its way past eight .
#2 .
C F A# F
she just drove by . . . . with another guy .
A# F C F A# F
no wonder i . . . . cant help but cry .
chorus : #2 .
A# C F
to think she never cared . . . just tears me up . .
G C
now , all i have , to show for love . . is this empty cup .
#3 .
C F A# F
just like this coke . . . . my love is gone .
A# F C F
ive hit the bottom . . . now im all alone .
A# F
all alone .
a fifties smash from kraziekhat .
