This file is part of a collection that (moreso than the rest of the site) are not meant to be detailed or accurate transcriptions of the original recordings. They're just some simple chord charts that I made for my own use, some of them my own arrangements.
- T-rev
"EMPTY CHAIRS" by Don McLean www.don-mclean.com
From his 1971 album American Pie
Written by Don McLean
Transcribed by T-rev www.t-rev.net
E|-2p0-------------------------------
B|-----3-1-0-1/3-5/7-----5/7-----5/7-
G|-----------2/4-5/7-----5/7-----5/7-
G Am7
I feel the trembling tingle of a sleepless night
C D7 G Gsus G
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
G Am7
And I wonder if you know
D7 G /F#
That I never understood
Em Am7
That although you said you'd go
C D7 G
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
G /F# Em
Never thought the words you said were true
Am7 /G D7/F#
Never thought you said just what you meant
G /F# Em
Never knew how much I needed you
Am7 C D7 G
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
Transcribed 2018-11-25 by T-rev
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320003 G
x02010 Am7
x32010 C
xx0212 D7
3x2013 Gsus
2x000x G/F#
022000 Em
3x2010 Am7/G
200212 D7/F#
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