Empty Chairs Chords by Don Mclean

Tempo:
109.25 bpm
Chords used:

Bbm

Eb

Ab

Db

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Don McLean - Empty Chairs (2B) chords
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[B] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Cm] [Bbm] [B] [Bbm] [B]
[Eb] [Ab] I feel a trembling [Bb] tingle of a sleepless [F] night
[Db] [Eb] Creep through my fingers [Ab] and the moon is bright
[Db] [Ab]
Beams of blue come [Bb] flickering through my windowpane
[Db]
Like [Eb] gypsy maws that [Ab] dance around a candle flame
And [Fm] I wonder [Bbm] if you know
[Eb] That I never [Ab] understood
That [Fm]
although you [Bbm] said you'd go
[Db] Until you did, [Eb] I never thought [Ab] you would
[Bbm] [Eb] [Bbm]
[B] [Bbm] [B] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Ab] Moonlight used to [F] bathe the [Bbm] contours of your face
[Db] While [Eb] chestnut hair fell all [Ab] around the pillowcase
And the fragrance of your flowers [Bbm] rest beneath my head
[Fm] [Db] A sympathy [Eb] bouquet left with [Ab] a love that's [Db] [Ab] dead
And I [Fm] wonder [Bbm] if you know
That [Eb]
I never [Ab] understood
[Eb] That [Fm]
although you said [Bbm] you'd go
[Db] Until you did, [Eb] I never thought [Ab] you would
[Cm] Never thought the words you [Fm] said were true
[G] [Bb] Never thought [Abm] you said just [G] what [Eb] you meant
[Ab] Never [Cm] knew how much [Fm] I needed [Db] you
[Fm] [Bbm] [Db] Never thought you'd [Eb] leave [Ab] until you went
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm] [Fm] [Bbm] [Fm]
[Eb] [Ab] Morning comes and morning [Bb] goes with no regret
[Db] And evening [Eb] brings the memories [Ab] I can't [Db] forget
[Ab]
Empty rooms that echo [Bbm] as I climb the stairs
[Fm] [Db] And empty [Eb] clothes that drape and fall [Ab] on empty [Db] chairs
[Ab]
And [F] I wonder [Bbm] if you know
[Eb]
That I never [Ab] understood
[Eb]
[Fm] That although you [Bbm] said you'd go
[Db] Until you did, [Eb] I never thought [Ab] you would
[Bbm] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Cm] [Bbm] [B] [Bbm] [B]
[Ab]
Key:  
Bbm
13421111
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Fm
123111111
Bbm
13421111
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
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To start learning Don Mclean - Empty Chairs chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bbm, Eb, Ab, Db, Ab, Bbm, Db and Eb in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 54 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 109 BPM. Given the song's key of Db Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[B] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Bbm] _ [B] _ _ [Bbm] _ [B] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] I feel a trembling [Bb] tingle of a sleepless [F] night
[Db] _ _ [Eb] Creep through my fingers [Ab] and the moon is bright
[Db] _ [Ab] _ _
Beams of blue come [Bb] flickering through my windowpane
[Db] _
Like [Eb] gypsy maws that [Ab] dance around a candle flame
_ _ And [Fm] I wonder [Bbm] if you know
_ [Eb] That _ I never [Ab] understood
That _ [Fm] _ _
although you [Bbm] said you'd go
_ [Db] Until you did, [Eb] I never thought [Ab] you _ would _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Bbm] _ [B] _ [Bbm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ Moonlight used to [F] bathe the [Bbm] contours of your face
[Db] _ While [Eb] chestnut hair fell all [Ab] around the pillowcase _
And the fragrance of your flowers [Bbm] rest beneath my head
[Fm] _ _ [Db] A sympathy [Eb] bouquet left with [Ab] a love that's [Db] [Ab] dead
_ And I [Fm] wonder [Bbm] if you know
That [Eb] _
I never [Ab] understood
_ [Eb] That [Fm] _
_ although you said [Bbm] you'd go
[Db] Until you did, [Eb] I never thought [Ab] you would
_ _ _ [Cm] Never thought the words you [Fm] said were true
[G] _ [Bb] Never thought [Abm] you said just [G] what [Eb] you meant
_ [Ab] _ Never [Cm] knew how much [Fm] I needed [Db] you
[Fm] _ [Bbm] _ [Db] Never thought you'd _ [Eb] leave _ _ [Ab] until you _ _ went
[Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Fm] _ [Bbm] _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ Morning comes and morning [Bb] goes with no regret
[Db] And evening [Eb] brings the memories [Ab] I can't [Db] forget
[Ab] _ _
Empty rooms that echo [Bbm] as I climb the stairs
[Fm] [Db] And empty [Eb] clothes that drape and fall [Ab] on empty [Db] chairs
[Ab] _ _
And [F] I wonder [Bbm] if you know
_ _ [Eb] _
That I never [Ab] understood
_ [Eb] _
[Fm] That _ although you [Bbm] said you'd go
[Db] Until you did, _ [Eb] I never thought [Ab] you would
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bbm] _ [B] _ _ [Bbm] _ [B] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Don McLean who authored this song.

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