Empty Hearted Town Chords by Warren Zevon
Tempo:
76.275 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [Bm] Ain't it funny?
[Bb] Nothing matters much but [E] love and money.
[Em] [G] Things don't work out [A] the way you reckon.
[D] Money comes first and the love [A] comes second.
[Gb]
Cigarettes make the sun come up.
[Bm] Whiskey makes the sun go down.
[Em] And in between, [A] you do a lot of [Bm] standing around.
[D] It's all I can do [G] to make it through the [D] day.
She wrapped it all in darkness and I can't find my [A] way.
And [D] I'm walking down the [Em]
[D] sidewalks of L.A.
Wishing I had a [A] warmer jacket [G] and the leaves are [D] falling down.
[Am] [G] I'm just another [Gm] man with [D] an empty [G]-handed heart in [D] an empty-hearted [A] town.
[D] It started out [Bm] alright, [Bb]
ended up [E] all wrong.
[G] Shoulda done, [Em]
[A] shoulda done, but that's [D] my song.
[Bm] [B] Now the night is [A] falling hard [B] and fast.
[Em] All dressed up for the [A] masquerade.
[Am] And the lights [D] of the city [G] stretch as far [D] as the eyes [Em] can see.
[D] [C] Look [G] what wonders man [Em] has made.
[C] Look [G] what wonders man has [A] made.
[D] I'm walking down [G] the sidewalks of [D] L.A.
Wishing I had a warmer jacket [A] and the leaves [G] are falling [D] down.
And [G] I'm just another [E] man [D] with an empty [G]-handed heart [D] in an empty-hearted [A] town.
[D] I'm walking down the [G] sidewalks of L [D].A.
Wishing I had a warmer jacket [A] and something more [D] to say.
[Bb] Nothing matters much but [E] love and money.
[Em] [G] Things don't work out [A] the way you reckon.
[D] Money comes first and the love [A] comes second.
[Gb]
Cigarettes make the sun come up.
[Bm] Whiskey makes the sun go down.
[Em] And in between, [A] you do a lot of [Bm] standing around.
[D] It's all I can do [G] to make it through the [D] day.
She wrapped it all in darkness and I can't find my [A] way.
And [D] I'm walking down the [Em]
[D] sidewalks of L.A.
Wishing I had a [A] warmer jacket [G] and the leaves are [D] falling down.
[Am] [G] I'm just another [Gm] man with [D] an empty [G]-handed heart in [D] an empty-hearted [A] town.
[D] It started out [Bm] alright, [Bb]
ended up [E] all wrong.
[G] Shoulda done, [Em]
[A] shoulda done, but that's [D] my song.
[Bm] [B] Now the night is [A] falling hard [B] and fast.
[Em] All dressed up for the [A] masquerade.
[Am] And the lights [D] of the city [G] stretch as far [D] as the eyes [Em] can see.
[D] [C] Look [G] what wonders man [Em] has made.
[C] Look [G] what wonders man has [A] made.
[D] I'm walking down [G] the sidewalks of [D] L.A.
Wishing I had a warmer jacket [A] and the leaves [G] are falling [D] down.
And [G] I'm just another [E] man [D] with an empty [G]-handed heart [D] in an empty-hearted [A] town.
[D] I'm walking down the [G] sidewalks of L [D].A.
Wishing I had a warmer jacket [A] and something more [D] to say.
Key:
D
G
A
Em
Bm
D
G
A
[D] _ [Bm] Ain't it funny?
_ _ [Bb] _ Nothing matters much but [E] love and money.
_ [Em] _ [G] Things don't work out [A] the way you reckon.
[D] Money comes first and the love [A] comes second.
[Gb] _ _ _
Cigarettes make the sun come up.
_ [Bm] _ Whiskey makes the sun go down.
_ _ _ [Em] _ And in between, [A] _ you do a lot of [Bm] standing around.
[D] It's all I can do [G] to make it through the [D] day.
She wrapped it all in darkness and I can't find my [A] way.
And [D] I'm walking down the [Em]
[D] sidewalks of L.A.
Wishing I had a [A] warmer jacket [G] and the leaves are [D] falling down.
[Am] _ _ [G] I'm just another [Gm] man with [D] an empty [G]-handed heart in [D] an empty-hearted [A] town.
_ _ [D] _ It started out [Bm] alright, _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
ended up [E] all wrong.
_ _ [G] Shoulda done, [Em] _
_ [A] shoulda done, but that's [D] my song. _
_ [Bm] _ [B] Now the night is [A] falling hard [B] and fast.
_ [Em] _ All dressed up for the [A] masquerade. _ _
[Am] And the lights [D] of the city [G] stretch as far [D] as the eyes [Em] can see.
[D] _ [C] Look [G] what wonders man [Em] has made. _
_ [C] Look [G] what wonders man has [A] made. _
[D] I'm walking down [G] the sidewalks of [D] L.A.
Wishing I had a warmer jacket [A] and the leaves [G] are falling [D] down.
And [G] I'm just another [E] man [D] with an empty [G]-handed heart [D] in an empty-hearted [A] town. _
[D] I'm walking down the [G] sidewalks of L [D].A.
Wishing I had a warmer jacket [A] _ and something more [D] to say. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ Nothing matters much but [E] love and money.
_ [Em] _ [G] Things don't work out [A] the way you reckon.
[D] Money comes first and the love [A] comes second.
[Gb] _ _ _
Cigarettes make the sun come up.
_ [Bm] _ Whiskey makes the sun go down.
_ _ _ [Em] _ And in between, [A] _ you do a lot of [Bm] standing around.
[D] It's all I can do [G] to make it through the [D] day.
She wrapped it all in darkness and I can't find my [A] way.
And [D] I'm walking down the [Em]
[D] sidewalks of L.A.
Wishing I had a [A] warmer jacket [G] and the leaves are [D] falling down.
[Am] _ _ [G] I'm just another [Gm] man with [D] an empty [G]-handed heart in [D] an empty-hearted [A] town.
_ _ [D] _ It started out [Bm] alright, _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
ended up [E] all wrong.
_ _ [G] Shoulda done, [Em] _
_ [A] shoulda done, but that's [D] my song. _
_ [Bm] _ [B] Now the night is [A] falling hard [B] and fast.
_ [Em] _ All dressed up for the [A] masquerade. _ _
[Am] And the lights [D] of the city [G] stretch as far [D] as the eyes [Em] can see.
[D] _ [C] Look [G] what wonders man [Em] has made. _
_ [C] Look [G] what wonders man has [A] made. _
[D] I'm walking down [G] the sidewalks of [D] L.A.
Wishing I had a warmer jacket [A] and the leaves [G] are falling [D] down.
And [G] I'm just another [E] man [D] with an empty [G]-handed heart [D] in an empty-hearted [A] town. _
[D] I'm walking down the [G] sidewalks of L [D].A.
Wishing I had a warmer jacket [A] _ and something more [D] to say. _ _
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