From FRANCIS@gribb.hsr.no Wed Feb 9 14:50:53 EST 1994
From: FRANCIS@gribb.hsr.no (Wilhelmsen, Lee F. 8-95 )
Subject: Don McLean - Empty Chairs (TAB)
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 1994 10:13:25 GMT
"Empty chairs" from the album "American Pie"
by Don McLean
I bought this Cd mainly for the song "American pie", but when I sat
down and listened to some of the tunes on this album I was amazed.
"Vincent" and "Empty chairs" are definatly among the better tunes
on the album.
Listen to the album, otherwise this TAB is useless. There may be
some mistakes, but none of any significance. Tell me what you think...
The lyrics follow after the TAB...
Have fun!
Note: The 1st, 2nd and 3rd chorus and verse are not identical.
Intro:
e ---2p0--------------------------------------------------------------
b -------3-1p0-1s3-5s7----5s7----5s7----------------------------------
g -------------2s4-5s7----5s7----5s7----------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------0---------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------------
1st verse:
I feel the trembling tingle of a sleepless night...
e --------------0-------0----------0-----------0-2--------------------
b --0---0---3-------------0--0h1-------------------------0-1---0------
g --0---0-----0-------2-----2----2-----0-----2---------0-0-0---0------
D ----0---0---------2----------------2-----0---------0-------0--------
A ----------------0----------------3----------------------------------
E --3-------3--------------------------------------3------------------
e -3---2---0-------------0------------0----------0-2------------------
b -------------3-----------0---0h1-------------------------0-1---0----
g ---------------------2-----2-----2------0----2---------0-0-0---0----
D ---0---0---0---0---2------------------2----0---------0-------0------
A -----------------0------------------3-------------------------------
E -3---3---3---3-------------------------------------3----------------
1st Chorus:
And I wonder if you know...
e ---------2p0-----0---------------0-2---2---2---2---------3----------
b -------0-----3-1-------0-0h1---3-------1-------1---0-------0-----0--
g -----0---------------2-------2-------2---2---2---2-----0-------0----
D ---0---------------2---------------0-------0---------0-------0------
A -----------------0--------------------------------------------------
E -3-------------------------------------------------3-------2--------
Until you did...
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would...
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g -------0---0---0-----0-----0-----2-----------2s4-5s7--5s7--5s7------
D ---0---------------2-----------0----------------------------------0-
A -----------------0-------0------------------------------------------
E -3-------3----------------------------------------------------------
2nd verse
Moonlight used to bathe the contours of your face...
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b --0---0---3-------------0--0h1-------------------------0-1---0------
g --0---0-----0-------2-----2----2-----0-----2---------0-0-0---0------
D ----0---0---------2----------------2-----0---------0-------0--------
A ----------------0----------------3----------------------------------
E --3-------3--------------------------------------3------------------
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b -------------3---1---0-----------1-----1-----1---------0-1---0------
g -------------------------2---0-----0-------2---------0-0-0---0------
D ---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---------0---------0-------0--------
A -----------------0---0---0---0---3----------------------------------
E -3---3---3---3-----------------------------------3------------------
2nd Chorus:
And I wonder if you know...
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b -------0-----3-1-------0-0h1---3-------1-------1---0-------0-----0--
g -----0---------------2-------2-------2---2---2---2-----0-------0----
D ---0---------------2---------------0-------0---------0-------0------
A -----------------0--------------------------------------------------
E -3-------------------------------------------------3-------2--------
Until you did...
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b ---------1---3-1-------------------------------1--------------------
g -------0---0-------0---------0---------------2---2------------------
D -----2-----------2---------2---------------0------------------------
A ---2-----------0---------3------------------------------------------
E -0------------------------------------------------------------------
would... Never thought...
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e -------------------------------------------------0------------------
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g -----2-------2---2-----0-------0-------0-----0-----0----2--0----0---
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A ---------------------------------------------------0-------3--------
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e -------0-0h2---------3-------2---0---------------0----2-2s0-0-------
b -----1---------1---------0-----------1-----1-3--------3-3s1-1-3-3s1-
g ---2---------2---0---------0---0---0-----0-----0--------------4-4s2-
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A -------------------------------------0-------0----------------------
E ---------------------3-------3--------------------------------------
e --------------------------------------------------------------------
b -1-3----------------------------------------------------------------
g -2-4----------------------------------------------------------------
D --------0-----------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------------
3rd verse.
Morning comes and morning goes ...
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D ----0---0---------2----------------2-----0---------0-------0--------
A ----------------0----------------3----------------------------------
E --3-------2--------------------------------------3------------------
e -3---2---0---------------------------0-------0-2--------------------
b -------------3---1---0-------0---1-----1-----1-----------0-1---0----
g -------------------------2---------0-------2-----2-----0-0-0---0----
D ---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---------0-----------0-------0------
A -----------------0---0---0---0---3----------------------------------
E -3---3---3---3-------------------------------------3----------------
3rd Chorus:
And I wonder if you know...
e ---------2p0-----0---------------0-2---2---2---2---------3----------
b -------0-----3-1-------0-0h1---3-------1-------1---0-------0-----0--
g -----0---------------2-------2-------2---2---2---2-----0-------0----
D ---0---------------2---------------0-------0---------0-------0------
A -----------------0--------------------------------------------------
E -3-------------------------------------------------3-------2--------
Until you did...
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b ---------1---3-1-------------------------------1--------------------
g -------0---0-------0---------0---------------2---2------------------
D -----2-----------2---------2---------------0------------------------
A ---2-----------0---------3------------------------------------------
E -0------------------------------------------------------------------
would...
e -3-------2---0---------------0-----2p0------------------------------
b -----0-----------1-----1-3-------------3-1p0-1s3-5s7--5s7--5s7------
g -------0---0---0-----0-----0-----2-----------2s4-5s7--5s7--5s7------
D ---0---------------2-----------0------------------------------------
A -----------------0-------0------------------------------------------
E -3-------3----------------------------------------------------------
e -----------3--------------------------------------------------------
b ---------0----------------------------------------------------------
g -------0------------------------------------------------------------
D -----0--------------------------------------------------------------
A ---2----------------------------------------------------------------
E -3------------------------------------------------------------------
Hint: Finger the G chord using your fretting hand 2nd, 3rd and 4th
fingers. Use your 1st finger for "hammer-ons".
Empty chairs
1.verse I feel the trembling tingle of a sleepless night
Creep through my fingers and the moon is bright
Beams of blue come flickering through my windowpane
Like gypsy moths that dance around a candle flame
Chorus And I wonder if you know
That I never I understood
That although you said you'd go
Until you did - I never thought you would
2.verse Moonlight used to bathe the contours of your face
While chestnut hair fell all around the pillowcase
And the fragrance of your flowers rest beneath my head
A sympathy bouquet left with the love that's dead
Chorus
Bridge Never thought the words you said were true
Never thought you said just what you meant
Never knew how much I needed you
Never thought you'd leave - until you went
3.verse 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
Chorus
Guitar part and lyrics transcribed by:
Lee Francis Wilhelmsen
francis@GRIBB.hsr.no
francis@hsr.no
19(C)94.
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