Empty Hands Greg Holden
Standard Tuning
Capo 2nd Fret
Chord Reference:
please don't trust me on the chord NAMES.
i'm useless at theory so i'm using Guitar Pro's simple
names to hopefully tell you it right.
[C] [G] [D] [B7] [Em] [A7] [E] [Am]
E|-0---0---0---2-----------0---0---| B|-1---0---3---0---8---10--0---1---| G|-0---0---0---2---0---0---0---2---| D|-2---0---4---1---5---7---2---2---| A|-3---2---5---2---7---9---2---0---| e|-3---3---5---------------0-------|
Some sections are a little tricky but you'll figure it out by listening
I've put helpful notes where I can.
INTRO:
E|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-------------| B|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-------------| Its a double strum on the open chorded notes. G|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-------------| Listen closely to the song to figure it out. D|-----2---1-------|-----2---1---------0-1-2-| x2 A|-------------1-2-|-------------0-1-2-------| e|-0---------------|-0-----------------------|
VERSE:
The patriots hang flags outside
That’s how they do it nationwide
E|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----------| B|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----------| G|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----------| D|-----2---1-------|-----2---1---------0-2-| A|-------------1-2-|-------------0-1-2-----| e|-0---------------|-0---------------------|
But [C]back home we don’t [G]care so much
[C] I might be wrong but that’s [G]how it looks
[A]We listen to the sound of our[B7] minds
I feel as though I’m losing time
With hands of glory pushing rhymes
E|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----| B|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----| G|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----| D|-----2---1-------|-----2---1-------| A|-------------1-2-|-------------1-2-| e|-0---------------|-0---------------|
[C]Never been so [G]far before
[C] I drove for days and [G]weeks and more
[C]Hard shoulder where the [D]chaos lies
[Em] An invitation to the [A7]darker side
CHORUS: (plays twice, first time B7 is played for 6 beats)
I’m holding on, holding on as my life it slips away
[C] [G] [E] [D]
[C] [G] [B7]
PRE-VERSE:
E|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-------------| B|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-------------| G|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-------------| D|-----2---1-------|-----2---1---------0-1-2-| A|-------------1-2-|-------------0-1-2-------| e|-0---------------|-0-----------------------|
VERSE:
Spinning out my mind it twits
More worries than I can seem to list
E|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----| B|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----| G|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----| D|-----2---1-------|-----2---1-------| A|-------------1-2-|-------------1-2-| e|-0---------------|-0---------------|
[C]I’ve served my purpose [G]true and well
[C] but I haven’t yet got [G]much to tell
[Am]I listen to the panic in my [B7]nerves
E|---------------| B|---------------| G|-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-| D|---------------| A|-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-| e|---------------|
An agonizing journey home
With empty hands I stand alone
E|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----| B|---0---0---0-----|---0---0---0-----| G|---0---0---0-3-4-|---0---0---0-5-4-| D|-----2---1-------|-----2---1-------| A|-------------1-2-|-------------3-2-| e|-0---------------|-0---------------|
[C]Face my family, [G]face my friends
[C] I’d better turn around and [G]try again
CHORUS:
I’m holding on, holding on as my life it slips away
[C] [G] [E] [D]
[C] [G] [B7]
Repeat chorus section till end.
listen to understand the movement of chords
OUTRO E
E|---0---0---0-----|-----------0-| B|---0---0---0-----|---------0---| G|---0---0---0-----|-------0-----| D|-----2---1-------|-----2-------| A|-------------1-2-|---2---------| e|-0---------------|-0-----------|
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