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Key: F
β« Intro:
Bb F C (x2)
β« Verse 1:
Bb F
I'll keep countin' empties
C
Until you love me
Eventually we're meant to be
Bb F
I'll keep countin' empties
C
Until you love me
A side of you I'll never see
β« Verse 2:
Bb Dm
I'll give you a week or three
F C
To be in the state you need to be
Bb Dm
To love me and all that means
F C
Let me lend you happiness
The side of you I miss
β« Chorus:
Bb Dm
I was sad before I was lonely
F C
You're just saying words, you don't know me
Bb F C Bb
I was sad before I was lonely
C
Before you even knew me
Bb F C
Before you even knew me
Bb F C
β« Verse 3:
Bb F
Hide emotions deep beneath the ground
C
The floorboards creak, I hear a sobbin' sound
Bb F
You kept me up so late
C
The touch of your hands made my skin vibrate
β« Chorus:
Bb Dm
I was sad before I was lonely
F C
You're just saying words, you donβt know me
Bb Dm
I'll keep countin' empties
F
Until you love me
C
There's emptiness inside of me
β« Bridge:
Bb Dm F C
The emptiness inside of me
Bb Dm F
Until you love me
C
A side of you I'll never see
Bb Dm F
C
A side of you I'll never see
Bb Dm F
Until you love me
C
There's emptiness inside of me
β« Chorus:
Bb Dm
I was sad before I was lonely
F C
You're just saying words, you don't know me
Bb Dm
I'll keep countin' empties
F
Until you love me
C Bb
There's emptiness inside of me
β« Outro:
F C Bb
F C Bb
The emptiness inside of me
C
Song History
Published: October 18, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025