Empty Handed Heart chords by Warren Zevon

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)




I like to play the E/G# chord like a D/F# moved 2 frets up and without the open string, as its the easiest
inversion for me to quickly change to after the Bm. I put some other variants that you can try out too.

       E/G#     or e.g.   E/G#   E/G#
e|-----4------------------0------4----|
B|-----5------------------0------5----|
G|-----4------------------1------4----|
D|-----x------------------2------6----|
A|-----x------------------x------x----|
E|-----4------------------4------x----|

Intro:
A  A  D  D  Bm  D  E  E


A                 D        D              A
All these empty places, I try so hard to fill
A      E       F#m          A             D
Will I find another love? I pray to God I will
D                     Bm E/G#  A    A/G#          F#m
Girl, we had some good times, time does not stand still
D                   D                      A
It's rolling like a rock slide, down a hill

A                  D            D                  A
I've met someone I care for, I know she cares for me
A      E        F#m                 A     D
Will I fall in love again? It's a possibility
     D                 Bm   E/G#    A   A/G#       F#m
But girl, we had some good times, that time cannot undo
    D               D               A
No one will ever take the place of you

  E             A               B          E
Heart jinxed condition, never sure how I feel
            A           A7                   Am7          D     Bm E
Trying to separate the real thing, from the wishful thinking
 Am    G      D                C            Em
Sometimes I wonder, if I'll make it without you
     D          G        Am   G   D
I'm determined to, I'll make my stand
 Bm                          Am7   G                              C
And if after all is said and done, you'll only find one special one

             C         G        C     G
(Then I've thrown down diamonds in the sand)
      Remember when we used to watch the sun set in the sea
             C         G        C     G
(Then I've thrown down diamonds in the sand)
         You said you'd always be in love with me
             C         G        C     G
(Then I've thrown down diamonds in the sand)
        All through the night we danced and sang
             C         G        C     G
(Then I've thrown down diamonds in the sand)
       Made love in the mornings while the church bells rang


          D         G           Am7     D
Leave the fire behind you and start
G                         C    G                 Am7      D     G
   I'll be playing it by ear, left here with an empty-handed heart