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John Elton - Empty Garden guitar chord

Subject: Empty Garden by Elton John

I'm posting this in the hopes that it will spur some genuine musician

to improve upon it. I'm very eager to hear anyone's comments or

criticism. Or if anyone could even provide the real lyrics that would be

nice. It is a very well-crafted tune.

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Empty Garden by Elton John

I've been playing this out of D, which makes the following conversions:

I = D (XX0232) V = A (X02220)

Isus2 = Dsus2 (XX0230) Vsus2 = Asus2 (X02200)

II- = Eminor (022000) VI- =Bminor (X24432)

IV = G (320003)or(320033) bVII = C (X32010)

IV bVII IV bVII IV I

Blah Blah. Some said he blah blah blah in younger years

IV I VI- IV

But he'd have said that blah blah stronger

II- V I

Blah blah blah blah blah blah. Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

IV bVII IV bVII IV I

Lived there. Must have been a gardener who cared a lot.

IV I VI- IV

Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop.

II- V I

Now blah blah blah rain.

VI- IV

It's funny how an insect

II-

Can damage

I

So much grain

Chorus:

Isus2 Vsus2

And I been knockin, but no one answers

Isus2 VI-

I been knockin' most of the day-ay-ay

IV VI-

Hey I been callin'. Say Hey Johnny

IV I

Can you come out to play?

Repeat verse, repeat chorus, and fade out on something like:

VI- IV V I

|: Johnny. Can you come out to play in your empty garden :|

From rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Sat May 20 16:24:14 1995

Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature

Subject: Re: Empty Garden by Elton John

In article David Waller writes:

>

>Subject: Empty Garden by Elton John

>

>Last week I posted a request for this song, but no one answered. So I

>was forced to try to hack it out on my own. My apologies for the

>undoubtedly crappy job I've done with it. I don't have a copy of the

>song anywhere but in my head, so I don't know what key it's in, and I

>clearly don't remember the lyrics. For all of this, I apologize.

>I'm posting this in the hopes that it will spur some genuine musician

>to improve upon it. I'm very eager to hear anyone's comments or

>criticism. Or if anyone could even provide the real lyrics that would be

>nice. It is a very well-crafted tune.

>dwaller@u.washington.edu

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> Empty Garden by Elton John

>I've been playing this out of D, which makes the following conversions:

> I = D (XX0232) V = A (X02220)

> Isus2 = Dsus2 (XX0230) Vsus2 = Asus2 (X02200)

> II- = Eminor (022000) VI- =Bminor (X24432)

> IV = G (320003)or(320033) bVII = C (X32010)

>IV bVII IV bVII IV I

>Blah Blah. Some said he blah blah blah in younger years

> IV I VI- IV

>But he'd have said that blah blah stronger

> II- V I

>Blah blah blah blah blah blah. Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

>IV bVII IV bVII IV I

>Lived there. Must have been a gardener who cared a lot.

> IV I VI- IV

>Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop.

> II- V I

>Now blah blah blah rain.

> VI- IV

>It's funny how an insect

> II-

>Can damage

> I

>So much grain

>Chorus:

> Isus2 Vsus2

>And I been knockin, but no one answers

> Isus2 VI-

>I been knockin' most of the day-ay-ay

> IV VI-

>Hey I been callin'. Say Hey Johnny

> IV I

>Can you come out to play?

>Repeat verse, repeat chorus, and fade out on something like:

> VI- IV V I

>|: Johnny. Can you come out to play in your empty garden :|

What happened here

As the New York sunset disappeared

I found an empty garden among the flagstones there

Who lived here

He must have been a gardener that cared a lot

Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop

And now it all looks strange

It's funny how one insect can damage so much grain

And what's it for

This little empty garden by the brownstone door

And in the cracks along the sidewalk nothing grows no more

Who lived here

He must have been a gardener that cared a lot

Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop

And we are so amazed we're crippled and we're dazed

A gardener like that one no one can replace

And I've been knocking but no one answers

And I've been knocking most all the day

Oh and I've been calling oh hey hey Johnny

Can't you come out to play

And through their tears

Some say he farmed his best in younger years

But he'd have said that roots grow stronger if only he could hear

Who lived there

He must have been a gardener that cared a lot

Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop

Now we pray for rain, and with every drop that falls

We hear, we hear your name

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