Empty Room
View chords used in this chart
Intro
G F C Cm
Ocultar tablatura
e|-3--------1---------0---------1------|
B|-0--3-2-0-1--3-2-0--1---------2------|
G|-0--------2---------0--(0h2)--3------| x2
D|-0--------3---------2---------3------|
A|-2--------3---------3---------1------|
E|-3--------1---------x---------x------|
[Verso 1]
G F
Lights come up glittering red and gold.
C
Feel the kick of the drum echo off the back wall
G F
Through the flickering and there's some more
C
I can make out just enough to know that I'm alone.
Em G C
It's something that I should be used to by now.
Em G C
But hell, it still keeps burning me out.
[Refrão]
G Am C
Loving you is like playing to an empty room.
G Am C
I keep pouring out my heart as it do.
G Am
I could walk off this stage.
G/B C G
Nobody's listening and I could leave you.
Am C
You wouldn't ask me to stay.
Am G/B C
You don't give a damn and I shouldn't lie like I do
Am G/B
Cuz loving you, loving you.
C G
Oh, loving you is like playing to an empty room.
G F C Cm
Ocultar tablatura
e|-3--------1---------0---------1------|
B|-0--3-2-0-1--3-2-0--1---------2------|
G|-0--------2---------0--(0h2)--3------|
D|-0--------3---------2---------3------|
A|-2--------3---------3---------1------|
E|-3--------1---------x---------x------|
[Verso 2]
G
Stone cold apathy.
F C
Leaving me empty as a star on the stage without a dollar to its name.
G F
Giving all I got and getting nothing back.
C
Watching those lights fade to black
[Refrão]
G Am C
Loving you is like playing to an empty room.
G Am C
I keep pouring out my heart as it do.
G Am
I could walk off this stage.
G/B C G
Nobody's listening and I could leave you.
Am C
You wouldn't ask me to stay.
Am G/B C
You don't give a damn and I shouldn't lie like I do
Am G/B
Cuz loving you, loving you.
C G
Oh, loving you is like playing to an empty room.
{Solo}
G F C Cm G F C Cm
(Played in order only)
[Refrão]
G C
Yeah cus loving you is like playing to an empty room.
G C
I keep pouring out my heart what good does it do
G Am
I could walk off this stage.
G/B C G
Nobody's listening and I could leave you.
Am C
You wouldn't ask me to stay.
Am G/B C
You don't give a damn and I shouldn't lie like I do
Am G/B
Yeah, cuz loving you, loving you.
C G
Oh, loving you is like playing to an empty room.
G F C Cm
Ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah
G F G C Cm G
Ah ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah, ah ah ah oh oh oh
How to play Empty Room
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.