Elton John – Empty Garden (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
                  G                                    D
What happened here? As the New York sunset disappeared

                  A                            Bm
I found an Empty Garden, among the flagstones there

     G                                              D
Who lived here?  He must have been a gardener that cared a lot

                                     A
who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop

                  Bm
Now it all looks strange

                    G          A              D
It's funny how one insect can damage so much grain
[Verse 2]
    G                                              D
And what's it for, this little Empty Garden by the brownstone door

                             A
and in the cracks along the sidewalk

                 Bm
nothing grows no more

     G                                            D
Who lived here?  He must have been gardener that cared a lot

                                     A
who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop

               Bm
and we are so amazed

                         G
we're crippled and we're dazed

                     A               D
A gardener like that one, no one can replace
[Chorus]
              G
And I've been knockin'

            D
but no one answers

              G
And I've been knockin'

             Bm
most all the day

                  Em
Oh, and I've been callin'

             Bm
oh, hey, hey Johnny

               G A       D
can't you come out to play?
D [Verse 3]
     G
And through their tears

                                D
some say he farmed his best in younger years

                                    A
but he'd have said that roots grow stronger

                 Bm
If only he could hear

    G                                              D
Who lived there?  He must have been a gardener that cared a lot

                                  A    
who weeded out the tears and grew good crop

                 Bm
Now we pray for rain

                         G
And with every drop that pours

   A                     D
we hear, we hear your name
[Chorus]
               G
And I've been knockin'

           D
but no one answers

              G
And I've been knockin'

               Bm
most all the day

                  Em
oh, and I've been calling

             Bm
oh, hey, hey Johnny

                G     A      D
can't you come out,       to play
[Chorus]
               G
And I've been knockin'

           D
but no one answers

              G
And I've been knockin'

               Bm
most all the day

                  Em
oh, and I've been calling

             Bm
oh, hey, hey Johnny

                G     A                    D
can't you come out, can't you come out to play
[Outro]
   Em    G                     A                  D
Johnny, can't you come out to play in your Empty Garden
(repeat)