Elton John – Empty Sky (Guitar)

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[Intro 1] F#7/E E F#7/E Em F#7/E Em E F#7/E Em E9 [Intro 2] E D/E E D/E E D/E E D/E [Verse 1]
D               A               E                       A/E  E
  I'm not a rat   to be spat on locked up in this room

D                      A                E                      A/E  E
Those bars that look towards the sun at night look towards the moon

G              A                    E              A/E  E
  Everyday the swallows play in the clouds of love

G                   D/F#                   B/D#       B
  Make me wish that I    had wings take me high above
[Chorus 1]
Am7              G    D                  A
    And I looked high  and saw the empty sky

Am7            G     D             A
    If I could only,  I could only fly

G                D/F#         A/E  A
  I'd drift with them in endless    space

G            D/F#            E
  But no man flies from this place
[Instrumental] E A/E E E A/E E [Verse 2]
D                 A                E                 A/E  E
  At night I lay upon my bench and stare towards the stars

D                    A                     E                A/E  E
  The cold night air comes creeping in and home seems oh so far

G                 A                E               A/E  E
  If only I could swing upon those twinkling dots above

    G                  D/F#     B/D#            B
I'd look down from the heavens upon  the ones I love
[Chorus 2]
Am7              G    D                  A
    And I looked high  and saw the empty sky

Am7            G     D             A
    If I could only,  I could only fly

G                D/F#         A/E  A
  I'd drift with them in endless    space

G            D/F#            E
  But no man flies from this place ... fly!
[Instrumental] E A/E E E A/E E D A E A/E E D A E A/E E G A E A/E E G D/F# B/D# B [Chorus 3]
Am7              G    D                  A
    And I looked high  and saw the empty sky

Am7            G     D             A
    If I could only,  I could only fly

G                D/F#         A/E  A
  I'd drift with them in endless    space

G                 D/F#            E
  But no man ever flies from this place, yeah
[Instrumental] E A/E E E A/E E [Verse 3]
D             A             E                   A/E  E
Hey the lucky locket hangs around your precious neck

D                  A                E                   A/E  E
  Some luck I ever got with you and  I wouldn't like to bet

     G                      A          E
That sooner or later you'll own just one half of this land

   G            D/F#        B/D#            B
By shining your eyes on the wealth of every man
[Chorus 4]
Am7              G    D                  A
    And I looked high  and saw the empty sky

Am7            G     D             A
    If I could only,  I could only fly

G                D/F#         A/E  A
  I'd drift with them in endless    space

G                 D/F#            E
  But no man ever flies from this place... fly on
[Instrumental] E A/E E E A/E E [Outro]
D  A         E
   Just send up my love

D  A          E
   Ain't seen nothing but tears

D  A        E
   Now I've got myself

D  A       E
   In this room for years

D    A         E
   I don't see no one

D   A         E
  I never see anyone
D A E D A E D A E