Elvis Costello – This House Is Empty Now (Guitar)
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Chords
Song: This House is Empty Now (Costello / Bacharach)
Artist: Elvis Costello / Burt Bacharach
Chord/Tab proposal: Mats Fagergren, 2023
Comment: This fantastic melody is much easier to play by using
Use my chord instructions according to the chart below:
Chord E,A,D,G,B,e
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C(add9). x,3,2,0,3,0
C. x,3,2,0,1,0
Am9. 5,7,5,5,5,7
Am7 x,0,2,0,1,0
D. x,x,0,2,3,2
Am7/D. x,x,0,0,1,0 or
Am7/D. x,5,5,5,5,x
B7sus4. x,2,4,2,5,2
B/A. x,0,4,4,4,x
Em(add9)/G. 3,x,2,0,0,2
Em/G. 3,x,2,0,0,0
Db7. x,4,6,4,6,x
Bm7. x,2,4,2,3,2
G/B. x,2,0,0,3,x
B7* x,2,1,2,0,x
B7 x,2,4,2,4,2
Baug. x,2,1,0,0,x
Em9. 0,2,0,0,0,2
Gmaj7/D. x,x,0,0,0,3
C#m7-5. x,4,5,4,5,x
F#7. 2,4,2,3,2,2
[Intro]
C(add9) C
Am9 Am7/D D
[Verse 1]
Am7 Am7/D B7sus4 These rooms play tricks upon you B/A Remember when they were always B/A Em(add9)/G Em/G filled with laugh - ter? Am7 Am7/D B7sus4 But now they're quite deserted B/A They seem to just echo voices B/A Em(add9)/G Em/G raised in an - ger
[Pre-Chorus]
C(add9) C Maybe you will see my face Am9 Am7/D D reflected there on the pane D Db7 C(add9) C In the window of our poor forlorn Am9 and broken home..
[Chorus]
Am7/D D Bm7 G/B Still this house is empty now Am7/D D Bm7 B7 There's nothing I can do to make you want to stay B7 So tell me how am I supposed to live Em(add9)/G Em/G without you?
[Verse 2]
Am7 Am7/D B7sus4 These walls were lined with pictures B/A Remember the glass we charged B/A Em(add9)/G Em/G in cele - bra - tion? Am7 Am7/D B7sus4 But now I fill my life up B/A With all that I can to deaden B/A Em(add9)/G Em/G this sen - sa - tion
[Pre-Chorus]
C(add9) C Do you recognize the face Am9 Am7/D D fixed in that fine silver frame? D Db7 C(add9) C Were you really so un - happy then? Am9 You never said..
[Chorus]
Am7/D D Bm7 G/B Still this house is empty now Am7/D D Bm7 B7 There's nothing I can do to make you want to stay B7 So tell me how am I supposed to live Em(add9)/G Em/G without you?
[Bridge]
Am9 Am7/D Oh, if I could just become G/B B7* Baug Em9 forgetful when night seems endless Gmaj7/D Does the extinguished candle C#m7-5 F#7 care about the darkness?
[Guitar Solo]
Am7 Am7/D B7sus4
B/A B/A Em(add9)/G Em/G
Em/G Em/G
[Verse 3]
Am7 Am7/D B7sus4 It's funny how my memory B/A Will bring you so close then make you Em(add9)/G Em/G disap - pear....
[Pre-Chorus]
C(add9) C Meanwhile all our friends must choose Am9 Am7/D D who they will fa - vor, who they will lose D Db7 C(add9) C Hang the garland high or close the door Am7/D and throw away the key..
[Chorus]
D Bm7 G/B ..This house is empty now Am7/D D There's no one living here you have Bm7 G/B to care about Am7/D D Bm7 G/B this house is empty now Am7/D D Bm7 B7 There's nothing I can do to make you want to stay B7 So tell me how am I supposed to live Em(add9)/G Em/G without you?
[Chorus/Outro]
Am7/D D Bm7 G/B .. This house is empty now Am7/D D There's no one living here you have Bm7 G/B to care about Am7/D D Bm7 G/B this house is empty now Am7/D D Bm7 B7 There's nothing I can do to make you want to stay B7 So tell me how am I supposed to live Em(add9)/G Em/G without you?