Empty Handed


Empty Handed: Michelle Branch Tabbed by Robin Young *Acoustic Guitar 1 & Electric Guitar 2 tuned to Double Drop D: DADGBD* Intro: D7 – G/B – C9 – G9 (2x) Acoustic Guitar 1 (DADGBD): Rhythm Figure 1 D7 G/B C9 G9 D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0---------------| B-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-|-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| (2x) D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| A---------2-2-2-2-2-----|-3-3-3-3---------------| D-----------------------|-----------------------| VERSE 1 (Acoustic Guitar 1 (DADGBD) w/Rhythm Figure 1- 6x) Electric Guitar 1 (EADGBE): e---| B---| G-7-| D-0-| (Play 4x, once per measure) A---| E---| D7 G/B C9 G9 Here I am, take me D7 G/B C9 It’s easier to give in G9 No, whoa D7 G/B C9 G9 Whoa, some people mistake me e-----------------------------| B-1/3---5/7------8\7--5/7---3-| G-----------------------------| D-2/4---5/7------9\7--5/7---4-| A-----------------------------| E-----------------------------| Electric Guitar 1 (EADGBE) D7 G/B C9 G9 They only hear what they want to hear, yeah e----------------------------------------------------| B-1/3-----5/7----8\7----------5/7-------10-----------| G----------------------------------------------------| D-2/4-----5/7----9\7----------5/7-------10-----------| A----------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------| Electric Guitar 1 (EADGBE) PRE-CHORUS 1: D7 G/B C9 G9 If you’re losing sleep, forgive me e-0-2---0-1------------2----2-3---2-3-----3-------| B-----3------3------------3-----3-----3---------3-| G-------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------| Electric Guitar 1 (EADGBE) D7 G/B C9 I just can’t keep e-0-2---0-2------2-------|-2-3---2-3-| B-----3-----3----------3-|-----3-----| G------------------------|-----------| D------------------------|-----------| A------------------------|-----------| E------------------------|-----------| G9 Electric Guitar 1 (EADGBE) pretending. I’m |D-----------| |B-----------| |G-----------| |D-----------| |A-5-----3---| |D-5---0-3p0-| Electric Guitar 2 CHORUS 1: D5 C9 I’m packing my bags ‘cause I don’t wanna be the D--------------------------3-2-----0----|----------3-2-0---| B---3----------3----------------------3-|--3---3---------3-| G---2----------2-----2------------------|--0-0---0---------| D---0----------0------------------------|--2---------------| A---------------------------------------|--3---------------| D---------------------------------------|------------------| Acoustic Guitar 1 (DADGBD) Bb6 D5 on- ly one who’s drowning in their mis- er- y And I’ll D-----------------------------------------|----------3—2-0p2-0-| B-3-3-3------3-3-3----3-3-3-------3-3-----|-3-3-3--3-----------| G-0-0-0------0-0-0----0-0-0-------0-0-----|-2-2-2--2-----------| D-0-0-0------0-0-0----0-0-0-------0-0-----|-0-0-0--------------| A-1-1-1------1-1-1----1-1-1-------1-1-----|--------------------| D-----------------------------------------|--------------------| Acoustic Guitar 1 (DADGBD) C9 take that chance ‘cause I just wanna breathe and I D-------------------------3-2----0------------|----------3--2-0------| B-3---------3-------------------------3-------|-3----3-------------3-| G-2---------2-------2-------------------------|-0--0---0-------------| D-0---------0---------------------------------|-2--------------------| A---------------------------------------------|-3--------------------| D---------------------------------------------|----------------------| Acoustic Guitar 1 (DADGBD) G/B D5 won’t look back and wonder how it’s sup- posed to be D---------------------3--2------0--------|----------0-----------------| B-3----------3------------------------3--|-3-----3--3-----------------| G-0-----0--------------------------------|-2-----2--2--0--------------| D-0--------------------------------------|-0-----0--0------4------2-0-| A-2--------------------------------------|----------------------------| D----------------------------------------|----------------------------| Acoustic Guitar 1 (DADGBD) How it’s s’posed to Rhythm Figure 1: Acoustic Guitar 1 & Electric Guitar 2 (DADGBD)- 2x D7 G/B C9 G9 be. Oh, oh e-10----10----10----10---|-10---10-----10---10-| B----10----10----8-----8-|----7----7-8----8----| G------------------------|---------------------| D------------------------|---------------------| A------------------------|---------------------| E------------------------|---------------------| Electric Guitar 1 (EADGBE) D7 G/B C9 G9 e-10----10----10---10---|-10---10-----10-------| B----10----10----8----8-|----7----7-8----7-----| G-----------------------|------------------9-7-| D-----------------------|----------------------| A-----------------------|----------------------| E-----------------------|----------------------| Electric Guitar 1 (EADGBE) VERSE 2: There’s a prism by the window It lets the light leak in, oh, whoa I wish you would let me You feel the water, but do you swim, oh PRE-CHORUS 2: And it’s only me empty-handed With a childish grin and a camera CHORUS 2 (Rhythm Figure 2): D5 C9 I’m packing my bags ‘cause I don’t wanna be the D--------------------------3-2-----0----|----------3-2-0---| B---3----------3----------------------3-|--3---3---------3-| G---2----------2-----2------------------|--0-0---0---------| D---0----------0------------------------|--2---------------| A---------------------------------------|--3---------------| D---------------------------------------|------------------| Acoustic Guitar 1 & Electric Guitar 2 (DADGBD) Bb6 D5 on- ly one who’s drowning in their mis- er- y And I’ll D-----------------------------------------|----------3—2-0p2-0-| B-3-3-3------3-3-3----3-3-3-------3-3-----|-3-3-3--3-----------| G-0-0-0------0-0-0----0-0-0-------0-0-----|-2-2-2--2-----------| D-0-0-0------0-0-0----0-0-0-------0-0-----|-0-0-0--------------| A-1-1-1------1-1-1----1-1-1-------1-1-----|--------------------| D-----------------------------------------|--------------------| Acoustic Guitar 1 & Electric Guitar 2 (DADGBD) C9 take that chance ‘cause I just wanna breathe and I D-------------------------3-2----0------------|----------3--2-0------| B-3---------3-------------------------3-------|-3----3-------------3-| G-2---------2-------2-------------------------|-0--0---0-------------| D-0---------0---------------------------------|-2--------------------| A---------------------------------------------|-3--------------------| D---------------------------------------------|----------------------| Acoustic Guitar 1 & Electric Guitar 2 (DADGBD) G/B D5 won’t look back and wonder how it’s sup- posed to be D---------------------3--2------0--------|----------0-----------------| B-3----------3------------------------3--|-3-----3--3-----------------| G-0-----0--------------------------------|-2-----2--2--0--------------| D-0--------------------------------------|-0-----0--0------4------2-0-| A-2--------------------------------------|----------------------------| D----------------------------------------|----------------------------| Acoustic Guitar 1 & Electric Guitar 2 (DADGBD) How it’s s’posed D5 F5 E5 D5 to be Oh, whoa e----------------------------|----------------------------| B----------------------------|----------------------------| G-4---5---7---9---11-12-11-9-|-7---9---5---5-5--4---2---0-| (4x) D----------------------------|----------------------------| A-2---3---5---7---9--10-9--7-|-5---7---3---3-3------------| E----------------------------|----------------------------| Electric Guitar 1 (EADGBE) w/Rhythm Figure 1 (Acoustic Guitar 1 & Electric Guitar 2)- 2x (vocal improv- Vocal Figure 1) D5 Csus2 e-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-2---|-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-3-3-3-3-| B-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------| A-------------------------|-3-3---3-3-----3-3---3---| E-------------------------|-------------------------| Mandolin arranged for guitar (EADGBE) w/Electric Guitar 2 on chords (DADGBD) Well, I’m G/B D e-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-2-0-----| B-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----| G-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| D-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| A-2-----2-------2-2---2---|-------------------------| E-------------------------|-------------------------| OUTRO CHORUS: Acoustic Guitar 1: Rhythm Figure 2 Electric Guitar 1: Rhythm Figure 2A D5 C9 Well, I’m packing my bags ‘cause I don’t wanna be Bb6 D5 The only one who’s drowning in their misery C9 And I’ll take that chance ‘cause I just wanna be G/B D5 And I won’t look back and wonder how it’s supposed to be D5 How it’s supposed to be C9 Tell me how it’s supposed to be Bb6 D5 Tell me how, tell me how, tell me how it’s supposed to be Oh whoa, oh whoa C9 Oh whoa, oh whoa G/B D5 The only one, the only one who’s drowning in their misery, yeah. D5 – C9 – Bb6 - D5 – C9 – G/B Vocal Figure 1 Ending: D5 Yeah (hold) e-2----2-3-2-0---|-2-| B-3----3-------3-|-3-| G-2----2---------|-2-| D-0----0---------|-0-| A----------------|---| E----------------|---| Electric Guitar 1 Electric Guitar 2 & Acoustic Guitar 1 on D5