Empty Garden (Hey, Hey Johnny) original guitar chords by
Elton John

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Key: E major•

Verse 1
A/E A/E 
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What happened here
E E 
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as the New York sunset disappeared?
B B 2
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I found an empty garden
C#m C#m 4
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among the flagstones there
A/E A/E 
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Who lived here?
He must have been a gardener
E E 
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that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears
B B 2
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and grew a good crop
C#m C#m 4
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Now it all looks strange
B/A B/A 4
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A A 
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It's funny how one in    sect
B7 B7 
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E E 
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can damage so much grain

Verse 2
A/E A/E 
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And what's it for?
This little empty garden
E E 
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by the brownstone door
B B 2
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And in the cracks along the sidewalk,
C#m C#m 4
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nothin' grows no more
A/E A/E 
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Who lived here?
He must have been a gardener
E E 
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that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears
B B 2
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and grew a good crop
C#m C#m 4
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And we are so amazed,
B/A B/A 4
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A A 
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we're crippled and we're dazed
B7 B7 
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A gardener like that one,
E E 
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no one can replace

Chorus 1
A A 
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And I've been knockin',
E E 
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but no one answers
A A 
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And I've been knockin'
C#m C#m 4
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most of the day
F#m F#m 2
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Oh, and I've been callin',
C#m C#m 4
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"oh, hey, hey, Johnny
A A 
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B7 B7 
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E E 
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Can't you come out to play?"
E E 
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Verse 3
A/E A/E 
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And through their tears
Some say he farmed his best
E E 
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in younger years
But he'd have said
B B 2
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that roots grow stronger,
C#m C#m 4
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if only he could hear
A/E A/E 
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Who lived here?
He must have been a gardener
E E 
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that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears
B B 2
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and grew a good crop
C#m C#m 4
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Now we pray for rain,
B/A B/A 4
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A A 
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and with every drop that falls
B7 B7 
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E E 
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We hear, we hear your name

Chorus 2
A A 
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And I've been knockin',
E E 
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but no one answers
A A 
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And I've been knockin'
C#m C#m 4
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most of the day
F#m F#m 2
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Oh, and I've been callin',
C#m C#m 4
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"oh, hey, hey, Johnny
A A 
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B7 B7 
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E E 
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Can't you come out to play?"

Chorus 3
A A 
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And I've been knockin',
E E 
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but no one answers
A A 
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And I've been knockin'
C#m C#m 4
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most of the day
F#m F#m 2
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Oh, and I've been callin',
C#m C#m 4
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"oh, hey, hey, Johnny
A A 
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Can't you come out?
B7 B7 
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Can you come out to

Outro 1
E E 
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F#m F#m 2
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A A 
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B7 B7 
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(play?") Johnny, can't you come out to play
E E 
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in your empty garden?
F#m F#m 2
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A A 
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B7 B7 
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Johnny, can't you come out to play
E E 
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in your empty garden?
F#m F#m 2
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A A 
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B7 B7 
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Johnny, can't you come out to play
E E 
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in your empty garden?
F#m F#m 2
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A A 
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B7 B7 
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Johnny, can't you come out to play
in your empty garden?
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C#m
B/A
A
B7
F#m
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A/E
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C#m
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