Empty Hands

Empty Hands easy guitar chords by John Mellencamp

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E A D G B E

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  • Em

  • D

  • Bm

    2
  • G

  • C

  • Am

  • B

    2
  • Em

  • D

  • Bm

    2
  • G

  • C

  • Am

  • B

    2
  • Verse 1
    In 
    the shadows 
    of 

    the smokestacks 

    Through the black 
    snow, 

    that lay 
    on 
    the 
    land 

    Walked 
    home 
    one 
    winter 
    morning 

    With 
    my 
    live 
    savings 
    in my 
    hand 

    Maryanne, 
    she's 
    fixin' 

    up 
    some 
    breakfast 

    Got the 
    lights 
    on, 
    on 
    the Christmas 
    tree 

    Sittin' 
    there, 

    lookin' 
    up 
    at 
    an 
    angel 

    Interlude 1
    With something 
    dyin' 
    inside 
    of me 


    Verse 2
    Grew up 
    with great 
    expectations 

    Heard 
    the promise 
    and 
    knew 
    the plan 

    They 
    say 
    people 
    get 
    what 
    they 
    deserve 

    But 
    Lord, 
    sometimes 
    it's 
    much 

    worse 
    than 
    that 

    Maryanne, 
    she 
    takin' 
    in 
    some 
    laundry 

    got 
    a part 
    time 
    job 
    in 
    a drive- 
    in 
    stand 

    Oh 
    Lord, 
    what 
    did 
    I do 

    To 
    deserve 
    these 
    empty 
    hands? 

    Verse 3
    Across 
    the cit
    ies 

    Across 
    this 
    land 

    Through 
    the 
    val
    leys 

    And 
    across 
    the 
    sand 

    Too 
    many 
    people 
    stand
    ing 
    in 
    line 

    Too 
    many 
    people 
    with 

    nothing 
    planned 

    There's 
    too 
    many 
    people 
    with 

    Empty 
    hands 

    Interlude 2




    Verse 4
    Now 
    Maryan
    ne's been 
    cryin' 
    Lord 
    knows, 

    love 
    her 
    the 
    best 
    can 

    When 
    my 
    pride 
    is 
    bruised 
    and 
    broken 

    She 
    slips 
    her 
    hand 
    into 
    my 
    empty 
    hand

    Without 
    hope, 
    without 
    love 

    You've 
    got 
    nothing 
    but pain 

    Just 
    makes 
    a man 
    not 
    give 
    a dam

    That's 
    no 
    way 
    for 
    us 
    to 
    live 

    We've 
    got 
    to fill 
    these 

    empty 
    hands 

    Verse 5
    Across 
    the cit
    ies 

    Across 
    this 
    land 

    Through 
    the 
    valleys 

    And 
    across 
    the 
    sand 

    Too 
    many 
    people 
    stand

    ing 
    in 
    line 

    Too many 
    people with 

    nothing 
    planned 

    There's 
    too 
    many 
    people 
    with 

    Empty 
    hands 

    Outro 1

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