Empty Saddles chords by
Burl Ives 
Key: Ab major•
Verse 1
Ab
There's something strange
Fm
Bbm
in the old corral
There's a breeze,
Eb
Ab
though the wind has died
Fm
Bbm
Though I'm alone in the
Eb
old corral
Ab
Seems there is someone at my side
Verse 2
Ab
Db
Empty saddles in the old corral
Ab
Eb
Bb
Eb
Where do you ride to night?
Ab
Are you roundin' up the dogies,
Db
Dbm
the strays of long ago
Ab
Eb
Are you on the trail of buffalo?
Ab
Verse 3
Db
Empty saddles in the old corral
Ab
Bb
Eb
Where do you ride to night?
Ab
Are there rustlers on the border,
Db
Bbm
or a band of Navajo
Bbdim
Dbm
Ab
Are you headin'
Eb
Ab
for the Alam o?
Verse 4
Fm
Dbm
Empty guns covered with rust
Abm
Where do you talk to night?
E
Empty boots covered with dust
Dbm
Bbdim
Where do you walk
Bbm
Eb
to night?
Verse 5
Ab
Dbm
Db
Empty saddles in the old corral
Ab
Eb
Bb
Eb
My tears will be dried to night
Ab
If you'll only say I'm lonely as
Db
Bbm
Bbdim
you carry my old pal
Dbm
Ab
Eb
Ab
Empty saddles in the old cor ral
Verse 6
Fm
Dbm
There is no smoke,
Abm
E
still the fires burn,
Dbm
Bbdim
There's no song,
Bbm
Eb
Ab
Db
Ab
still I
Bb
Eb
Ab
Eb
Ab
Eb
hear guitars,
Bbm
Bb
Dbm
Ab
There is no dust, still
Eb
Ab
the ghosts return
Fm
Bbm
Eb
Softly to
Ab
Eb
Ab
vanish through the bars
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsAb Fm Bbm Eb Db...
Ab
Fm
Bbm
Eb
Db
Bb
Dbm
Bbdim
Abm
E
Capo: 1
Transpose: 0
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