Empty Handed Chords & Tabs
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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/michelle_branch/empty_handed_tab_ver_2.html ]
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
