Empty Hands Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]In the shadows of
the smokestacks
Through the black [D]snow,
[Em]that lay [D]on the [Em]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 [Bm]angel[Em]

[Interlude 1]
With something dyin' inside of me
[Em]

[Verse 2]
Grew up with great [Em]expectations
Heard the promise and I knew [D]the plan
[Em]They say people get what they deserve
But Lord, sometimes it's much
worse than [D]that[Em]
Maryanne, she takin' in some laundry
I got a part time job in a drive- in [D]stand[Em]
Oh Lord, what did I do
To deserve these [D]empty [G]hands?

[Verse 3]
Across [D]the cit[G]ies
Across this [D]land[Em]
Through the val[D]leys
[Em]And across the s[D]and
[C]Too many people sta[D]nding in line
[C]Too many people with
[D]nothing [C]planned
There's too many [D]people with
Empty [Em]hands

[Interlude 2]
[Em][Am][Em][C]
[D]
[Am][D][Am][Em][C]
[D][B]

[Verse 4]
[Em]Now [D]Maryanne's been [Em]cryin' Lord knows,
I love her the best [D]I can
[Em]When my pride is bruised and broken
She slips her hand into my empty hand[D]s
[Em]Without hope, without love
You've got nothing but pain
Just makes a man not give a dam[D]n
[Em]That's no way for us to live[D]
[Em]We've got to fill these
[D]empty [G]hands

[Verse 5]
Across the cit[D]ies[G]
Across this [D]land[Em]
Through the [D]valleys[Em]
And across the [D]sand
[C]Too many people stand
[D]ing in lin[C]e
Too many people with
[D]nothing pla[C]nned
There's too many [D]people with
[Em]Empty hands

[Outro 1]
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