Empty Lives Lyrics
| Song | Empty Lives |
| Artist | Graham Parker |
| Album | The Up Escalator |
| Download | Image LRC TXT |
| pre>this one has bunch of chords that are easy to play if | |
| The capo is at 4. chords mapped out as if they were open. | |
| Intro em cmaj7 em cmaj7 | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| I'm just a tick in a box on a questionnaire | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| Another moment that flashes into nowhere | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 c | |
| A brand name on a pill that get's you there, ah ah ah ah | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| I'm getting nothing and expecting oblivion | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| The past aint even worth livin in | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 c d7 | |
| Its just a nail that keeps being driven in ah ah ah ah | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| I'm cold blooded and completely relaxed | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| I'm breaking legs and avoiding the facts | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 c | |
| On the up escalator going down all the cracks, yeah ah ah ah ah | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| You are the dummies of another frightened nation | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| I am a candidate for elevation | |
| Em dsus4 c | |
| But when i woke up this morning i'd lost all sensation | |
| D7 | |
| All sensation | |
| Em c am | |
| So get them, get him, but don't get me | |
| Bm em c | |
| Ah uh ah ah can't hear your cries | |
| Am bm c | |
| So don't get me to fill up your empty lives | |
| Em cmaj7 em | |
| I i i i ives empty lives | |
| Cmaj7 em cmaj7 em cmaj7 | |
| Your empty lives empty lives | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| Be obedient, there is no escape | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| Forms to fill, time to kill love death and rape | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 c | |
| Sleep baby sleep, don't let nothing awaken you ahhhhhhhh | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| Don't look for tomorrow, it's given you the slip | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| That's all contained on a silicon chip | |
| Em dsus4 c | |
| I'm losing shape for the eighties feeling everybody's grip slip | |
| D7 | |
| Everybody's grip slip | |
| Em c am | |
| So get them, get him, but don't get me | |
| Bm em c | |
| Ah uh ah ah can't hear your cries | |
| Am bm c | |
| So don't get me to fill up your empty lives | |
| Em d | |
| I i i i ives empty lives | |
| C | |
| Just there waiting to be filled | |
| D | |
| With someone else's stronger will | |
| Am c | |
| Just can't reason to survive with empty empty | |
| D | |
| You got the empty empty, you got the empty empty, empty lives! | |
| Yeah! (solo) | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| Bring me water, bring me cocaine | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| Bring me something lethal, something that leaves a stain | |
| Em dsus4 c | |
| But please don't make me feel that emptiness again | |
| D7 | |
| Feel the emptyness again | |
| Em c am | |
| So get them, get him, but don't get me | |
| Bm em c | |
| Ah uh ah ah get fat it's your size but | |
| Am bm c | |
| Don't get me to fill up your empty | |
| Am bm c | |
| Don't get me to fill up your empty | |
| Am bm c | |
| Don't get me to fill up your empty lives | |
| Em cmaj7 em | |
| I i i i i i i ives your empty lives | |
| Cmaj7 em | |
| Your empty lives | |
| Repeat andfade with ad libbing on "don't get me" to end on chorus | |
| /pre> |
| pre this one has bunch of chords that are easy to play if | |
| The capo is at 4. chords mapped out as if they were open. | |
| Intro em cmaj7 em cmaj7 | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| I' m just a tick in a box on a questionnaire | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| Another moment that flashes into nowhere | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 c | |
| A brand name on a pill that get' s you there, ah ah ah ah | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| I' m getting nothing and expecting oblivion | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| The past aint even worth livin in | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 c d7 | |
| Its just a nail that keeps being driven in ah ah ah ah | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| I' m cold blooded and completely relaxed | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| I' m breaking legs and avoiding the facts | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 c | |
| On the up escalator going down all the cracks, yeah ah ah ah ah | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| You are the dummies of another frightened nation | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| I am a candidate for elevation | |
| Em dsus4 c | |
| But when i woke up this morning i' d lost all sensation | |
| D7 | |
| All sensation | |
| Em c am | |
| So get them, get him, but don' t get me | |
| Bm em c | |
| Ah uh ah ah can' t hear your cries | |
| Am bm c | |
| So don' t get me to fill up your empty lives | |
| Em cmaj7 em | |
| I i i i ives empty lives | |
| Cmaj7 em cmaj7 em cmaj7 | |
| Your empty lives empty lives | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| Be obedient, there is no escape | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| Forms to fill, time to kill love death and rape | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 c | |
| Sleep baby sleep, don' t let nothing awaken you ahhhhhhhh | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| Don' t look for tomorrow, it' s given you the slip | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| That' s all contained on a silicon chip | |
| Em dsus4 c | |
| I' m losing shape for the eighties feeling everybody' s grip slip | |
| D7 | |
| Everybody' s grip slip | |
| Em c am | |
| So get them, get him, but don' t get me | |
| Bm em c | |
| Ah uh ah ah can' t hear your cries | |
| Am bm c | |
| So don' t get me to fill up your empty lives | |
| Em d | |
| I i i i ives empty lives | |
| C | |
| Just there waiting to be filled | |
| D | |
| With someone else' s stronger will | |
| Am c | |
| Just can' t reason to survive with empty empty | |
| D | |
| You got the empty empty, you got the empty empty, empty lives! | |
| Yeah! solo | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| Bring me water, bring me cocaine | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| Bring me something lethal, something that leaves a stain | |
| Em dsus4 c | |
| But please don' t make me feel that emptiness again | |
| D7 | |
| Feel the emptyness again | |
| Em c am | |
| So get them, get him, but don' t get me | |
| Bm em c | |
| Ah uh ah ah get fat it' s your size but | |
| Am bm c | |
| Don' t get me to fill up your empty | |
| Am bm c | |
| Don' t get me to fill up your empty | |
| Am bm c | |
| Don' t get me to fill up your empty lives | |
| Em cmaj7 em | |
| I i i i i i i ives your empty lives | |
| Cmaj7 em | |
| Your empty lives | |
| Repeat andfade with ad libbing on " don' t get me" to end on chorus | |
| pre |
| pre this one has bunch of chords that are easy to play if | |
| The capo is at 4. chords mapped out as if they were open. | |
| Intro em cmaj7 em cmaj7 | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| I' m just a tick in a box on a questionnaire | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| Another moment that flashes into nowhere | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 c | |
| A brand name on a pill that get' s you there, ah ah ah ah | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| I' m getting nothing and expecting oblivion | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| The past aint even worth livin in | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 c d7 | |
| Its just a nail that keeps being driven in ah ah ah ah | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| I' m cold blooded and completely relaxed | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| I' m breaking legs and avoiding the facts | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 c | |
| On the up escalator going down all the cracks, yeah ah ah ah ah | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| You are the dummies of another frightened nation | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| I am a candidate for elevation | |
| Em dsus4 c | |
| But when i woke up this morning i' d lost all sensation | |
| D7 | |
| All sensation | |
| Em c am | |
| So get them, get him, but don' t get me | |
| Bm em c | |
| Ah uh ah ah can' t hear your cries | |
| Am bm c | |
| So don' t get me to fill up your empty lives | |
| Em cmaj7 em | |
| I i i i ives empty lives | |
| Cmaj7 em cmaj7 em cmaj7 | |
| Your empty lives empty lives | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| Be obedient, there is no escape | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| Forms to fill, time to kill love death and rape | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 c | |
| Sleep baby sleep, don' t let nothing awaken you ahhhhhhhh | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| Don' t look for tomorrow, it' s given you the slip | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| That' s all contained on a silicon chip | |
| Em dsus4 c | |
| I' m losing shape for the eighties feeling everybody' s grip slip | |
| D7 | |
| Everybody' s grip slip | |
| Em c am | |
| So get them, get him, but don' t get me | |
| Bm em c | |
| Ah uh ah ah can' t hear your cries | |
| Am bm c | |
| So don' t get me to fill up your empty lives | |
| Em d | |
| I i i i ives empty lives | |
| C | |
| Just there waiting to be filled | |
| D | |
| With someone else' s stronger will | |
| Am c | |
| Just can' t reason to survive with empty empty | |
| D | |
| You got the empty empty, you got the empty empty, empty lives! | |
| Yeah! solo | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| Bring me water, bring me cocaine | |
| Esus4 em cmaj7 | |
| Bring me something lethal, something that leaves a stain | |
| Em dsus4 c | |
| But please don' t make me feel that emptiness again | |
| D7 | |
| Feel the emptyness again | |
| Em c am | |
| So get them, get him, but don' t get me | |
| Bm em c | |
| Ah uh ah ah get fat it' s your size but | |
| Am bm c | |
| Don' t get me to fill up your empty | |
| Am bm c | |
| Don' t get me to fill up your empty | |
| Am bm c | |
| Don' t get me to fill up your empty lives | |
| Em cmaj7 em | |
| I i i i i i i ives your empty lives | |
| Cmaj7 em | |
| Your empty lives | |
| Repeat andfade with ad libbing on " don' t get me" to end on chorus | |
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