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David Waller has submitted this song already, with a specific reguest for
an update. Trish Leblanc has supplied the complete lyrics. The following is
in the key of E, the same as EJ's performance.
transcribed by Lorne Chisholm
Empty Garden - Elton John
A
What happened here
E
As the New York sunset disappeared
B C#m
I found an empty garden among the flagstones there
A
Who lived here
E
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
B
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop
C#m
And now it all looks strange
B/A A B E
It's funny how one in- sect can damage so much grain
A
And what's it for
E
This little empty garden by the brownstone door
B
C#m
And in the cracks along the sidewalk nothing grows no more
A
Who lived here
E
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
B
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop
C#m B/A A
And we are so amazed we're crippled and we're dazed
B E
A gardener like that one no one can replace
A E
And I've been knocking but no one answers
A C#m (G#m C#m)
And I've been knocking most all the day
F#m C#m
Oh and I've been calling oh hey hey Johnny
A B E
Can't you come out to play
A
And through their tears
E
Some say he farmed his best in younger years
B
C#m
But he'd have said that roots grow stronger if only he could hear
A
Who lived there
E
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
B
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop
C#m B/A A
Now we pray for rain, and with every drop that falls
B E
We hear, we hear your name
REPEAT CHORUS TWICE
F#m A B E
Johnny, can't you come out to play in your empty garden
(repeat last line and fade)
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From: David Waller
Subject: Empty Garden by Elton John
I'm posting this in the hopes that it will spur some genuine musician
to improve upon it. I'm very eager to hear anyone's comments or
criticism. Or if anyone could even provide the real lyrics that would be
nice. It is a very well-crafted tune.
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Empty Garden by Elton John
I've been playing this out of D, which makes the following conversions:
I = D (XX0232) V = A (X02220)
Isus2 = Dsus2 (XX0230) Vsus2 = Asus2 (X02200)
II- = Eminor (022000) VI- =Bminor (X24432)
IV = G (320003)or(320033) bVII = C (X32010)
IV bVII IV bVII IV I
Blah Blah. Some said he blah blah blah in younger years
IV I VI- IV
But he'd have said that blah blah stronger
II- V I
Blah blah blah blah blah blah. Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
IV bVII IV bVII IV I
Lived there. Must have been a gardener who cared a lot.
IV I VI- IV
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop.
II- V I
Now blah blah blah rain.
VI- IV
It's funny how an insect
II-
Can damage
I
So much grain
Chorus:
Isus2 Vsus2
And I been knockin, but no one answers
Isus2 VI-
I been knockin' most of the day-ay-ay
IV VI-
Hey I been callin'. Say Hey Johnny
IV I
Can you come out to play?
Repeat verse, repeat chorus, and fade out on something like:
VI- IV V I
|: Johnny. Can you come out to play in your empty garden :|
From rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Sat May 20 16:24:14 1995
From: tleblanc@nsrfc.ns.ca (Trish LeBlanc)
Date: 19 May 1995 12:13:49 -0300
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
Subject: Re: Empty Garden by Elton John
In article David Waller writes:
>From: David Waller
>Subject: Empty Garden by Elton John
>Date: Wed, 17 May 1995 21:32:44 -0700
>Last week I posted a request for this song, but no one answered. So I
>was forced to try to hack it out on my own. My apologies for the
>undoubtedly crappy job I've done with it. I don't have a copy of the
>song anywhere but in my head, so I don't know what key it's in, and I
>clearly don't remember the lyrics. For all of this, I apologize.
>I'm posting this in the hopes that it will spur some genuine musician
>to improve upon it. I'm very eager to hear anyone's comments or
>criticism. Or if anyone could even provide the real lyrics that would be
>nice. It is a very well-crafted tune.
>dwaller@u.washington.edu
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> Empty Garden by Elton John
>I've been playing this out of D, which makes the following conversions:
> I = D (XX0232) V = A (X02220)
> Isus2 = Dsus2 (XX0230) Vsus2 = Asus2 (X02200)
> II- = Eminor (022000) VI- =Bminor (X24432)
> IV = G (320003)or(320033) bVII = C (X32010)
>IV bVII IV bVII IV I
>Blah Blah. Some said he blah blah blah in younger years
> IV I VI- IV
>But he'd have said that blah blah stronger
> II- V I
>Blah blah blah blah blah blah. Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
>IV bVII IV bVII IV I
>Lived there. Must have been a gardener who cared a lot.
> IV I VI- IV
>Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop.
> II- V I
>Now blah blah blah rain.
> VI- IV
>It's funny how an insect
> II-
>Can damage
> I
>So much grain
>Chorus:
> Isus2 Vsus2
>And I been knockin, but no one answers
> Isus2 VI-
>I been knockin' most of the day-ay-ay
> IV VI-
>Hey I been callin'. Say Hey Johnny
> IV I
>Can you come out to play?
>Repeat verse, repeat chorus, and fade out on something like:
> VI- IV V I
>|: Johnny. Can you come out to play in your empty garden :|
What happened here
As the New York sunset disappeared
I found an empty garden among the flagstones there
Who lived here
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop
And now it all looks strange
It's funny how one insect can damage so much grain
And what's it for
This little empty garden by the brownstone door
And in the cracks along the sidewalk nothing grows no more
Who lived here
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop
And we are so amazed we're crippled and we're dazed
A gardener like that one no one can replace
And I've been knocking but no one answers
And I've been knocking most all the day
Oh and I've been calling oh hey hey Johnny
Can't you come out to play
And through their tears
Some say he farmed his best in younger years
But he'd have said that roots grow stronger if only he could hear
Who lived there
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop
Now we pray for rain, and with every drop that falls
We hear, we hear your name
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