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Empty Chairs Song Lyrics and Chords by Ray Price
Empty Chairs
Recorded by Ray Price
Written by Don McLean
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I feel a trembling tingle of a
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sleepless
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Creep through my fingers and the
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moon is bright
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Beams of blue come flickering through my
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window
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gypsy moths that
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dance around a
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candle
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And I wonder if
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you
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That I never under
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stood
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That although you
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said you'd go
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I never thought you
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would
Moonlight used to bathe the con
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tours of your face
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While chestnut hair fell all around the
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pillow
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And the fragrance of your flowers rest
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beneath my head
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sympathy
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bouquet left with the
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love that's dead
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words you said were
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true
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Never thought you said just what you
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meant
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Never knew how
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much I needed
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you
Never thought you'd leave
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until you
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went
Morning comes and morning goes
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with no regret
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The evening brings the memories
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I can't forget
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Empty rooms that echoes as I
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climb the stairs
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Empty clothes that
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drape and fall on
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empty
Repeat #2
FAQ
Who sang the the song Empty Chairs?
Who is Ray Price?
