• Song:

    Empty Sky

  • Artist:

    Bruce Springsteen

  • Album:

    The Rising

TITLE: Empty Sky, from the new album, The Rising
ARTIST: Bruce Springsteen
TRANSCRIBED BY:  (sevenstringer@musician.org)

standard tuning low to high: E A D G B e

e__1 h 3_____3______________________________
B__1_________3_____1________________________
G__2_________3_____1________________________
D__3_________5_____1________________________
A____________5_____3________________________
E____________3______________________________
   F         Gm    Bb  

               F
I woke up this ...
                Gm
I could barely ...
               F
Just an empty ...
               Gm
In the bed ...
                F
I want a kiss ...
                      Gm
I want an eye for an ...
                       F         F
I woke up this morning ...
       Gm          Bb
Empty sky, empty sky
                 F               F
I woke up this morning to an ...
       Gm          Bb
Empty sky, empty sky
                 F               F
I woke up this morning to an ...
          F
Blood on ...
           Gm
Blood flowin...
                      F
I hear the blood ...
             F
Cryin' from ...
        Gm        Bb
Empty sky, empty sky
                 F              F 
I woke up this morning ...
       Gm         Bb
Empty sky, empty sky
                     F          F
I woke up this morning ...
               F
On the plains ...
               Gm
I cut my bow ...
               F 
Of this tree ...
               F
Of this tree ...
                 F
I want a kiss ...
                Gm
I want an eye ...
                     F
I woke up this morning ...
       Gm         Bb 
Empty sky, empty sky
                 F             F
I woke up this morning ...
        Gm         Bb
Empty sky, empty sky
                    F           F
I woke up this morning ...
       Gm          Bb
Empty sky, empty sky
                   F               F
I woke up this morning ...


****notes****
In the chord diagram I show a hammer onto a G, maybe throw that 
in why you're playing the verses. (listen to the song and you'll 
know what I'm talking about)

Learn this tune-play it on 9-11-02.
-email is at the top of the page if you want to exchange ideas.
Thanks, Brian
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